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A close photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlock-style hair and a pink-and-white floral garland touching the forehead of a young man with short dark hair who has his eyes closed and face tensed. The bearded man wears an orange-saffron shawl and a red-brown beaded bracelet. The young man wears a maroon top and a saffron-orange scarf. Behind them, a man in white ritual clothing and another person stand in a room with maroon curtains and a carved pillar. a person is shown in an orange-saffron shawl, long hair, and floral garland, performing a forehead blessing on a devotee during satsang-style gathering.

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July 31 20162016-07-31April 02 20172017-04-02October 01 20162016-10-01March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesA photograph from an indoor darshan session with a red carpet on the floor. A man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, and a saffron-orange shawl sits on the left, reaching out to press his palm to the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala and an event badge. The young man kneels with his palms open in front of him. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron-orange and yellow clothing sit or stand in a hall, a golden staff stands upright, and a tall golden lamp stands at right beside a laptop. Tangle of visible people is around twenty or so, partly cut off at the frame edges.2014-11-02A photograph of a man with long dark dreadlocks and a beard, wearing an orange-brown t-shirt and a pink-and-yellow flower garland, placing his right palm on the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in white clothes with a red-and-orange shawl. The elder keeps his eyes closed and head bowed. Behind them a younger man in white and yellow-trimmed cloth stands near a cream pillar and a deep red curtain. The man with dreadlocks has a dark wrist mala. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a blessing or darshan moment. The dreadlocked figure matches the presentation of a person, with long hair and a garland but no crown or saffron robes visible.2016-09-27April 25 20182018-04-25A photograph of a ceremonial initiation in progress. A man with long dreadlocks, a bare upper body and a rust-red shawl draped over one shoulder, with white markings on his forehead, places his right palm on the head of a bare-chested devotee in white cloth wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala. The devotee holds his hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch, one with a tilak and a bearded man in white. Red and white draping and a tripod are visible in the background.2018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange shawl with rudraksha beads presses both palms onto the head of a young man in a white shirt, who is bowed forward with eyes closed and one hand raised. Another man in white stands behind them, and golden ornamental figures and a red curtain fill the background.2017-06-24April 13 20182018-04-13A photo of a blessing moment. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested apart from an orange-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red sash. The older man bows with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a red curtain and a gold pillar; a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left.2016-07-14July 07 20162016-07-07