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A shirtless young man with short dark hair stands in a crowded hall, looking down while he applies white paste to his own chest with his fingers. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered edge and a thin orange-and-beige cord with beads around his neck. Behind and beside him, other devotees in white dhotis and saris and a person in orange stand near a red curtain. A woman with a long braid in a white sari with a gold border is partly visible at the left edge. Ritual body markings in white paste mark the chest and upper arms of several people.

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A photograph of a young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and marked with white ash on his shoulders and chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edges. He wears a red-and-gold thread necklace and a dark bead bracelet, and looks down while adjusting it. Behind and beside him, several other people in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand or sit in a hall with red curtains. A woman with a long braid and a white-and-gold blouse is at the left edge.2017-04-03A photograph of a ritual preparation scene in a hall with red drapes. Several young male participants stand bare-chested wearing white dhotis, their torsos and arms marked with white ash or paste lines. A boy in the centre wears a white dhoti and a beaded necklace while touching his chest. A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a coral shoulder bag gestures and speaks to them. Other men in cream dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one wearing a name badge. Attendees stand in the background.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a crowded ritual hall where a young boy sits bare-chested in a white dhoti, arms raised with hands behind his head, a small gold pendant on a cord around his neck and white markings on his chest. Behind him, other shirtless boys in white dhotis sit among devotees in orange and saffron robes. Several more people are visible in the background, including a standing figure in orange at the left edge and yellow-and-white cloth bundles at the bottom left.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of an energy darshan during an Inner Awakening session. A seated boy in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pendant necklace, eyes closed, receives a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a white garland of pink and white flowers and a bracelet of red thread, presses his hand to the boy's forehead. Around them, participants in white kurtas and white clothing stand and sit, with a crowd further back. The boy holds a small card or booklet in his hand.2017-05-04A photograph of a samaya deeksha-style gathering in a hall with red draped walls. A young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, sits with his arms raised behind his head, a white cord and pendant around his neck. Around him, boys and young men sit on colourful striped mats; some wear saffron-orange cloth and others white dhotis. Several have white sacred ash or marks on their bodies and foreheads. Another child to the left sits bare-chested with white marks on his chest, and an adult hand touches his neck. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-04-03May 09 20172017-05-09Photograph of a seated initiation session at an ashram gathering. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short dark hair and glasses adjusts a white sacred thread over his shoulder, his chest and arms marked with white paste. Beside him, a bare-chested participant with white paste on his shoulders and back wears a dark beaded necklace and a white dhoti. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls sit in rows, some with rudraksha malas. A colourful striped mat lies on the floor. The scene reflects a Shiva Deeksha initiation with sacred threads and vibhuti-style markings.2017-03-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of boys and young men at a ritual gathering. In the foreground a bare-chested boy with short black hair sits cross-legged in a white dhoti, arms raised with hands behind his head, a gold pendant on a cord around his neck. Around him, other bare-chested boys in white dhotis sit close together; one wears a white sacred thread and a gold pendant. Behind them, figures in saffron-orange robes and white garments are seated or standing, with a yellow and orange cloth at the lower left. The setting appears to be a crowded hall with people in the background.2017-04-03A photograph of a young bare-chested boy with closed eyes receiving a ritual blessing. White sacred ash is applied across his forehead and chest, and he wears a rudraksha-style mala and a white cord with an orange-and-white band reading Inner Engineering. A hand with gold and red bangles presses on his forehead while another person, seen from behind with long dark hair and a red-orange cloth, stands beside him in a warmly lit temple hall. Garlands of red flowers hang at his chest. The setting is a satsang-style ritual with blurred red and orange figures and sculptures in the background.2016-07-03A photograph of a seated group of young boys and teens in a hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground a boy wearing glasses and a red-and-gold pendant on a white cord sits cross-legged in a lilac dhoti, bare-chested, with white marks painted on his chest and arms, holding a thin stick and a red thread. To the right a bare-chested teen in a white cloth holds white folds of fabric in his lap, with white ash lines on his shoulders and arms. Behind them many people in white dhotis and shirts sit in rows, some bare-chested with sacred white markings, against a red wall with yellow hangings.2017-04-03