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A photograph of a gilded temple-style setting with ornate golden carvings and a row of lit lamps. In the foreground a man with long dark matted hair, a bold white forehead mark, a leopard-print sleeveless top, a rudraksha mala and red wristband places both hands on the head of a bare-shouldered younger man with curly hair, who leans forward with eyes closed. Behind them a partially visible figure in white and orange robes stands near a golden lamp stand, and a bronze-coloured cloth lies at the lower edge. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.

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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside an ornate gold-toned shrine hall with carved lattice panels and lit niches. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a horizontal white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, and a leopard-print sleeveless garment marks his brow with red and ash while holding the head of a seated young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in an orange cloth and another in white stand near a metal stand. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside an ornate gold-toned shrine hall. A long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless garment and many rudraksha malas, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead, touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti with a gold border. The devotee has a gold bangle and a red thread on his wrist and holds his palm up. Behind them, a second man in white dhoti with gold border stands, and a golden deity murti sits on the lower left. The background has gold carved panels and pink and maroon lattice patterns.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneeling before a standing figure with long dark hair, a white forehead stripe and a leopard-print sleeveless top layered over a rust-red garment, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant. The standing figure extends his right hand to rest on the devotee's head in a blessing gesture while the devotee raises one palm toward the face. Behind them is an ornate gold-and-orange carved backdrop with purple-and-amber lights, a silver stand, and a small brass deity murti in the foreground. Another person in white sits partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-25Photograph of a ritual initiation at a golden-backed throne. A man in a rust-red shawl, with a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, sits with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a small ritual object toward a bald, bare-chested devotee who bows with palms joined. Behind them stand a man in an orange cloth and another in white with white-painted forehead markings. The scene matches a Vishesha Deeksha initiation.2017-08-22July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph in an ornate golden shrine setting with orange and gold carved panels. A long-haired man with a white forehead mark, rudraksha malas and a leopard-print sleeveless garment places his right hand on the bald head of a seated bare-chested older man in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala, who holds up his palm in blessing. A gold bangle is on the older man's wrist and a small golden lamp glows at the left edge. Two people are visible.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copies