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Photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-brown turban and gold bangles sits on a gilded throne-like seat with a golden canopy edge, extending a hand toward a bowed, bare-chested man kneeling with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. A man in white dhoti stands beside a gold pole, wearing a brown rudraksha mala and a pendant. Women and men in white garments kneel and stand behind on a stage, with a large seated audience at the front. Red-tinted stage lighting and a digital clock are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation at an ashram hall. A man in an orange-brown turban, gold necklaces and gold bangles sits on a gold-framed seat at left, one hand raised and holding a white thread that he places on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee with grey hair. The devotee bows forward with his forehead toward the seat. Beside him a standing man in white dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala holds the kneeling man's shoulder. Other figures in white garments, some with white headbands, sit and stand in rows behind, and a large red digital clock is visible at upper right. a person: the seated figure in the orange-brown turban, gold necklaces and bangles giving the initiation.2017-02-22A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall with pink-red lighting and a stage with a golden-edged frame. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti kneels with head bowed while a woman in an orange sari and gold jewellery applies a white thread or sacred marking to his head. A standing bare-chested man wearing a long rudraksha mala and a round gold pendant holds a golden staff beside them. A woman in white sari with a forehead mark stands at left, and a person in an orange turban and gold ornaments kneels nearby. Rows of people in white clothes sit in the background on the stage and floor. The scene resembles a Shiva deeksha initiation with a kneeling devotee, though the chanted initiation is not visible.2017-02-22A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall with pink-washed walls and framed posters behind. In the foreground, a man with a bare upper body and a white cloth tied at his waist bends forward over a seated devotee wearing a white cloth, while a shirtless attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at right gripping a gold-coloured pole. A gold-edged wooden screen stands at left beside a figure in an orange-brown head wrap. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a black thread necklace stands near seated participants in white garments. Dozens of people in white cloths sit on the floor in the background. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed; no candidate matches the cues.2017-02-22A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall with a gold-framed throne area in the foreground. A seated figure in an orange-red turban, gold necklace and gold bangles, with a full beard, applies a white marking to the forehead of a bare-chested man kneeling before him; a white thread is stretched across the kneeling man's head. A standing man in a brown rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands beside them, holding a gold staff. Women in white and cream saris stand behind, and a large group of people in white clothes sits on a stage in the background, with framed photos on the back wall. A digital clock in the corner reads 10:23. a person is not established from appearance here; the seated turbaned figure shows some cues but the mapping is uncertain.2017-02-22Indoor initiation ceremony in a hall with a stage and banners on the walls, with a seated crowd of white-clad devotees in the background. In the foreground a figure with a large orange-saffron turban, gold bangles and ornate gold jewellery sits on a raised golden-edged seat, extending a hand toward a kneeling woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala who holds a small white object. A man with a grey head, bare upper body and white dhoti kneels and holds a white cloth. Another bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a tall golden staff, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a tilak stands behind. Several other people in white garments are visible at left and rear. The scene suggests a Shiva Deeksha initiation, a gold-edged seat, a golden staff and orange-clad initiate.2017-02-22February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a ritual scene on a red carpet inside a hall. In the foreground, a person seen from behind wears an orange-red turban, a saffron cloth over the shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace. Facing them, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red-orange shawl stands with his head bowed while the seated figure places a hand on his head. Another man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right. Behind them, several men in white clothing and an elderly woman with hands folded in namaskar are visible, and a gold ceremonial object appears in the lower foreground.2015-11-22May 31 20152015-05-31A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed cloth places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white dhoti and shirt with gold border, giving a blessing during darshan. Behind them, women in white saris and orange-brown garments stand and kneel on a red carpet in a hall with red drapes and a gold ceremonial staff. A gold deity murti or seated figure is visible in the lower foreground.2014-11-02Indoor ceremony in a hall with pink-tinged lighting and a red curtain valance. In the foreground a gold-carved throne with a red velvet seat is occupied by a figure seen from behind with long dreadlocked hair, while nearby a young woman in an orange sari with garlands and a man bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a white dhoti kneel and bend forward in devotional service. A tall gold-finished staff stands beside them. Several young people in orange and white garments, some with garlands and white forehead markings, stand around the scene, with a large seated audience blurred in the background.2017-02-15September 05 20152015-09-05February 22 20172017-02-22