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A woman with long dark hair, a white tilak on her forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a cream sari with an orange border leans forward to touch the forehead of a seated participant with dark hair. She holds a small brass vessel. Around her, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls fill a hall, and a figure in an orange-red sari stands in the background. Blurred oil lamps and warm lights appear behind them.

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A photograph of a seated initiation session in a hall. In the foreground, a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a pink blouse and a long rudraksha mala leans forward to touch the forehead of a seated woman in white with an orange shawl. Nearby, other seated participants in white clothes and orange shawls wait, one with a purple head covering. Behind them, more participants sit in white and orange, and a man in a white shirt stands near the back. No one visible is identified as a person.2017-03-17 +1 copiesA woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a pink blouse leans forward and touches the forehead of a seated older woman with grey hair, holding a long rudraksha mala that hangs down her front. Around them, seated participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit on the floor, and a bare-chested man with a red shawl sits at left. Another person in a red-orange sari stands in the background among banners in red, blue and white. The setting is an indoor hall with bright lights and colourful decor.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a pink blouse bends forward and touches the forehead of a seated elderly woman, who wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala. The woman standing wears a long rudraksha mala and bangles and has her hair pulled back. Around them, seated devotees in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls sit in a large hall; a man with bare torso and saffron wrap sits at left, and a standing figure in an orange-brown robe moves at back. Bright striped hangings and banners decorate the background.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17A seated meditation session in a hall, with participants dressed in white. A woman in a pink blouse and cream sari stands and touches the forehead of a seated older woman in a white head covering and white clothes, wearing a rudraksha mala. Other participants in white, some with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, sit in chairs around them. The setting appears to be a Sadashivoham session with Inner Awakening initiation activity, possibly a mandala process or energy centre work.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA woman with long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange-red sari with a gold border, a beaded brown mala and gold bangles, leans forward and presses her fingertips to the forehead of a seated woman with a brown ponytail and closed eyes. The seated woman wears a white top and an orange scarf. Around them, a seated audience in white and orange clothes fills a hall, with a few heads of other participants in the foreground. The scene looks like a blessing or intimate touch during a gathering.2017-03-10March 17 20172017-03-17A woman in a rust-red sari with an orange border and long rudraksha mala stands at right, extending her hand toward a seated woman with short grey hair in a white top and red-orange shawl. Around them, seated participants in white, orange and cream clothes sit in a bright hall with reddish chairs and tables, and a small framed picture of a deity is held near the lower right. Ritual energy darshan appears to be taking place in an indoor hall.2017-05-04