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Photograph of a close one-on-one ritual in a courtyard with a stone wall and carved wooden door behind. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, a white horizontal tilak with red vertical mark on his forehead, a rust-orange cloth draped over his bare shoulder, presses his hand on the head of a younger bare-chested man with short dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and rudraksha mala beads around his neck. A third person's hand gestures in the lower right. The scene resembles an initiation blessing, though the candidate's role and any a person identification are not evident from appearance alone.

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Photo of a courtyard ritual in which a bearded priest with long dreadlocked hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red vertical mark on his forehead, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders presses his right hand on the head of a young man. The young man, bare-chested with a white undergarment and layered rudraksha malas, has a red mark on his forehead and is receiving the blessing with his eyes open. Behind them are a weathered stone wall and a wooden cabinet with brass knobs. Another person's hands are visible at the lower right. Ritual of blessing or initiation.2018-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired, bearded man with dreadlocks and a bare chest, draped in a rust-red saffron wrap with embroidered trim, placing his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed young man seated in front, who has his eyes closed and wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. A golden deity murti stands in the background beside a silver-toned staff, and a silver vessel sits at the lower right. The seated man appears to be receiving a blessing. a person: the standing man has long dreadlocks, a saffron wrap and a rudraksha-adorned setting, and he performs the blessing as the presiding figure.2018-03-28 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24June 24 20172017-06-24A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a thick rudraksha-style mala blessing a clean-shaven man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. The blessing man's hand rests on the other's forehead while the white-shirted man raises his own hand. Gold deity statues, a gold staff and a red curtain stand behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the man in orange and brown robes with the long hair and mala, giving a blessing, so swamiji is in_person. Only two physical people are visible.2016-09-09 +1 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13April 13 20182018-04-13April 30 20182018-04-30September 20 20172017-09-20 +1 copiesTwo shirtless men stand in a workshop filled with stacked stone blocks, timber and wooden planks. The man on the left has long dreadlocked hair with a red flower or cloth tied at the top, a trimmed beard, and an orange-red shawl wrapped over his shoulder; his right hand rests on the forehead of the younger man, who has long dark hair, a white beaded necklace with a red pendant, and a red thread on his wrist. An orange cloth is draped over stone in the background. a person candidate not confidently identified by appearance; the figure is shown only in a ritual blessing gesture.2018-05-05