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A photograph of a seated man in red-maroon robes, wearing layered red and yellow-orange garlands and a long gold-beaded necklace, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a blindfolded devotee in a red shawl kneeling with palms pressed together. A bald priest in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas kneels on the left. Behind them, a gilded throne-like seat, silver rods, brass lamps and a white-clad blindfolded participant with folded hands appear in a ceremonial hall with tented ceiling. Several other people sit in the background.

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A seated man in red-maroon robes with a red and orange flower garland and a long gold-bead necklace reaches out to touch the head of a devotee. The seated man has long hair tied back and wears gold earrings, with a silver staff and a throne-like seat behind him draped in red fabric with a floral arch. A bald priest in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha beads stands at left, assisting; a devotee with a white cloth over the eyes kneels in front, and a woman in white with a white eye-cloth stands with hands folded in the background. Brass ritual lamps, a kalasha-style set and a colourful canopy frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold ornamentation and a red-maroon robe with a rudraksha-style gold necklace, seated in a throne. The seated figure is the presiding teacher giving blessing.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 03 20162016-07-03July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a Samaya Deeksha initiation at a temple-like hall. A seated man in a maroon-and-saffron robe, wearing a red and yellow flower garland, multiple gold beaded necklaces and gold earrings, rests his right hand on the bare, shaved head of a kneeling man in white clothes and a white headband, whose eyes are covered by a white cloth. The kneeling initiate holds his hands together, and behind them stand brass lamps, a gold-trimmed red throne-like chair, a silver staff and a golden deity murti. a person: the seated man has long hair swept back, a saffron-maroon robe, rudraksha-style bead and gold ornaments, and is seated on a throne, consistent with the page's account of Samaya Deeksha.2015-07-17February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesA seated figure in maroon and gold robes, wearing a long gold-and-bead ornamental necklace and rudraksha-style beads, reaches out to press his right palm to the forehead of a kneeling man with grey hair tied back, who wears a white dhoti with gold border and an orange-red shawl. Behind them stand several people in orange-red shawls and white garments, one with a red bindi-marked forehead, some wearing rudraksha beads on their wrists. The seated figure sits in a brown leather armchair with carved wooden armrest, and a water bottle and a small black device rest on an orange table nearby. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment in an ashram hall.2016-02-10 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17