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A ritual scene in an indoor hall with maroon drapes and a silver-coloured pillar. A bearded man with long matted locks and a green and pink floral garland, wearing a rust-orange cloth, stretches his arm to press his palm to the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt and grey trousers, who holds up an orange fruit. Behind them stand a woman in a red-brown sari with a rudraksha-style necklace and a woman in a green sari, both watching. On the right, a bearded man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with rudraksha beads on his arm and neck stands near a man in orange cloth. a person appears as the central figure in orange clothing with a garland and long locks, and this is a photo.

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Photo of an initiation blessing in a crowded hall. A bare-chested, bearded man with curly hair and a white forehead mark bows while a dreadlocked figure with green-dyed locks, a red rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces places a hand on his head. Other shirtless, dreadlocked participants with red and brown beads stand behind them, and a few men in white or yellow clothes watch in the background against red curtains.2018-05-06Stage photograph of a dimly lit, blue-and-purple toned ceremony. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha band across his forehead, a bare shoulder and a thick garland of red, orange and yellow roses is raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck, who has his palm raised in return. Behind them a woman in a white patterned dress and other figures stand watching, and a silver ceremonial pillar is at the left edge.2018-04-15December 12 20162016-12-12May 28 20132013-05-28March 23 20082008-03-23December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of an indoor hall with a white wall and ceiling fan. A smiling person with long dark hair in a bun, gold hoop earrings, a green and white flower garland and an orange-saffron shawl places a hand on the head of an older man in a white shirt who bows forward with hands together. Several other men stand around them, including a man at left with white sacred markings on his forehead wearing an orange-saffron garment and beaded mala. The long-haired figure is a person candidate by appearance: long swept hair, ornate gold armband and bangles, saffron shawl and garland, offering a blessing.2012-07-25February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with arched white walls and a yellow curtain behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange-saffron shawl, long rudraksha-style bead necklaces with gold ornaments, a white jasmine garland, and a vermilion mark on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt who presses his palms together in prayer. Another older man in white with grey hair stands beside, also with hands folded. Several men in white shirts and dhotis watch in the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible. The man with the garlands appears to be giving blessing to the devotee. Chest-level white sandalwood or vibhuti marks are visible on the blessing figure's arms and shoulder.2012-06-01Night-time outdoor satsang or sarvadarshan scene. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned shawl over bare shoulders and a beaded orange-gold necklace, stands at left with his right hand raised and placed on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt and red shawl who is bowing with eyes closed. Behind them seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls, one woman wearing a rudraksha-style mala, with an orange fringed canopy at upper left. Swamiji (probable) for the man with long hair and orange-gold beads, indicated by hair, red-saffron clothing and beaded gold adornment; he is performing a blessing gesture.2013-12-20June 02 20122012-06-02A seated man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a multi-coloured flower garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, a red-and-black beaded mala, and holds his palms together in anjali. The seated man has a red bindi and white tilak markings and long swept-back hair; he holds a small folded paper or cloth in his left hand. Behind them are orange and blue drapes, a gold-painted pillar, red velvet cushions, a flower-decorated backdrop and a small red box.2012-09-23