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A shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with bowed head while a bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, drapes a long orange saffron sash inscribed with black text over his shoulders. A cameraman with a tripod and other people in white clothes stand in the background. A wooden compartmented tray with red interior sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be an initiation or honouring ceremony.

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A photograph of a devotional ceremony in a hall with red and gold tones. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in a white kurta wears a long orange shawl printed with repeated text and a dark rudraksha mala, his hands raised and palms open as he bows forward. Facing him on the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a pink and blue flower garland and bare shoulders, seated beside a gold-trimmed pole. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti holds a video camera on a tripod, and other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded. A low wooden offering tray with red compartments sits in the lower right.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21A photograph of a ceremonial moment in which a bare-chested, long-haired bearded man in an orange-red garment and a pink-and-white flower garland ties an orange-red cloth with printed script around the head of a young man in a white kurta and rudraksha-style beads. A cameraman in white with a gold trim stands behind with a camera on a tripod, and other people in white and orange are visible in the background near a stage with a gold pole. The setting is a hall with a red curtain and a red-carpeted stage.2017-04-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with eyes closed and palms raised, who wears an orange scarf printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at left. A long staff rises at right, with an orange cloth and offerings on a stand beside it. a person: the dreadlocked man with the flower garland is the presiding figure giving the blessing.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21February 28 20172017-02-28A shaved-headed man in a white paisley-print kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with eyes closed while a bare-chested person with long dreadlocked hair and a pink-and-white flower garland touches his forehead with an outstretched hand, seemingly a blessing or diksha moment. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and saffron-red shawls stand, and a large golden deity murti or ornate figure with a gold-coloured body occupies the right edge above a red-and-gold platform. a person is the bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair, a pink flower garland and rudraksha-style ornamentation on the throne-side seat; the appearance cues are the long dreadlocked hair and flower garland, with the printed page caption naming the event.2017-05-01A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha mala kneels with his eyes closed, palms raised outward, while a woman in a pink and cream flower-garlanded blouse presses a hand to his forehead. A rust-orange cloth with dark printed script drapes over his shoulders and neck. Behind them, a second person in white with a red thread on the wrist and a gold-trimmed white dhoti stands in the background, and blurred figures appear on the left.2017-02-28A young man in a white kurta with a brown rudraksha mala around his neck stands before a bearded, long-haired figure with dreadlocks who wears a pink and white flower garland and bare upper body. The bearded figure drapes an orange saffron shawl printed with script over the young man's shoulders and chest. Behind them a cameraman in a white dhoti with gold border films on a tripod, and a few people in white stand near a gold pole. In the background at left, figures in red and orange clothing move on a stage under pink lighting.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a pink and blue flower garland, places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta who has an orange scarf printed with Sanskrit text draped over his shoulders. The seated man holds up his left hand with palm outward and eyes closed. Behind them a cameraman films beside a tripod, and devotees in white clothes stand with folded hands at the right. A gold-framed mirror and maroon curtain form the backdrop. The gesture appears to be a blessing or initiation. Appearance-based cues on the blessing figure (long dreadlocks, beard, bare chest, flower garland) suggest a person but the identity is uncertain, so he is described by role and marked unsure.2017-04-21