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A photo from behind of a shaved-headed man with bare, muscular back and raised arms, wearing a rudraksha mala with a red thread and a sacred cord across the shoulder. Tattoos show on his upper arms. In front of him, a figure in an orange-red robe stands with arms raised, and a person's bare arm wearing rudraksha beads reaches in from the left edge. The background is an ornate gold and silver backdrop with a leopard-print cloth.

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May 19 20182018-05-19 +1 copiesMay 19 20182018-05-19 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial initiation on a stage. A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a red saffron-toned wrap and a brown rudraksha mala wears a red garment and holds a silver trident aloft with one hand while placing his other palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with white ash markings on his arms and shoulders. A gold-carved chair stands behind the seated figure, and another person in dark attire and a black turban appears at the left edge. The setting suggests a sannyasi initiation rite, with the trident and rudraksha mala as prominent symbols. Two people are visible, with a third partially visible at the left edge.2016-04-22August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a diksha initiation in progress. In the foreground, a bare-chested male devotee with a white sacred thread over his shoulder and rudraksha bracelets on his arms stands with both hands raised in front of him, palms open, facing a seated figure. The seated figure wears a dark turban-style headwrap, has a white tilak mark on the forehead, and sits on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold-leaf back. A garland of rudraksha beads and a flower-decorated kalasha-like object appear beside the throne. The setting is a ceremonial hall with a glass door at right.2018-04-11 +1 copiesDecember 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a ritual at close range. A man seated in front, wearing a brown shawl with a leopard-print cloth and a pink lotus garland, has white and vertical tilak markings on his forehead and face and a red-and-white mark at the centre of his brow. A bare-shouldered, shaven-headed man in the foreground, showing his back, wears rudraksha malas, white body markings and a yellow sacred thread, and his hand is raised toward the seated man's forehead. A second person in an orange cloth with white body markings and a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A gold throne-like chair with ornate carving is visible at upper left, and a white card is held near the seated man's head.2018-05-10 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph of two men in close, intimate contact in a temple-like hall with a gilded golden throne behind them and a red cloth-draped seat. The man on the right, with long dark swept-back hair, a thin beard, a red tilak on his forehead and a rust-red shawl over his bare chest, places his right palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man on the left. That man wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulders, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a bracelet on his wrist, and has his hands raised in reverent acceptance. Water bottles and a golden tray sit on the red cloth below. The scene appears to be a blessing or anugraha moment.2016-07-07A shirtless man with short grey-streaked hair and a rudraksha mala stands with both arms raised while a long-haired man in a maroon-and-saffron shawl places his hand on his forehead in a blessing. The blessing man has long dreadlocked hair, a beard, and a gold necklace; the blessed man wears a gold-shell chest ornament. Behind them, two men in white with saffron shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A red curtain and a brass lamp stand appear in the background.2017-08-08 +1 copies