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A photograph of a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace and layered green and beaded malas, wearing a leopard-print wrap, with eyes lowered. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands behind him, raising his hand near the seated man's head in a blessing or healing gesture. Dark background with a gold-edged decorative pillar at left and a rope-like post at right. Two physical people are visible.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a leopard-print garment placing his right hand on the crown of a seated devotee's head. The man wears a gold pendant necklace, a sacred red thread on his wrist, and a vertical red tilak mark on his forehead, with green leaves tucked in his hair. The devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together in prayer. The background is dark with a golden decorative element at the upper left. a person is the figure giving the blessing, shown in an appearance-based label with long hair, ornate gold necklace and leopard-skin clothing, while the devotee is a person receiving blessing.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of an initiation moment in an indoor hall. A bearded man with a swept-up red-wrapped braided crown, bare-chested under an orange-red shawl, wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain and places his right hand on the forehead of a young man kneeling with palms pressed together in anjali. The young man wears a white dhoti-style cloth with an orange border and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, other people in red, orange and teal clothing stand near a carved white pedestal with a leopard-print cloth. Swamiji (probable): the bare-chested man in orange-red with the red braided crown and rudraksha malas is performing a blessing or initiation on the kneeling young man, matching the page's description of special initiation.2018-04-30April 20 20122012-04-20Photograph of two men in close contact, one with his palm pressed to the other's forehead in a blessing gesture. The man on the left has long dark wavy hair, eyes closed, a red tilak mark on his brow, and wears a bare-shouldered dark garment with layered beaded green and gold necklaces. The man on the right has short greying hair, faces away with head bowed, and wears a white kurta with a red rudraksha mala. Dark background with a metal pole and a red bracelet visible on the blessing arm.2017-12-22Photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wound into a tall topknot, wearing a gold-and-red headpiece, gold earrings, a pink and white flower garland, and gold bangles on his arms. He has a red tilak on his forehead and a bare upper body with an orange-red cloth. He smiles as a man in a white shirt and gold bangles places his hand on his forehead in blessing, while another hand rests on the man's shoulder. Behind them stands an ornate gold-embroidered and red-flowered structure.2018-04-21A photograph inside a temple-style hall with gold carved panels behind. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, a beard, a leopard-print sleeveless top and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant applies a red mark to the forehead of a seated devotee in a white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and rudraksha beads. The devotee has his palm raised near his face. Behind them, a small golden deity murti sits in the foreground and another seated figure in orange cloth is partially visible. Two people are visibly present in the scene.2017-07-25Photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a beaded green-and-gold rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, wearing a leopard-print wrap. He is turned toward a second man in a white shirt whose palms are raised to his forehead in blessing or greeting. A man in a white shirt holds a small pink paper, and the second man wears a red thread bracelet. A flame-like red background and a gilded throne armrest are behind them.2017-12-22July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a leopard-print garment with multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, placing his right palm on the forehead of a man in a white collared shirt with raised hands. The devotee has his eyes closed and a name badge on his chest. Behind them, other people are partially visible in a dim hall with a white panel. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure wears rudraksha malas and bracelets and a leopard-print garment; he performs a blessing on a devotee.2012-04-21April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25