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A blessing ceremony on a stage. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a saffron-orange shawl, with white tilak on his forehead, holds a silver staff and places his hand on the head of a smiling man in a white shirt who bows with hands folded overhead. Behind them, women in white and blue saris, one wearing rudraksha malas, stand watching. A pink card is held in the foreground. a person is not clearly established: the seated figure shows dreadlocks and saffron cloth but no crown or ornate gold adornment, so identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of a blessing ceremony in a warmly lit hall with red-tinted light and dark red curtains behind. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocks and a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder places his right hand on the head of a young man with dark hair who bows with his hands raised above his head. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala lowers her gaze, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. A silver-toned ceremonial staff stands at the left edge. The scene has a reverent, darshan-style blessing atmosphere.2018-05-04A photograph of a blessing moment on a stage. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a silver trident-topped staff beside him, presses his hand to the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a red-orange wrap and red rudraksha mala. The devotee holds a small printed slip and raises a hand. Behind them a woman in a blue sari and other women in pale and orange garments watch. A dark red curtain forms the backdrop. The lead figure matches the a person appearance cues of long dreadlocks, orange shawl and rudraksha, and is shown performing a blessing.2018-05-04May 21 20182018-05-21April 28 20162016-04-28March 31 20182018-03-31A photograph of a healer's initiation or blessing at an indoor hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a white horizontal forehead mark, a bare chest and a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and waist places his right hand on the forehead of a seated bald devotee wearing a brown-beaded rudraksha necklace and a white upper cloth. Behind them a woman in a blue sari with gold jewellery and a bindi watches, and other seated devotees in white and cream clothing, one with a white forehead mark, sit at round tables draped in yellow and red cloth. The dreadlocked man appears in a saffron/orange robe with rudraksha beads, consistent with the page's a person reference, but the face and presentation are only partially distinctive, so the identity is uncertain.2018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13A long-haired, dreadlocked figure in a red-brown shawl and beaded rudraksha malas places a hand on the forehead of a bowing, bare-chested man with white ash marks and a gold chain. Behind them, a row of onlookers in white and yellow clothing watches, and a brass ritual lamp stands at the right edge. Red curtains form the backdrop.2018-05-06A photograph of a ritual initiation during an evening event. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with a white blindfold bends forward while a man with long dark matted hair, rudraksha mala and a red-orange robe places his hand on the devotee's head. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha necklace holds the devotee's shoulder, and further figures in saffron and white stand near tall silver ceremonial staffs. Shiva-themed stage lighting glows in red and purple.2018-04-15April 14 20182018-04-14A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and gold earrings presses both hands to the forehead of a seated, eyes-closed devotee in a white top with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked brow. A third hand holds a white strip of cloth above them. Behind, two women in white with orange-red shawls stand in a red-curtained hall, and a golden ceremonial vessel with ornate gold decoration sits in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual anointing.2017-09-21 +1 copies