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Photograph of a ceremony where a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a thick red-maroon braided headband with gold ornaments and rudraksha beads, and an orange-red shawl, smiling, extends his hand toward the head of a seated man in a teal-blue kurta with rudraksha malas. Behind them a man in white dhoti holds a red cloth-covered tray or box, another man with a dreadlocked turban and red tilak wears an orange robe with rudraksha mala, and figures in white dhoti stand in the background. The man in red and orange with dreadlocks and gold-accented headband is a person by appearance cues: long dreadlocks, ornate headband, and orange-red shawl with rudraksha malas.

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April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30Indoor photograph of a ceremonial gathering. A central figure with long dark hair wrapped in a thick red braided headband, wearing a red-orange shawl over a bare chest with ornate beaded adornments, gestures with an open hand while smiling. Beside him a man in a red-orange wrap with rudraksha beads sits with a kneeling devotee in a white t-shirt with red beads and a tilak mark. Behind them, a man in a light blue shirt with a red beaded necklace and a man in white stand watching. To the right, ornate silver ceremonial staffs and a silver vessel are visible.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a sannyasi with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl, long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a red-and-brown crown-like headwrap with rudraksha beads, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young bearded man in a red shirt with rudraksha mala. The young man has closed eyes and a smile. Behind them, framed photographs of a deity murti hang at the side, and several people in white and orange stand watching in a dim hall. The scene looks like an initiation blessing.2018-04-30A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks wrapped in a thick red-orange cloth band and a beaded rudraksha-style headband places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder and a beaded mala. Behind them, devotees in red and white clothing and a framed picture are visible. The priest's appearance is not clearly that of a specific known individual, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of an initiation moment at an indoor event. A monastic figure in a red-orange wrap and a red braided wrap over long dreadlocks, with a rudraksha bead band across the head, presses both hands onto the head of a seated man in a white top and rudraksha mala. A second monastic figure with a brown matted topknot and red tilak holds up a small pink card with a printed portrait. Behind them, a man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha mala and other attendees stand in a dim hall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copies