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A photograph of a seated, bare-chested man with a red turban-style wrapped headwear, a long swept-back braid, a beard and red cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing rudraksha mala beads and a gold chain. He smiles with closed eyes and extends his right hand toward the forehead of a blond, short-haired man in a red kurta with rudraksha beads who sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a woman in a dark blue sari with gold border holds a framed picture, another woman in a red sari stands nearby, and a woman in an orange-pink top watches. An ornate carved white throne stands at the left edge. A visible hand with a white implement appears at the upper right.

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April 30 20182018-04-30Indoor photo of a robed figure in saffron-orange clothing with a long braided red-and-maroon headwrap and a gold necklace, bare-shouldered, reaching out with his right arm and hand toward a man in a dark shirt with a red wristband and rudraksha-style beads who stands with palms pressed together. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with a bead necklace and another woman in a brown top with a gold necklace bow their heads while people move in the background. A white carved pillar stands at left and a wall air conditioner is visible behind.2018-04-30August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesApril 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 26 20182018-04-26April 30 20182018-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated, bare-shouldered man in a red-orange wrap, with long hair coiled into a red braided crown, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a black t-shirt and red-thread neck cord, with another hand offering a thread above. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha beads sits beside a carved ornate peetha with leopard-print cushion, and attendants in white and red stand in a hall. a person: the seated man's long hair, red braided crown, red-orange drape and rudraksha cues match the page's visible-role description, the ritual is a special initiation-style blessing with a sacred thread.2018-04-30A photo of an initiation moment: a long-haired man with a maroon-red braided turban, rudraksha-style beads, a gold chain and a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders leans forward smiling and reaches toward a kneeling, grey-haired Western man with a bare upper body, rudraksha mala and gold earrings. Behind them a second man in orange holds a blank white card raised overhead, and other people in white and orange robes stand in the background. The turbaned figure is a probable Swamiji by his distinctive long hair, turban, shawl and gold chain, with his role as the initiating teacher. Setting appears to be an indoor event stage with a metal railing.2018-04-30Photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A man in a rust-red turban with a crescent-moon jewelled ornament, a white flower garland and red rudraksha-style beads, bare-shouldered in an orange-red garment, extends both arms and palms toward the head of a kneeling devotee in a maroon kurta with a beaded garland. The devotee bows with eyes closed and hands raised in namaste. Behind them, rows of colourful flower garlands hang in front of a gold-embossed backdrop and a maroon silk cloth, with dim onlookers in the background.2018-04-24 +1 copiesApril 30 20182018-04-30