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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair knotted on top, a white-painted forehead, a full black beard and a heavy white flower garland over a saffron-red garment, raises his right hand to touch the head of a kneeling young boy bare-chested in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace and folded hands in namaskar. He holds a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala holds a stack of orange cloths, and a smiling woman in orange stands at right. Ornate gold-leafed carved panels and a brass lamp stand frame the temple-like setting.

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April 30 20172017-04-30April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30A photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-decorated temple hall. A bearded man with long dark hair piled high, a white forehead mark, white-and-gold flower garland, gold earrings, and orange-and-maroon robes sits beside a golden trident-topped staff and blesses a kneeling man in a white dhoti with hands in anjali. He places his raised hand on the devotee's head. A woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind, holding folded orange cloths, and a folding fan is visible at lower left. Gold ornamental pillars and brass lamps fill the background.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside a golden-decorated hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair tied up, a white forehead mark, a white and orange flower garland, gold ear stud and bangles, and a rust-orange cloth over his shoulders, presses his hand to the forehead of a bare-chested young boy with hands joined in namaste. The boy wears a beaded mala necklace and white dhoti. Beside them stands a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala, holding a stack of folded orange cloths. A trident-topped staff stands in the foreground, and other women in orange saris sit behind. The ornate gold backdrop suggests a temple or satsang setting. The seated man appears as a person by his dreadlocks, rudraksha-style mala, garland and orange-toned robes, performing a blessing on the boy.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual initiation in a gold-decorated hall. A bearded man with long matted dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a white and gold flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and orange-brown cloth sits and holds a silver trident-topped staff while placing his hand on the head of a shirtless young man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them another person in orange and maroon sits, and a folded orange cloth lies in the foreground. A pedestal fan and a brass lamp stand nearby. Two people are visible in the scene.2017-04-30 +1 copies