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A photograph of a seated, bearded man with greying hair, eyes closed and smiling, bare-shouldered beneath an orange and white shawl, wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders and a long rudraksha mala with a pendant. A long-haired ascetic with dreadlocks and a red thread on his wrist presses his palm to the man's forehead in blessing. Another man in a white dhoti with yellow borders stands behind them, and blurred figures appear in the background of a red-curtained hall.

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July 30 20172017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesPhoto of a ceremonial interaction inside a hall with gold-patterned walls. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap with gold border and multiple rudraksha malas with ceremonial gold necklaces, reaches out to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in white kurta and orange-patterned shawl who kneels with hands raised. Behind them a man in white dhoti with orange and gold border, and a person with white forehead markings and gold-beaded necklaces, look on. a person cues: long hair, rudraksha malas, saffron wrap and gold necklaces on the man receiving the forehead touch, with the touching figure acting as the officiating presence.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09July 14 20172017-07-14 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28July 14 20172017-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual initiation moment. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti sits bare-chested, eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, while a standing figure with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha bracelet and a rust-orange shawl places his palm on the seated man's forehead. Behind them, another person wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace, and a gold-framed doorway is visible. The seated man has a sprinkle-blessing feel but the scene shows a blessing gesture only. Two or three people are visible in the scene.2017-06-20May 28 20172017-05-28July 14 20172017-07-14 +1 copiesA long-haired man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits at left, pressing two fingers to the forehead of a bearded man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala who holds his palm up in a blessing gesture. A white-clad man with a rudraksha mala sits behind them, and an orange-robed figure is visible in the background near a golden elephant figurine. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji, with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas, is the seated figure at left giving a forehead touch, so the shot shows a forehead blessing or diksha-style transmission in a satsang hall.2013-07-05