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March 26th 2014

A photograph of an indoor ritual in a warm-lit hall. A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with a saffron-red shawl printed with script. The standing man raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Two seated women in saffron and white are visible in the background, and a golden vessel edge appears at the lower left. The first man appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including swept-back long hair, saffron garment and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing or diksha-style touch.

July 14 2016

A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors. A bare-shouldered man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and white vibhuti marks on his forehead lays his right hand on the head of a man in white kurta and a red shawl, who has his palms pressed together in reverence. The man in orange holds a bundle of peacock-feather fan or whisk in his raised left hand and a small white object in the other. Behind them seated devotees in white and red shawls watch, and gold-coloured ceremonial items sit in the foreground. The scene appears to be a padapuja or blessing; the role of the man in orange is a blessing giver, and his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested and draped in an orange-red shawl with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, placing his right palm on the forehead of an older white-haired man in white clothes and a red-orange shawl. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes and turban beside a gilded frame, and a seated woman in white and red shawl watches. Several other seated people in white and red shawls sit in the background, with a gold-coloured vessel at lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, bare upper body, rudraksha mala and orange-red drape of the man giving the blessing match the qualifying cues, and the scene suggests a blessing or initiation gesture.

A seated figure with long dark hair swept back and a red beaded mala with a gold clasp, wearing a rust-brown draped garment, raises one hand to touch the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl with a beaded necklace. The man's eyes are closed and his hands are held together in front, as in blessing. Behind them, women in white and red shawls stand in a room with white walls and an air conditioner. A seated woman in an orange sari with a red bindi watches at lower right. a person appears as the figure in brown with hair and red mala, giving the forehead blessing, which signals an in-person satsang setting.

A photograph of a ceremony indoors in a warmly lit room. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange-red shawl with gold border over a bare shoulder and multiple rudraksha malas, presses his palm to the forehead of a shaved-head young man in a white t-shirt and orange shawl, who has his eyes closed and a hand raised palm-out. Rudraksha beads hang from the younger man's neck and wrist. Behind them a framed portrait and gold-accented decor are visible, with seated devotees in orange and white in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.

A seated man with long dark hair tied in a bun wears a rust-red draped garment with gold border and a long braided white garland with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. He reaches forward, placing his palm on the crown of a short-haired man in a white kurta with a dark beaded mala, who holds his hands together in a respectful gesture. A wooden staff with a carved top stands between them. Behind are a golden kalasha-like object, dark wall panels and a woman in white with green plants at the right edge. The seated man matches the page's described appearance cues (long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, ceremonial garland) and is presumed to be a person, though this is an appearance-based inference only.

March 07 2014

A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron wrap with a gold-edged border and a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and in the hair blesses a man in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard, placing a palm on his forehead while he stands with eyes closed and hands pressed together. Behind them, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha beads sits watching, and several people in white stand in the background near a window. Garlands of flowers and colourful decorations appear at the left edge. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha adornments, a visible cue for the a person candidate in this blessing scene, though the appearance is only partially clear.

A seated man in an orange-and-saffron shawl over a bare chest, with a thick gold-toned beaded necklace and a tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of a man in a white kurta, who has his palms pressed together in front of him. A gold ornate throne-like structure and brass oil lamps stand behind them against a deep red drape, and women in white stand nearby. a person is shown as the figure in orange with rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace, performing a forehead blessing on a devotee; the visible cues are the orange shawl, beaded necklace and seated, elevated ceremonial setting. Text in the bottom right is a copyright credit line.

July 19 2015