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November 24 2011

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June 10 20092009-06-10A close photograph of an older bald man with short grey hair and rimless glasses, wearing an orange kurta and a white shawl over his shoulders. A white vibhuti or sacred ash mark is on his forehead as another person's hand rests on his head, in a blessing or initiation gesture. Behind him, an orange cloth backdrop and another orange-robed figure are visible. A second person with short dark hair is partly visible at the lower right, bending forward.2010-09-20A middle-aged man with short hair, a red bindi on his forehead and dark-framed glasses sits in a crowded hall, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant at his neck. Red-and-white lanyards hang around his neck. Blurred attendees and warm light fill the background.2015-12-10May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A close portrait of a shaved-headed, bespectacled older man in an orange kurta with a white shawl draped over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala at his chest. He sits with palms pressed together in namaste while another person's hand rests on his forehead, a white sacred mark visible there. He wears gold rings, and orange-robed figures are blurred in the background against a red curtain. The man has no distinctive long hair, crown, or ceremonial gold necklace, so no a person identity is claimed; the figure is described by role only as a devotee receiving blessing.2010-09-20A seated devotee in a crowded hall, shaved head with white and red sacred markings on the forehead and red bindi, wearing rimless glasses, a white dhoti with a gold border, a red and gold shawl, and a long orange-red rudraksha mala. He sits with palms pressed together in anjali, speaking or chanting. Behind him, many men in white shirts and red shawls sit on the floor, with rudraksha malas, one wearing a badge. The setting appears to be a satsang gathering.2014-08-24February 24 20132013-02-24October 08 20122012-10-08October 09 20122012-10-09February 25 20072007-02-25May 28 20132013-05-28