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December 05 2011

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A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and a gold-patterned collar, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a yellow shirt whose eyes are closed and hands are pressed together in reverence. Behind them are garlands in yellow, red and purple, a golden deity murti, and a red velvet cushion on a red-draped seat. Two white-clad people and a woman in a blue blouse with a white sari stand in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair and orange ceremonial dress, consistent with the page's a person label, who is giving a blessing to a devotee.2011-12-05March 12 20142014-03-12Photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A man in a short-sleeved white-and-grey striped shirt, seen from behind with dark hair, leans forward while a bare-chested figure in orange-saffron cloth places his hand on the man's head.2012-06-03A photograph of two men in close indoor contact. On the left, a person with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, and places his right palm on the forehead of a shorter-haired man wearing a navy and white striped polo shirt and a gold bangle. The receiving man has his eyes closed and head tilted forward. Pale peach walls and a window frame are behind them.2011-11-29August 30 20112011-08-30February 16 20152015-02-16March 13 20142014-03-13A photograph of a temple blessing. A man in a light striped collared shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, head bowed, while a bare-shouldered priest in an orange saffron shawl with a dark rudraksha mala places his right hand on the devotee's head. The priest has swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead and is smiling. Behind them, golden ornate temple decor, red and yellow marigold garlands and red fabric are visible. Two people are visible.2011-12-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and a rudraksha-style brown mala necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a grey-and-white striped polo shirt with a red shawl. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand, and a gleaming gold deity murti or kalasha sits nearby on a red patterned mat. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang hall with cream walls. Appearance-based cues for the blessing giver include long swept-back hair and ornate saffron clothing, so he is a person candidate in person. The blessed man wears a red-orange scarf and a red wrist thread.2014-03-13March 09 20142014-03-09A photograph of a darshan moment indoors in front of a red draped cloth. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with a gold and green-bead necklace and a swept-back dark hairstyle places his right palm on the forehead of a man in a striped maroon-and-white polo shirt with a delegate lanyard, who leans his head back with his left hand raised. Behind them a woman in white clothes with a red bindi watches, and a figure in white stands at left edge. Five-person scene; a probable Swamiji candidate by orange wrap, gold and bead necklace and swept-back hair, giving blessing as an in-person darshan.2012-08-21 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13