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December 14 20122012-12-14Photograph of a ritual exchange on a raised platform. A bald man in white robes with a red-orange shawl sits with palms raised toward a long-haired man in a leopard-print headband and leopard-print waist cloth, orange-brown garment and green-beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold armlets. The long-haired man extends his right hand toward the forehead of the seated man. Behind them, several men in white dress with orange-red shawls stand or sit, and a white-robed figure stands at right beside a framed picture. Heavy striped curtains and a bright light source fill the left background, with a white fur-like cloth in the lower left.2012-12-15 +1 copiesMay 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a darshan moment on a ship event stage. A man in a saffron-orange garment with long rudraksha malas and a gold necklace stands at left, his bare right arm raised with the palm pressed to the forehead of a man at right. That man wears a white kurta, an orange-red shawl and rudraksha beads, with his hands raised palm-out in receptive gesture and an ID badge at his chest. Several people in white kurtas and orange-red shawls stand in the background, and a white-and-orange badge hangs on another attendee. The left figure has distinctive saffron robes, long malas and gold ornaments, matching the a person appearance cues for the blessing giver, while the right figure is a devotee receiving blessing.2012-12-16A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with long dark hair and a leopard-print headwrap, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment, many rudraksha malas and rudraksha arm bands, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man with short grey hair, white clothing and a rudraksha mala, whose palms are pressed together. Behind them, standing devotees in white and cream garments with rudraksha malas have their hands folded in anjali. A drum hangs in the upper background. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure performing the blessing, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, not by face. The scene reads as a darshan or energy blessing.2017-09-18 +1 copiesWarm orange-lit photograph of a blessing moment. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered figure in an orange shawl, with a long beaded necklace and gold earrings, reaches forward with an open hand to touch the head of a smiling man in white with an orange shawl. Behind them, another man in white with an orange scarf stands, and more devotees in orange shawls are visible. A red curtain fills the background, and a small white flower-like logo sits at the top left. The photo is taken at a close angle with a soft flash-lit glow.2012-07-20December 16 20122012-12-16A 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.2014-03-08A photograph of a blessing moment indoors in front of a red curtain. A bald, older man with grey stubble, wearing a white shirt with an orange collar and a gold bracelet, bows his head while a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red bindi places both hands on his head. The blessing man wears a leopard-print blouse over a maroon cloth, with a long mala of rudraksha and white beads and a gold necklace. A third man in a white dhoti with a gold border and beaded mala watches at left. A tall brass-tipped staff is at right.2013-03-31May 09 20152015-05-09October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesMarch 31 20132013-03-31