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October 29 2013

A photograph of a man in a rust-brown silk dhoti and shawl with a shoulder armlet and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace placing his hand on the forehead of a fair-haired young man in white kurta, hands joined in namaskar. Beside them a middle-aged man in white and a young man in white with a blue lanyard watch. Behind them a gold-and-red throne stands on a draped table in a bright hall, with a camera on a tripod and another man in brown robes with a sandalwood forehead mark at right. The brown-robed figure with long swept-back hair and adornments matches the in-person candidate on the page, though appearance is only partly distinctive.

2013-10-24 +1 copies

October 29 2013

2013-10-29 +1 copies

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with heavy gold bead necklaces and gold armlets, standing at a line in a hall. He places his right hand on the head of a young man with dark wavy hair, who stands with hands folded in prayer and his eyes lowered. Other men in white shirts with prayer beads and devotees in white dress stand in a queue behind the rope barriers, one holding a gold bangle. The hall has white ceiling lights and a red curtain at left.

A photograph in a hall with red curtains and a ceiling of fluorescent panels. A man on the right wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a thick rudraksha-style bead mala, gold armlets and a red tilak; he places his hand on the forehead of a devotee. A younger man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard stands at left with hands folded, and another devotee in white bends forward in front of a metal barrier. Several more people in white kurtas and saris stand in the background, and a screen glows at the far right. Visible cues suggest a person for the man in orange, who appears to be giving blessing, so the candidate is in person but the identification is uncertain.

A photograph inside a bright hall with white floors and red curtains, showing a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armlets. He places his hand on the head of a devotee in white shirt who bows with folded hands, while another devotee in white holds a rudraksha mala. Several other people in white stand behind, with a crowd and a screen in the background. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan in an ashram setting.

2013-10-29 +1 copies

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing line in a hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains. A man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti, with a gold necklace of multiple layers and a large rudraksha mala, stands at right with a bindi and his hand raised in blessing over the head of a devotee. The man receiving the blessing wears a white shirt with an orange lanyard and has his palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white and light clothing stand in line with folded hands. Behind them a priest with shaved head and white forehead markings wears an orange cloth, and a decorated altar with lit lamps and a deity murti sits in the background. a person is a probable candidate for the figure at right, identified by a combination of ornate gold ornaments, rudraksha mala and orange-gold clothing.

November 03 2013

A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall with white ceiling fans and red curtains. A man in a rust-orange robe with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a striped polo shirt who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Several devotees in white shirts and white dhotis queue behind, hands folded. On the right, another orange-robed attendant holds a tray, and a man with rudraksha beads stands nearby. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed figure giving the blessing, shown with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala.

2013-10-21 +1 copies

October 17 2012

Indoor photo of a blessing line in a hall with draped white fabric ceiling and maroon drapes. A man in an orange-saffron robe with multiple rudraksha-style beaded and gold bead necklaces and bangles touches the head of a devotee with one hand, marked with white forehead paste. Devotees in pink, white and checked shirts stand with folded hands or bowed heads in line, and more people in orange robes stand at the right. Colorful hanging decorations and a red wall panel are behind. A tall figure in a saffron robe at right has a shaved head. The central figure is a person bestowing a blessing on a devotee.

September 12 2013