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February 23 2015

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A photograph of a shaven-headed? no. A man with a topknot bun wearing an orange-red saffron robe and a rudraksha mala stands leaning forward, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt. The older man has both arms raised high in an open-palmed gesture, eyes closed, head tilted back. Behind them a second man in white stands near a red curtain, and several people in white garments stand in the background. Green potted plants and a brass or golden ritual implement appear in the foreground.2015-02-23July 06 20132013-07-06A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap that bares one shoulder, stands in front of a man in a white polo shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white name badge. She presses her palm to his forehead while raising her other hand, and he raises his right arm high. Behind them a seated person in white and another man in white stand near a red curtain, with a standing figure in a white shirt in the background, and a framed picture on the wall at right. A brass vessel and yellow cloth sit at the left edge. The setting resembles a satsang or blessing gathering.2013-07-06A photograph of a blessing exchange indoors. A man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered in a rust-brown cloth with a gold ceremonial necklace of beads, presses his right palm to the forehead of a shorter, grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red and white beaded mala around his neck. A woman in white sits blurred in the lower right, and a pale curtain and dark wall form the background. The gesture resembles a padapuja-style blessing, with the standing figure giving the blessing and the other receiving it. Swamiji (probable): the figure in rust-brown with long hair, bun and gold beaded necklace; he is giving the blessing.2013-12-17A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white polo shirt, arms raised, having his forehead touched by a man in a saffron-orange shawl and long, swept-back dark hair with a rudraksha mala around his neck. The man in orange appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in white stands, another woman in white is partly visible at the lower right, and a purple and gold draped deity murti stands at the upper left. A red curtain hangs in the background.2015-02-19A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A bald-headed man in an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala raises his right hand toward the crown of a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, who stands with both palms raised above his head. Behind them, a second person in white and brown beaded necklace holds a sheet of paper, a small child in green shirt watches, and devotees in white stand near a maroon curtain.2015-02-23A photograph of an indoor hall with beige walls and a brown door. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha mala of large beads and a reddish-orange garment, reaches one arm up to place his palm on the forehead of a short-haired, older Western man in a white sleeveless top with a name badge. Two other hands are raised near the recipient, and a few seated people in white and blurred figures are in the background. The page indicates Swamiji is present, and the figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange garment is a probable Swamiji candidate, so this is an in-person appearance candidate given the cues.2013-12-07February 23 20152015-02-23July 20 20132013-07-20July 20 20132013-07-20A photograph of a satsang setting in which a man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat among green leafy plants, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. He extends his right hand to press the palm of his hand against the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a lanyard, while the devotee raises his hands in a blessing gesture. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers stands, and a woman in a red shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange robe, shown as the figure giving the blessing.2015-02-25July 16 20132013-07-16