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September 17 2011

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September 16 20112011-09-16A seated man in a red-orange draped robe with a tied-back hairstyle and a horizontal forehead mark places his right palm on the head of a younger man in an orange t-shirt with a dark cord necklace, who has his palms raised in greeting. Behind them stand tall polished brass oil lamps with lit wicks and a bird-finial top, a dark curtain, and a colourful cosmic-swirl backdrop beside a garland of white and red flowers. A woman with glasses is partly visible at the right edge. The gesture appears to be a blessing; the seated man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2011-09-16A man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold filigree back, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand is raised to the forehead of a young man in a pink collared shirt who leans in with both hands raised. A brass oil lamp stands at right, a water bottle sits behind the throne, and a colourful light-burst backdrop fills the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, matching a sannyasi giving blessing in this setting.2011-09-17November 25 20112011-11-25February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a man in an orange-red shawl and red-orange wrap, with a small red vermilion mark on his forehead, placing his right hand on the head of a younger man in a pink collared shirt who has his hands raised. Behind them stands a tall polished brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a brass figure of a bird on the right, against a dark blue drape and a colourful blurred backdrop. The scene appears to be a blessing or touching-the-head gesture during a gathering.2011-09-16December 01 20112011-12-01A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a red velvet and gold throne-like seat, wearing an orange-saffron robe with gold border and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads hanging to his waist. He rests his left hand on an orange cushion and extends his right hand to rest on the head of a seated devotee with short dark hair in front of him. Behind them stands a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and red and cream draped fabric forms the backdrop. The scene suggests a darshan blessing.2011-07-02A man in a red-orange shawl with a small red bindi and a dark hair knot places his right hand on the crown of a young man's head in a blessing gesture. The young man wears a pink shirt and holds up his own hand to the side of his head. Behind them stand tall brass oil lamps and a brass peacock finial against a dark blue curtain and a colourful light-streaked backdrop. The setting resembles a satsang or blessing session.2011-09-16April 29 20122012-04-29July 01 20122012-07-01A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings, reaching out to touch the forehead of a younger man in a striped short-sleeved shirt with a visitor badge. Behind them are gold ornaments, a garland of red flowers, and red and purple draped cloth, with a standing fan at right. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan. a person appears as the robed seated figure with distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and forehead markings, as the one giving the blessing.2013-09-28