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October 11 20122012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, his hand pressed to the forehead of a clean-shaven man in a white T-shirt with a rudraksha mala. The seated man has long dark hair tied back and appears to be giving blessing or initiation with his eyes closed. Two people are visible, and a bright screen stands in the background. The a person candidate with long hair, saffron-toned draped clothing and rudraksha cues is seated and touching a devotee's head, which supports a probable identification, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm it.2013-12-12A 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.2013-12-17March 26th 20142014-03-26A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha malas raises a hand toward the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta, whose eyes are closed and whose palm is raised in front of him. Behind them a standing man in white and a woman in a white sari with red border watch; red curtains and a gold-cloth table form the background.2013-07-06October 11 20122012-10-11October 08 20122012-10-08October 08 20122012-10-08A photograph of a sannyasi with long dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, pressing both palms against the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt who stands with eyes closed and hands raised in receptive posture. The young man wears a white name badge on his chest. Behind them, a woman in a white sari and another person in white stand in a room with red drapes and a white floor. The gesture appears to be a blessing or energy transmission during a programme.2013-07-06A photograph of a ceremony indoors in a warmly lit room. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange-red shawl with gold border over a bare shoulder and multiple rudraksha malas, presses his palm to the forehead of a shaved-head young man in a white t-shirt and orange shawl, who has his eyes closed and a hand raised palm-out. Rudraksha beads hang from the younger man's neck and wrist. Behind them a framed portrait and gold-accented decor are visible, with seated devotees in orange and white in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2014-03-26