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April 16 2013

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A photograph of a blessing moment inside a temple hall. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-beaded orange necklace, with a red bindi and white forehead markings, stands with both hands raised, one palm pressed on the bald head of a older man in a red shirt who bows with palms joined in namaskar. The bowing man wears a plain red shirt. Behind them, several people in orange and white dhotis and sacred ash stand near a metal railing, and a golden deity murti and ornate temple decorations are visible in the background. The blessing appears to be a ritual gesture of blessing between devotee and a sannyasi-type figure.2013-04-16A seated man in long swept-back hair, an orange saffron wrap and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace raises his right hand toward an older man in a white shirt, red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala, whose palms are held out facing him in a blessing gesture. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long hair, saffron wrap and gold beaded necklace fit the description, and he is shown receiving or giving blessing, with the older devotee in white and red shawl beside him. A younger man in white dhoti with yellow border stands behind, and a partial figure is at the lower right. Indoor setting with maroon curtain, white wall and an air conditioner.2013-03-05March 31 20132013-03-31A photograph of a crowded ashram hall. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti band and red bindi, wearing gold-coloured round beads and a gold chain over an orange-brown robe, raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, observing. At left, a man in an orange striped shirt and a younger man with hands in anjali stand before them. Behind, draped maroon curtains with yellow and blue patterned bands and many onlookers in saffron and white clothing fill the room.2013-03-01January 21 20132013-01-21January 06 20142014-01-06July 19 20132013-07-19A photograph inside a temple hall. A man in a long-sleeved shawl and orange-brown robe, wearing a heavy double-strand rudraksha mala with large gold beads and gold earrings, with a white sacred mark and red bindi on his forehead, extends his right hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee in a light blue shirt with palms pressed together in anjali. Another devotee in white dhoti and a red wristband bends forward behind him. Behind them, a golden shrine structure and other white-clad attendees are visible. a person appearance cues include the mala, ceremonial gold ornaments and saffron-brown robe, giving a blessing to a devotee.2013-04-16A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair in a low knot, wearing an orange-saffron wrap over bare shoulders, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with round gold beads, and a gold chain. The figure extends both palms toward the forehead of an older man with short grey hair, who wears a white shirt and an orange-saffron shawl and bows with hands joined at his forehead, receiving a blessing. A second man in white and orange stands blurred in the background beside a window. The setting is an indoor room with cream walls.2013-03-01December 17 20132013-12-17A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair in a low knot and ornate gold beaded necklaces places both palms on the head of an older bald man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who bows forward. Soft-focus figures in orange and white stand in the background against a plain wall. The person in orange has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and gold ornaments, consistent with a person blessing a devotee.2013-03-01August 02 20132013-08-02