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July 01 20122012-07-01July 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak across his forehead, rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, placing his palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white polo shirt with an orange collar. Behind them, a deity murti or statue wears an orange turban and red-and-yellow garland, with a red velvet backdrop and gold ornamental decor. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and ceremonial adornments, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) label for the satsang blessing scene.2012-10-07A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A man with a shaved head and a tilak mark on his forehead wears a crimson and gold robe, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, and reaches forward with his right arm extended, palm open toward the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, in a white shirt with short dark hair, bows forward with his hands raised to his head to receive the blessing. Behind them a seated woman in white with a dark beaded mala watches calmly, and a partially visible man in white sits at the right edge. A brocade-patterned wall and a projection screen stand in the background, and a gold object is visible at the lower left. The blessing figure has a tilak and no clearly distinctive long hair or crown, so identity is uncertain.2014-01-05A seated figure in an orange-red long-sleeved top and orange-brown wrap, with long dark swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala, reaches forward with an outstretched palm to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a dark beaded mala and a gold bracelet. The man stands with his palms raised near his face in a receptive gesture. Behind them an older man in white sits in the background against a deep red draped curtain. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in orange with long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, performing a blessing on a devotee; the devotee is in white ritual dress.2012-07-02December 10 20112011-12-10August 29 20062006-08-29February 09 20122012-02-09July 01 20122012-07-01Photograph of a Kalpataru-style blessing. A man with slicked-back hair, a white sandal-paste tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold saffron-toned cloth, and a multi-strand beaded necklace of gold and bead ornaments extends his raised right hand in a blessing gesture over the head of a seated man in a grey sweater with a collar and a moustache. A gold ornamental object and red flowers appear in the background. Another person is partly visible at the right edge. a person: the seated figure wears saffron-orange drapery, beaded ornaments and a white tilak, and is performing the blessing.2014-01-03July 11 20132013-07-11August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copies