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September 28 20082008-09-28Indoor photo of a seated figure in an orange sannyasi-style garment over a red top, with long dark wavy hair, raising one palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha mala and red wristband. The kneeling devotee bows with palms pressed together and head lowered, his bare feet on a red and blue patterned carpet. A man in orange robes with a red-marked forehead sits behind the seated figure. Behind them, several people in white and orange stand and kneel near a red curtain and a dark wooden doorway. The seated figure rests on a cushioned seat draped with a cloth.2008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28September 28 20082008-09-28A photograph in a dim hall before a dark red velvet curtain. A man with long dark hair, in an orange robe with rudraksha mala strands across the chest, sits cross-legged on a white-covered seat with a leopard-print side panel, eyes closed and smiling. A man in white kurta kneels on a white mattress before him with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a shaved-headed monk in orange sits to the left, and a brass oil lamp stands on each side of the seat, with a palm plant and a white cloth holding incense sticks nearby. Another orange-robed person sits at the lower right edge.2008-01-25A photograph of a ceremonial blessing on a red carpet before a gold-draped stage with pink flowers. A figure wearing a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, with a red top visible underneath, sits on a white-upholstered chair with a hand raised in blessing toward a kneeling man in white kurta with folded hands in namaste. Behind them, a man in orange robes stands, another in orange robes stands at left, and a woman in white sari with gold border and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, looks on.2009-03-03A photograph inside a hall where a young man in white dhoti and shirt kneels on a red patterned rug with palms pressed together, bowing toward a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace over a red top, who smiles broadly. Behind them a second person in orange robes raises a hand in blessing. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand or kneel along the back wall beside a red curtain, with a small shrine niche to the right.2008-09-28September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red saffron robe with long dark hair and a red bindi, receiving a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti. The devotee, kneeling on the left, holds a folded white paper or card in both hands and bows forward, with one hand raised toward the seated figure's head. The seated figure rests on a red cushion before an ornate gold throne with repoussé floral and figural carvings, flanked by garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. The setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2008-10-04Photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red robe and long swept-back dark hair with a red bindi, placing both hands on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with a textured zigzag pattern. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with red tiger-stripe cushions and a golden back decorated with a central medallion, framed by garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Dark backdrop behind. Swamiji (probable) based on long hair, orange-red robe and throne with garlands; this is a darshan blessing of a devotee at a Kalpataru convention. Two people visible.2008-10-04October 11 20082008-10-11July 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copies