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July 23 20112011-07-23July 22 20112011-07-22 +1 copiesA photo of a ceremonial blessing. A man in an orange turban, white flower garland with a yellow marigold garland, and a dark blue wrap smiles as he places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a red cord, whose hands are folded in namaste. Behind them stand a tall white flower garland pillar and a blue backdrop. Red cushioned seating is at the left edge. The turbaned man is an appearance-based a person, giving a blessing. Two people are visible.2011-07-23July 23 20112011-07-23November 17 20112011-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee in a white shirt leaning forward with his hands raised toward a seated man in an orange-saffron robe. The seated man wears a long white and pink-yellow marigold garland, gold ceremonial beads, a red bindi and white vertical tilak on his forehead, and has long swept-back hair. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with carved gold scrollwork, flanked by orange, yellow and purple flowers. The seated figure's distinctive saffron robe, long hair and gold adornments are consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown being greeted in person at a satsang. The devotee has his head bowed toward him in reverence.2010-10-24A seated figure in an orange turban, white flower garland with yellow marigolds, and dark navy wrap places a hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them stand white flower pillars and a blue-and-white backdrop, with red velvet seating at left.2011-07-23December 21 20072007-12-21A photo of a ritual moment indoors: a person in an orange turban and orange-gold garment presses white paste or ash onto the head of an older man with short grey hair, who wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala. Red and white flower garlands and a striped cushion sit at lower right, and a woman in the background wears a red bindi. A purple logo appears in the upper right corner. a person is the person in orange with long dark hair and an orange turban; this is an appearance-based label only.2004-07-26May 07 20142014-05-07A photograph of a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a white jasmine garland and red flower garland, placing one hand on the head of a man with dark hair who bows forward. The figure holds a folded white paper or card in the other hand. Behind them stand a man in a white shirt on the left, a man in a striped shirt, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth holding a black case, with an orange-robed figure in the background. A framed portrait of a woman with a garland hangs in the background along with a golden shrine-like backdrop. The appearance-based candidate is a person, wearing a saffron turban and garland, giving blessing to a devotee in what appears to be a darshan or blessing exchange. Ornate gold bangles are visible on his wrists and arms.2011-11-17July 23 20112011-07-23