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February 18 2013

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February 27 20132013-02-27A seated man in a rust-red and saffron-toned garment with a gold and beaded garland rests his right hand on the head of a young girl with dark hair in a pink top. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him a golden peacock-shaped and serpent-entwined staff with a silver finial and a gold lion-head ornament stand near red draped curtains. The girl leans forward with her hands folded at her chest, receiving a blessing.2014-07-25February 18 20132013-02-18July 25 20142014-07-25A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with a gold ornamental necklace and a dark braided topknot sits beside a silver staff topped with a finial, resting his right hand on the head of a young girl with hair tied back. Behind him, a gold lion-faced throne element and a dark cobra-like form are visible against red and gold curtains. A woman in a white blouse with a white forehead mark kneels nearby, watching the blessing. Possibly a person in an orange wrap with gold garland and topknot, giving a blessing (darshan) to a child. Setting appears to be a temple-style hall with gold lion-head decor.2014-07-14July 25 20142014-07-25A photograph of a seated man in ochre-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, his right hand resting on the head of a devotee kneeling before him. The seated man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a draped orange shawl, and sits in front of ornate gold carved panels and a red velvet cushion. The devotee wears a white shirt and an orange shawl and holds his own right palm up near the seated man's arm. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2012-05-02A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a saffron-orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young girl with curly hair in white clothes. Behind them a gold-decorated throne-like backdrop is visible, and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches. Standing in the background are a woman in white with an orange-and-red shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and ID badge. Swamiji appears as a probable in-person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron-gold shawl.2017-08-09A photograph of a long-haired man with a white forehead mark and a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a multi-strand gold bead necklace, pressing his hand on the head of a short-haired young man in a white t-shirt and red-patterned shawl. The young man's palms are pressed together in devotion. Behind them stands a gold deity murti and a silver staff, with a peacock-feather fan in the foreground and red drapes in the background. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man wears a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a ritual cloth, with long swept hair; his identity is an appearance-based label only.2014-07-21A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a sleeveless bare-shouldered drape and layered rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, wearing a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead and gold-beaded armlets. He rests his right hand on the head of a young boy in a navy t-shirt standing before him, a ritual blessing gesture. Behind him a golden throne with red upholstery; another figure in orange robes and an orange head covering stands behind, raising a hand. Red cushions and a tray of flower petals sit at the lower left, and a white-clad attendant is partly visible at the far left. Plain white wall and a wall vent in the background.2012-10-16Photograph of a satsang-style blessing in a decorated hall. A man with long swept-back black hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange wrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a seated woman in green who bows forward. Behind him a golden throne with red cushions and a second orange-robed figure in a saffron turban and flower garland sits in front of a painted forest backdrop, with an oil lamp visible at right. Probable Swamiji (long hair, orange wrap, rudraksha mala, gold necklace) is the one giving the blessing, with the seated woman receiving it.2012-10-07May 01 20142014-05-01