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A seated devotee in a white t-shirt, dark rudraksha mala and gold bracelet kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed while a robed figure in white drapes a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure sits on a red cushioned seat with long dark wavy hair and a white shawl bared at the back; a brass lamp with a lit flame stands beside. Other people in white clothing sit in the background, a woman in a yellow shawl at left, and a video camera on a tripod and a small microphone are visible at right, with a brass-trimmed wooden stand in front. The scene resembles a satsang blessing.

A photograph of a satsang session in a dimly lit hall. In the foreground a young man in a white t-shirt with a dark cord around his neck sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed and head tilted up, while a woman in white robes with dark hair extends her arm and hand toward his forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind her a lamp flame burns on a table at the right edge. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on the floor, one woman in a yellow shawl among them, and a man in white stands in the background. A camera rig is visible at the right edge.

December 17 2010

A blurred indoor satsang scene with a young man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers kneeling with his hands pressed together, eyes closed, while a woman in white robes with a golden-brown border raises her arm and hand over his head in a blessing gesture. Seated devotees in white clothing sit on a white mat behind them, including a woman in a yellow shawl with hands folded, and a man with a vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead. A standing man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace watches in the background. At the right edge, a lit oil lamp on a brass stand and a wooden harmonium-like instrument are visible in front of a red cloth. A camera and tripod are at the right edge.

A photograph of a seated figure in a white robe with long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace reaching forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a white t-shirt with prayer beads, hands pressed together in namaste. The seated figure's distinctive presentation (long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, white draped garment) is a probable Swamiji candidate, shown in a satsang setting. Behind them a seated man in white and a standing figure in white watch, and a brass lamp with a lit flame stands at the right beside a gold-edged tray.

A man in a yellow polo shirt and jeans bends forward while a figure seated on a red throne places his hand on the man's head in a blessing gesture. The seated figure has long dark wavy hair, wears a white dhoti and shawl and is bare-chested with a plain white shawl draped over one shoulder. Behind him stands another figure in a saffron-orange robe beside a brass lamp with a lit flame. In the foreground, a silver tray with a small offering rests on a wooden stand, and a camera and microphone are at the right edge. Several seated people in white clothes sit on the floor in the background, and a man in a grey vest and white clothes sits at the left, consistent with a satsang or darshan setting.

March 31 2012

Photograph of an indoor gathering in a dimly lit hall with many people in plain white dhotis and shirts standing in the background. In the foreground, a long-haired man in white clothing sits on a white plastic chair and places his hand on the forehead of a seated man in white shirt and dhoti, who sits on a white floor mat. A gold bracelet is visible on the standing man's wrist, and yellow-white flower garlands rest near the chairs at the lower right. The scene appears to be an initiation or blessing during a convention, with the seated devotee receiving the touch.

July 30 2006

A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe and a long beaded rudraksha necklace with ornate gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, placing one hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala. The man has both palms raised in a blessing-receiving gesture. Behind them, a seated man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha beads has a white forehead mark, and standing devotees in white and one woman in orange with gold border watch from the background. A man in a white shirt at right looks on. The appearance of the seated figure with long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha and gold ornaments is consistent with Swamiji (probable), giving a blessing to a devotee in what appears to be a satsang or darshan setting.

A photograph of a seated young man in white clothes with a red rudraksha mala, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, receiving a blessing as a long-haired figure in white with a yellow cloth presses a hand to his forehead. Behind them, a standing man in white with hands folded in prayer and another in white holding papers and wearing an orange shawl watch the blessing indoors, with a camera held up at the top left. The scene suggests a satsang-style initiation or blessing, though only the visible gestures are described. Visible people: four.

July 30 2006