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March 25 2008

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A photograph of a darshan and blessing moment in a hall with dark maroon drapes. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on his forehead extends his right hand over a woman with grey hair, seen from behind. Behind him, a seated elderly man with shaved head and bare upper body wears a red-patterned cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace and holds a tray. A young man in orange robes with a red tilak stands at left holding a blue ticket, and an older bespectacled man in white presses his palms together. A woman in the foreground receives the blessing, and a few other people are partly visible at the edges.2008-03-25March 12 20082008-03-12A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a long saffron shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala, a small gold earring, and a red-and-white forehead mark. He rests one hand on the crown of an elderly woman with grey hair in a green sari and beaded necklace, who sits with palms pressed together in namaste. He holds a sheaf of white papers in his other hand. Behind him a bald man in an orange robe with white and red forehead markings holds a small brass plate. Several people stand in the background of a warm-lit hall with orange and white drapes.2013-05-05March 12 20082008-03-12A seated man in an orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair, places his hands on the head of a bowed older man in a checked shirt during a blessing at a satsang hall. A woman in a red and gold sari kneels beside them, holding a paper slip. Behind them, young men in white shirts with orange shawls stand, one with a shaved head and a sandalwood tilak. A white throne-like chair with flowers and a small trident is at right, and a red-curtained backdrop frames the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears in the seated figure's orange robe, long swept-back hair, and rudraksha mala; he is seated in the blessing role.2008-03-12Photograph of a healing blessing session. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless garment places his right hand on the crown of an elderly woman with white hair pulled back, who bows her head. Beside them a younger man in an orange robe with a red-marked forehead looks down and holds a small printed card. A woman with glasses and a white outfit watches. A white-draped table holds gold bangles, rudraksha malas, flowers and printed cards. Several people sit in a close circle indoors, with a red curtain behind.2008-03-24A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti with bare shoulders and multiple long gold beaded necklaces touches the forehead of an older man in white with an orange shawl. The seated man holds a folded white paper in his left hand and smiles. Behind them, red curtains hang, a white pedestal fan stands at left, a cameraman operates a tripod-mounted camera, and women sit in white and purple saris with orange scarves. A purple cushion and gold-patterned fabric are at lower left. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's a person reference, so the central seated figure is labelled probable Swamiji, a sannyasi giving blessing to a devotee; identity is appearance-based only.2012-07-09A photograph of a healing or blessing moment indoors. A man with long dark hair, wearing white clothes and a rudraksha mala, sits with hands joined in prayer and eyes lowered, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a bespectacled older man in an orange shawl over white clothes with a red tilak stands with eyes closed, and a younger man in orange clothing with long hair reaches forward to place his hand on the seated man's head. A young man in a patterned shirt with an ID badge stands at left, and another person is partly visible at the top edge. Four physical people are visible.2008-04-04March 23 20082008-03-23March 25 20082008-03-25A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an elderly woman who kneels before him. She wears a patterned blouse, a red hibiscus flower in her hair and green bangles, and her hands are raised in devotion. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and glasses holds a card, a shaven-headed monk in orange stands behind, and a white-clad attendant tends a table with a flower vase, a brass kalasha-style pot, papers and a trident-shaped emblem on the wall. The scene suggests darshan and blessing in an ashram hall with a red curtain.2008-03-12A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and long dark hair tied back reaches forward with one hand and touches the forehead of an older man in white clothes and an orange shawl, who has his palms raised. The robed man holds a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind them, another man in a white robe and orange shawl stands, and a seated man in white with a vibhuti forehead mark and an ID badge watches. The setting is an indoor hall with a white wall and window. a person: the robed man has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a gold-bead necklace, and is performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-03-05