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July 13 2016

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A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall with gold-carved panels behind. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-and-gold shawl and rudraksha beads, reaches out and presses his hand to the head of a seated man in white clothes and an orange scarf printed with script. The seated man holds a folded paper and has a white tilak. Behind them stand a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, a woman in white, and a person in white. A white air conditioning unit and red curtains are visible.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 01 20162016-07-01July 13 20162016-07-13A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a red-draped setting. A bearded devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with eyes closed and hands at his chest while a long-haired sannyasi in rust-orange robes and a brown rudraksha mala places his palm on the devotee's forehead and reads from a small pink sheet. A camera on a tripod stands at left and a gold pillar and carved stone edge appear at right.2016-07-14A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall with gold-toned panels behind. A man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap with gold border and rudraksha malas, places his right hand on the forehead of a bearded man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala, who has his eyes closed. A third hand holds the other man's hand. Behind them, several men in white and orange-red shawls stand, one holding a folded paper. The dreadlocked figure matches the presentation of the Swamiji candidate, with long hair and rudraksha malas, shown in an act of blessing as part of a Pada Puja-style ritual.2017-08-09 +1 copiesOctober 07 20122012-10-07August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, placing his right hand on the head of a curly-haired young man in white clothes and an orange-red scarf. The recipient raises his left palm in a receiving gesture. Behind them, saffron-scarved men in white stand and a bald man with white forehead markings sits in the background, with a gold-patterned wall at right. a person is the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks and rudraksha malas, shown blessing the devotee.2017-08-09 +1 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24April 25 20172017-04-25A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dreadlocks and a dense rudraksha mala around his neck and a saffron-orange wrap places his palm on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta. The young man has a saffron scarf with printed text draped around his neck and a lanyard. Behind them, a man in an orange garment, a photographer with a camera, and a red curtain frame a gold-accented setting.2016-06-27