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February 25 2013

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A photograph of an indoor satsang setting in which a person with long swept-back grey hair, a red bindi and a red-orange robe with a layered brown-gold shawl stands at right, extending one arm to bless a people on the left and holding a folded white paper in the other hand. He wears a thick orange-gold beaded necklace and gold bangles, and the figure's appearance is consistent with a person presiding as teacher. To his left, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaskar, and a young boy in an orange and cream garment with a white forehead mark stands below the outstretched hand. Behind them, men in white and orange ritual clothing stand near a red-and-gold backdrop, with a yellow cloth hanging from the top left.2013-04-04 +1 copiesMarch 27 20132013-03-27September 16 20122012-09-16March 27 20132013-03-27September 16 20122012-09-16A saffron-robed figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a thick orange beaded mala and a heavy gold bead necklace stands bare-shouldered in a crowded hall, reading a folded white paper while placing his right hand on the head of a balding older man in white shirt and round glasses. Around them, several men in white and pale shirts stand close, one holding a small notebook, and a hanging woven banner with tassels is visible at the top of the frame. The scene suggests a personal blessing during a gathering; the a person field is marked unsure because the appearance cues are present but the image alone cannot confirm identity.2013-05-01A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha-style mala of red beads with gold beads stands at right, holding a folded white paper in one hand while placing his other hand on the head of a bald, white-clad elderly devotee who bends forward with palms pressed together. Gold bangles adorn his arms and a red tilak marks his forehead; his hair is swept back. Behind them, other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded, a saffron-robed attendant is visible at left, and a gilded deity murti with a red canopy and maroon drapes forms the backdrop of the hall. a person (in_person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold and bead necklace) performing a blessing on the devotee.2013-05-19September 15 20122012-09-15December 05 20112011-12-05 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20132013-01-05A man in a long-sleeved white kurta with a saffron cloth around his neck, glasses on, hands pressed together in namaste, bows his head while a figure in ochre-orange robes places a hand on his crown. The blessing figure has long dark hair swept back, wears a tilak, a small gold earring, layered rudraksha-style beads and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace with a crystal mala, and holds a sheet of paper in the other hand. Behind them a second robed figure in ochre stands near a maroon curtain and a yellow banner, with a few other people at the edge of the frame. The blessing figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, ochre robes and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2013-05-04A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white and red forehead mark, a gold necklace, layered rudraksha malas and silver-disc beads, placing his right hand on the head of an older man in a brown jacket and glasses who bows with palms pressed together. The robed man holds a folded white paper and a small red tray in his other hand. A second robed figure stands behind, and a dark curtain with an orange tassel hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, giving a blessing to a devotee.2013-01-28