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October 07 2011

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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors in a hall with warm lighting and a purple curtain behind. A man in a multicolour turban with pink, orange and red tones and a peacock-feather ornament, wearing a red shawl over a pink and green garment, smiles and lays his right palm on the forehead of a man in an orange garment with a bowed head. Adornments include beaded orange bracelets, a gold-trimmed necklace and a red-and-gold patterned wrap. Around them, devotees in white and orange clothes stand with hands pressed together in anjali, and a bespectacled man in orange-saffron robes stands at the right edge. The gesture suggests a blessing or darshan-style touch, and the visible cues are a turban, ornate clothing and a ceremonial necklace, so the figure in the turban is a probable Swamiji.

A smiling man in a pink, orange and yellow turban and pink-orange clothing stands raising his right palm in blessing toward a line of devotees with their hands pressed together in namaste. He wears a layered rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles. To the right, a bald man in orange robes and glasses holds a tray. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background of a hall with a colourful backdrop of a deity image.

October 18 2011

A photograph of a seated-standing devotional blessing indoors. A young man with curly hair in a white kurta, hands pressed together in namaste, bows his head as a man in an orange turban with a red tilak mark and ornate crown-like brooch raises his right hand over him. The blessed man wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border, rudraksha mala necklaces, red beaded bracelets and a rings. Probable Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, giving a blessing. Behind them, several devotees in pink and checked shirts stand with hands folded; a partially visible bald man in orange with glasses appears at the right edge. Warm hall lighting and draped curtains in the background.

A photograph of a devotee line in an indoor hall. A man in a red, orange and pink turban and matching pink-and-red garments, with a long rudraksha mala and white-beaded necklaces, smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a man bowing with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in plain shirts stand behind, and a saffron-robed attendant is visible at the right edge.

Photograph of a temple or ashram gathering. A smiling man in a red and gold turban with a white jewel, wearing a blue and red shawl with gold border, gold necklaces and bangles, places his palm on the forehead of a devotee with hands pressed together. Beside him a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a bare upper body. Devotees in white and peach shirts with palms joined stand around them, and ornate golden deity shrines decorate the background.

Indoor photograph of a man in a multicoloured pink, yellow and orange turban with a small floral ornament, wearing a pink and saffron garment, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, copper-coloured bangles and an orange shawl. He raises his right hand in blessing toward a bowing older man in a light blue checked shirt. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and glasses stands at right, and a crowd of devotees stands in the background under warm ceiling lights. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned figure with long hair and ornate beaded necklaces matches the page's Swamiji reference, based on the turban, rudraksha-style malas and saffron clothing.

A photograph of a satsang gathering in which a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a blue flower tucked above his forehead, extends his right arm in a blessing gesture toward a row of men in white shirts and kurtas who stand with palms pressed together at their chests. A bald man in orange robes stands at the right edge, and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets are visible on the central figure's wrist. Gold necklaces and a red bindi mark his appearance, and a colourful backdrop is visible behind the crowd. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's description of the swamiji, though this is an appearance-based candidate only: Swamiji (probable) in the orange turban and shawl, performing a blessing at satsang.

October 17 2011

A smiling man in an orange turban with a blue-and-yellow pompom and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing toward a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis who have their palms pressed together in greeting. A bald man in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a red bindi and beaded bracelets are visible on the figure in orange. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in orange turban and shawl with a red bindi, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial gold necklaces, giving darshan to devotees at a satsang hall with purple drapery in the background.

Photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing indoors in an event hall. A man in an orange-and-gold turban, with a gold necklace and gold bangles, has his raised right palm extended toward the forehead of a long-haired man in a white t-shirt who stands with palms pressed together. Beside them, an older man in a checked shirt bows with folded hands and another man in a teal shirt stands behind. A saffron-robed sannyasi with rudraksha beads and white ash markings stands at right. Several other onlookers stand in the background. a person (orange-and-gold turban, gold ornaments and rudraksha-style beads) is giving the blessing.

December 24 2011