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September 10 20112011-09-10September 10 20112011-09-10September 10 20112011-09-10A photograph of a diksha-style blessing. A man with swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red garment edged in gold, a long mala of dark rudraksha beads around his neck, places his right hand on the crown of a short-haired young man in a white kurta. The young man stands with eyes closed and his palm pressed to his own cheek, a folded paper in the older man's left hand. A white bandage is on the older man's forearm. Behind them, a person in white dhoti and a man with vibhuti on his forehead are visible, along with a camera on a tripod and a wall air conditioner. Probable Swamiji cues: swept-back hair, red and gold ceremonial shawl and rudraksha mala, performing the blessing.2011-09-10Close photo of a bare-chested man in a red wrap and gold bead necklace, with white and red forehead markings, lightly touching the head of a man in a white shirt who looks up at him while raising his hand. Warm indoor setting with a painted backdrop. The man in red shows a smile and steady posture, with his arm extended toward the other man's head during what appears to be a blessing gesture. a person cues: swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and red wrap, though the face is not used for identification.2011-11-06Photo of a seated man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a red shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, with white and red tilak on his forehead, placing his raised right hand on the head of a shaven-headed man in a white t-shirt with a red cord around his neck. The seated man holds a wooden staff or stick in his left hand while the bald man sits with eyes closed and his palm raised toward him. The setting has a purple curtain and gold ornamental draping behind them. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-red shawl with gold border, seated in the role of the giver of blessing.2011-07-17A photograph of a ritual blessing. A young man with hair tied in a bun, a white forehead mark and an orange wrap with a rudraksha mala around his neck and waist places his palm on the forehead of a shaved-head devotee in a white t-shirt. The devotee has his eyes closed and hands raised beside his head, and holds a gold bracelet and a rudraksha bead. The priest holds a folded paper in his left hand. Two shaved-head men in orange sit blurred at the bottom edge and right side. White walls and a red curtain form the background.2012-10-11March 07 20142014-03-07Two men stand face to face in close profile, palms raised and pressed together in a gesture of greeting or blessing. The man on the left wears a plain white dhoti-style garment, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a thin gold chain and a bead bracelet, and smiles. The man on the right has his hair tied in a bun, wears a rudraksha mala and a red garment with a gold border draped over his shoulder, and has a bandage on his upper arm. Behind them is a white doorway and a blurred interior setting.2011-09-10July 07 20132013-07-07A photo of a ritual scene indoors. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears white clothes, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, and raises both hands in a gesture above his head. Facing him, a bare-chested man with a bun wears a red and gold shawl, a rudraksha mala necklace and a bandage on his upper arm, and holds a sheet of paper while extending his arm toward the first man. Behind them, a man in white with a mala stands near a camera operator in white, and a seated man in white watches. A red curtain hangs in the background.2011-09-10March 23 20142014-03-23