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July 23 2010

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A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair places his right hand on the head of a seated visitor. The visitor wears a white collared shirt and has a dark moustache and closed eyes; a visitor badge is clipped to his shirt. Behind them stands another man in orange clothing. In the foreground is an orange cushioned seat, and a wooden tray with small sweets or offerings sits beside the blessing. A white wall with red painted trim and a red curtain form the background. The robed man has long hair and orange clothing consistent with the Swamiji (probable) presentation, and is performing a head blessing as a teacher to a visitor.

A photograph of a devotee kneeling outdoors on an orange cloth, hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. He wears a white collared shirt with a visitor badge. A robed figure in orange clothing and a white-robed attendant stand over him; the orange-robed figure with long swept-back dark hair holds a handwritten paper and has his hand raised toward the kneeling devotee's head in blessing. A wooden tray with offerings sits at the right edge, and other people in white and yellow clothing stand in the background.

July 08 2010

A photograph of a blessing in a courtyard. A man with short dark hair and a thick moustache, wearing a white shirt and a visitor badge, sits with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A young man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala, places both hands on the visitor's head and forehead. Behind them stands another person in orange robes and a person in white with a yellow cloth. The wall has a red and white painted border with a lotus motif, and an orange cushioned seat is in the foreground.

A photograph of a seated visitor with palms pressed together in namaskar, kneeling on an orange cloth. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair places a hand on the visitor's forehead while holding a handwritten paper. The visitor wears a white shirt with a badge reading Visitor and a rudraksha mala with a gold bracelet. Behind them, people in white clothes and a yellow garment stand near a tray. Appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. a person is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ceremonial presentation as the robed figure giving blessing.

July 07 2010

November 29 2011

A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a tied-back topknot places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a dark tie, who has his eyes closed and palms pressed together in respect. A videographer with a camera on a tripod stands behind them in a white dhoti and shawl, and other people are partly visible in the background against a pale peach wall. The orange-robed figure appears to be the a person by appearance cues (tied-back hair, orange saffron clothing, rudraksha mala) and is shown giving a blessing, consistent with a padapuja or darshan blessing.

A photograph of a woman with long, dark, loose hair wearing an orange and gold-bordered saffron sari and a long rudraksha mala, a red bindi on her forehead, placing her right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white collared shirt with his palms pressed together in greeting. She holds a small white card or envelope in her left hand. A dark beaded mala hangs from the man's neck and a gold bangle is on his wrist. A potted plant and a wall-mounted air conditioner are in the blurred background.

A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing on a stage. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak, wearing an orange sleeveless garment, smiles broadly while placing both hands on the head of a seated older man. The older man wears a plain white shirt, a black beaded mala and a gold pendant, and his eyes are lowered. Blurred gold and red ceremonial decor fills the background, and a dark curtain sits behind the stage. A microphone is visible at the lower left. The blessing figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing, and is shown as the one giving the blessing.

2010-11-18 +2 copies

A photograph of a seated long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a red-brown rudraksha mala placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and bangles. The older man has his palms raised and eyes closed in a gesture of receiving blessing. A seated figure in white and a cooler fan are visible in the background. Two people are visible.

January 31 2010