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May 06 2018

2018-05-06 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual blessing in warm red-orange light. A woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings holds her hands on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge on his chest. He has his eyes closed and hands raised near his head. Behind them, another man in white watches, and a red curtain hangs at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are a priestess-like giver and a devotee receiving blessing.

A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair decorated with rudraksha beads, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment, presses his palm to the forehead of a seated young man with shaved-back hair who has eyes closed and bare shoulders. Behind them, two people in white and yellow dhoti-style garments stand near a golden carved wall. A white tilak marks the standing man's forehead. The scene suggests a ritual blessing, identified only by visible actions.

A photograph of a bare-chested devotee receiving a blessing as a long-haired man in a rust-red saffron wrap places one palm on the devotee's forehead and the other hand on his neck. The blessing man has a gold tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and gold paint markings on his shoulder; the appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair and saffron-toned clothing, shown as the person giving the blessing. Behind them a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and a brass ceremonial pillar glow softly in warm light. Three people are visible in the scene.

A close photo of a ritual blessing. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with long dreadlocks and a beard, wearing a rudraksha mala and an ochre wrap, reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a seated bearded man with short dark hair, who wears rudraksha beads. Behind them a woman in white clothing and other people are partly visible, with a brass or metal pillar at the right edge. The setting is warmly lit in red tones.

A photograph of a diksha-style blessing during a ceremony. A bare-chested man in a red shawl and a red twisted turban places his right hand on the forehead of a man with long dreadlocked hair who wears an orange-saffron kurta and beaded malas. Behind them a third man in a brown turban and red tilak on his forehead watches, and a framed picture sits at the lower right. The setting is a dimly lit hall with warm red tones.

July 07 2017

A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange saffron wrap placing his right hand on the head of a younger man with short dark hair and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace during a blessing. Behind them, several people in white and pink ceremonial clothes, some with red tilak marks and beaded malas, stand in a dimly lit hall with a gold-toned deity figure and a silver ritual staff visible at upper right. The older man in orange has dreadlocked hair and a beard, and smiles with eyes closed.

July 01 2016

Photograph of a close blessing moment indoors against a red curtain. A man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and a bangle has his eyes closed while a figure in a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, with an ornate necklace and small gold hoop earrings, presses a hand to his forehead. Another person stands behind, partly visible. Warm stage lighting and a second red drape frame the scene. The saffron-clad figure's face is turned away and identity is not established from appearance.

July 11 2017

2017-07-11 +1 copies

A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold beads blesses a young boy in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads. He places his right hand on the boy's head while the boy kneels and looks up. Behind them, a woman in a yellow sari and other figures in white and orange garments stand in a blurred hall, with a brass ritual vessel in the lower foreground. The man has distinctive long hair, rudraksha and gold adornments consistent with the a person appearance cues, so this is a person blessing a child at an Inner Awakening event.