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December 14 20122012-12-14December 10 20122012-12-102003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 07 20162016-10-07August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual exchange on a raised platform. A bald man in white robes with a red-orange shawl sits with palms raised toward a long-haired man in a leopard-print headband and leopard-print waist cloth, orange-brown garment and green-beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold armlets. The long-haired man extends his right hand toward the forehead of the seated man. Behind them, several men in white dress with orange-red shawls stand or sit, and a white-robed figure stands at right beside a framed picture. Heavy striped curtains and a bright light source fill the left background, with a white fur-like cloth in the lower left.2012-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a blessing moment indoors at a hall with draped pink curtains. A man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and an ID badge stands with eyes closed and arms outstretched while a person in orange robes and a pink-and-white flower garland presses a raised palm to his forehead. The robed figure wears a rudraksha bracelet. Other people in white and orange clothing are seated or standing in the background, and a woman in white sits at the lower edge.2012-12-10December 24 20122012-12-24A photograph of a darshan moment on a ship event stage. A man in a saffron-orange garment with long rudraksha malas and a gold necklace stands at left, his bare right arm raised with the palm pressed to the forehead of a man at right. That man wears a white kurta, an orange-red shawl and rudraksha beads, with his hands raised palm-out in receptive gesture and an ID badge at his chest. Several people in white kurtas and orange-red shawls stand in the background, and a white-and-orange badge hangs on another attendee. The left figure has distinctive saffron robes, long malas and gold ornaments, matching the a person appearance cues for the blessing giver, while the right figure is a devotee receiving blessing.2012-12-16September 18 20172017-09-18 +1 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20A photo of a ceremonial initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wrapped in a tall reddish-orange braided turban and a saffron-orange shawl touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, a man with short greying hair in a cream kurta with a small pattern, wears a rudraksha mala and stands with eyes closed. Behind them, another saffron-clad figure wearing dark beaded malas and a man in a brown-grey turban are visible, with a metal railing and dark backdrop. The gesture resembles a blessing or diksha.2018-04-30