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December 22 20122012-12-22December 26 20142014-12-26A photograph of an initiation moment. A bare-shouldered man in saffron-orange cloth and a long red and pink flower garland, with a white forehead mark, reaches out and places his right palm on the head of a young man in a white shirt draped with an orange printed shawl. The young man stands with eyes lowered and hands raised near his face. Behind them stands a tall silver trident with a red gem, beside draped red and gold curtains. A second person's hand and face appear at the right edge. a person: the bare-shouldered man in saffron cloth, flower garland and white forehead mark, shown blessing a devotee, matching the page's a person reference.2014-07-16May 09 20142014-05-09A seated figure in a maroon-red silk shawl with gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds a dark wooden staff, smiling as he extends his right hand to rest on the head of a small boy in an orange and white striped shirt who sits with palms pressed together. A woman in white with a dark mala sits nearby beside an open wooden box, and two people in orange kurtas stand in the background near a doorway, with black speakers behind them.2013-12-02July 15 20142014-07-15March 20 20132013-03-20 +1 copiesA seated figure in a pink draped garment with a rudraksha mala and white-and-red forehead markings places both hands on the head of a young boy in white, while a man in white kneels beside him with his hands raised. A woman in orange and a girl in a red top stand with raised arms behind them, and other people in white watch from the room's edge. The setting is a peach-walled room with a window and an air conditioning unit. The figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and a mala, and the appearance is consistent with a person candidate giving blessing, though it is not certain.2011-11-27A seated figure in an orange-brown robe with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, long dark hair swept back, extends both palms toward a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl whose hands are raised in return. The seated figure sits on a red velvet throne-like chair before a dark maroon curtain with gold damask patterns. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and other devotees in orange sit at the right edge. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-gold robe match the Swamiji (probable) cues, so this is an in-person ritual blessing moment in a satsang setting.2014-01-11May 09 20142014-05-09December 02 20132013-12-02May 09 20142014-05-09