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October 09 2012

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June 02 20122012-06-02A 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.2014-07-16Stage photograph of a dimly lit, blue-and-purple toned ceremony. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha band across his forehead, a bare shoulder and a thick garland of red, orange and yellow roses is raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck, who has his palm raised in return. Behind them a woman in a white patterned dress and other figures stand watching, and a silver ceremonial pillar is at the left edge.2018-04-15A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white flower garland, smiles while placing his right palm on the forehead of an older bearded man in a white shirt with a mala, who kneels with eyes closed and hands raised. The robed man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them hang orange and cream drapes, a gold-painted pillar and yellow marigold flowers, and a red cushioned seat sits at left.2012-09-23A photograph of a blessing moment in a plain, pale peach room. A man with short grey hair and a white embroidered kurta with a dark rudraksha-type cord bows forward with eyes closed while another man places his right palm on his forehead. The blessing figure wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala necklace, and has a red bindi and hair tied up at the back, smiling warmly. His left hand is raised in a mudra. a person (orange robe, rudraksha mala, tied-back hair) is performing a blessing as an in-person candidate, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2011-11-26December 22 20172017-12-22March 13 20132013-03-13March 24 20132013-03-24July 06 20122012-07-06December 12 20162016-12-12Photo of a darshan moment indoors against a red curtain. A long-haired man with a yellow-orange forehead mark, wearing an orange-saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, places his palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt and black wristwatch, whose eyes are closed. A rudraksha bracelet is on the wrist of the orange-clad man. Several onlookers stand in the background, including a woman in a white patterned top and a person in white with an orange sash at the upper left. Swamiji (probable): the orange-clad man with long hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces is performing the blessing. The recipient is a devotee.2012-07-19March 27 20132013-03-27