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July 07 2013

A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark places his right hand on the crown of a bald, bearded man's head. The recipient wears a white kurta and an orange-red shawl printed with script. Behind them stands a silver trident and a golden deity murti or ornament, with striped wooden screens in the background. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture in a temple-like hall.

A photo of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A woman with long, loose dark hair and a dark red wrap stands at left and places her right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange-red cloth at his waist and an orange cord around his neck. He stands with eyes lowered and hands at his chest. Behind them a seated person in orange-red robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace is partly visible, and a brass or gold ritual vessel with yellow flowers sits at the lower left. White walls, a maroon curtain, and a doorway frame the background. Two physical people are clearly visible, with a third partly visible in a mirror reflection.

Indoor photo of a seated guru touching the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. The seated figure wears an orange and gold draped garment, a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and has long hair tied back in a bun. He sits on an ornate gold and red throne-like seat. The young man stands bowing with hands folded, his orange shawl bearing printed script. The setting has wooden doors and warm walls. a person is seated on the gilded throne, giving a blessing on the forehead in what appears to be a darshan moment. Two people are visible.

September 05 2014

A photograph of a long-haired figure in a rust-red wrap and orange beaded necklace pressing one palm onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl and dark rudraksha-style beads, who raises his other hand with palm open. Both are seated indoors near a white wall with a small window and an electrical outlet; a couple of other people in red shawls stand blurred at the upper right. The recipient is a seated devotee in white.

A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-orange shawl and orange-beaded necklace placing his palm on the forehead of a balding, smiling man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, in an indoor room with plants and a window behind them. Another person in orange stands at the right edge. The gesture appears to be a blessing given to a devotee at a satsang gathering. The long-haired man with the orange beaded mala and shawl is a probable Swamiji in appearance.

May 07 2014

A seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark waist cloth places one hand on the forehead of an older man in a white kurta and a beaded rudraksha mala. The man has both arms raised overhead, palms open, and a visitor badge reading Kalpataru hangs from his neck. Other seated people in orange and white are partly visible in the background, beside a pedestal fan and a pale wall. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and saffron robe, in a blessing gesture.

January 03 2014

A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl with a long dark braid and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the crown of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta, who has a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala. The orange-clad man's left hand is raised in a blessing gesture near the other man's forehead. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left, and a dark blue curtain and a painted backdrop are behind them. A woman's face is partly visible at the right edge. a person: the orange-clad seated figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, and is performing a blessing for the man in white.