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A photograph inside a large hall with a woven, geometric bamboo-style ceiling and bright overhead lights. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands facing a bald man in a white shirt and white trousers, placing her hand on his head in a blessing gesture. Beside them, women in saris and an older woman in a pink sari look on, and a tray with red and white flowers, fruit and a plate sits at the left edge. Behind them a red carpet and green mats run down an aisle lined with seated devotees in white and colourful clothing, with a crowd filling the hall. A man in white walks along the red carpet at right, and banners hang at the back. The scene resembles a padapuja-style devotional blessing, though this is not certain.2010-02-07A photograph inside a large hall with a bamboo-lattice ceiling and rows of seated devotees on the floor. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a white flower garland sits on a red-cushioned seat, cupping the face of a young man in a checked short-sleeved shirt in a blessing gesture. Other women in white and cream saris stand behind, one in a red blouse, and white jasmine and red rose arrangements decorate the stage edge. A man in white shirt stands at the right edge. The floor is covered in pink and green cloths.2010-02-07A photo of a seated young man in white kurta with saffron shawl, eyes closed and hands raised, receiving a blessing on the forehead from a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dreadlocks adorned with a white flower garland, kneeling in front of them. Behind, a hall with red drapes, banners, a gold deity or throne ornament, and a row of seated participants in white on red mats. A man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala stands nearby, and devotees in white are gathered. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. a person (the figure with long dreadlocks and orange robes) is performing the blessing; the role is the blesser, and the identification rests on those visible cues.2016-10-01November 29 20092009-11-29A photograph of an indoor ritual blessing in a room with light wood floors and a bamboo blind. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a silver-toned necklace rests both palms on the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and glasses, who bows with a white and red flower garland around his neck. Behind them, a woman in a pink sari and standing attendants in orange robes watch, and a cardboard box of red fruit sits nearby beside yellow lilies. Standing onlookers in white clothes fill the background, and a woman in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stands at left. The person in saffron appears to be a person, identified by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala and silver necklace while performing the blessing.2014-07-10February 07 20102010-02-07A photograph of a stage ceremony. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a decorated throne with garlands, touching the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and white trousers who bows his head. Around them, shaved-headed sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, some holding wooden staffs with orange flags. Orange banners hang above, and the floor holds small oil lamps. The seated man in orange is a probable Swamiji by appearance, long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace, placed on the throne; the man in white is a devotee receiving blessing.2006-07-11October 01 20162016-10-01April 27 20162016-04-27May 31 20152015-05-31October 01 20162016-10-01September 27 20132013-09-27