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July 08 2013

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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a tiger-striped golden-yellow and brown wrap and a thick rudraksha mala necklace, holding a long silver staff with small hanging bells toward a man in a white kurta with a red cord around his neck, who holds his palms together in greeting. Behind them stand colourful garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a deity murti draped in garlands. A seated woman with braided hair is partly visible at lower right. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate saffron-toned wrap; he holds a ritual staff in a satsang-style setting.2013-07-08May 25 20132013-05-25Photograph of a close, intimate blessing moment. A young man in a white kurta with a red-and-white beaded necklace stands on the left, eyes closed, palms pressed together, while an older bearded man with long dark hair on the right places his hand on the young man's forehead. The blessing man is bare-chested with a dark red-brown wrap, a dense rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold pendant, and yellow sandalwood or turmeric paste on his forehead and upper arm. A tall golden staff with bells hangs in the foreground and a brown curtain forms the background. A probable Swamiji candidate is visible, identified by the long swept-back hair, the bare-chested rudraksha and gold adornment, and the yellow paste; the role is giving a blessing to a devotee.2016-07-04May 25 20132013-05-25A photo of a satsang-style blessing. A bare-chested man with long hair tied in a bun, a yellow-and-black tiger-striped cloth draped over him, several rudraksha malas and a vertical tilak on his forehead, reaches out and presses his palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta wearing a blue lanyard, rudraksha mala and an ID badge. The recipient has his arms raised. Behind them a seated woman in white with a mala watches, and a shimmering, sequined draped backdrop fills the background. The blessing gesture reads as a darshan-style forehead blessing. a person: the bare-chested man with his distinctive adornments and rudraksha malas is a candidate for the a person figure.2012-01-09A photograph of a long-haired figure with a white vertical mark on the forehead placing a palm on the head of a seated man in a white shirt and an orange-beaded necklace. The figure wears a leopard-print top layered with a red rudraksha-style bead garland and white beads, and is smiling. Behind them are a lit oil lamp on a stand, a dark curtain, potted green plants, and purple and green stage lighting. The gesture resembles a blessing.2013-03-16July 19 20122012-07-19A photo of a satsang-style exchange. On the left, a man with long hair tied in a bun, wearing a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment and a long rudraksha mala, extends his right arm and hand toward a man's forehead; he has a yellow mark on his forehead. On the right, a man in a white kurta with a blue lanyard and an ID badge raises both hands toward the first man. Behind them, a woman in white and a figure in red sit before a textured, cream-coloured wall. The left man has distinctive long hair, rudraksha beads and saffron-patterned clothing, so this is a person in person giving a blessing, but appearance alone is not conclusive.2012-01-09December 16 20122012-12-16Photograph of a darshan moment indoors before a deep red curtain. A smiling man in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a red bindi on his forehead, a bun of hair, and silver bangles and armlets, has his hand placed on the forehead of a second man in a white collared shirt who leans in toward him. The second man's hand is raised near the first man's face. A red cushion is visible at the right edge.2012-02-08A seated man with a long dark hair bun, a gold-bead ceremonial necklace, a red-and-orange wrap and a leopard-print garment presses his fingers to the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt with a red scarf and red lanyard. Both have eyes closed or half-closed in a blessing moment. Behind them, white-clad devotees in red scarves sit in a red-carpeted hall with a silver ceremonial staff in the foreground. The bearded-free setting suggests a darshan or blessing. The robed figure displays distinctive adornments and hair, so the a person label applies to this in-person candidate, who is blessing the devotee.2014-08-02September 06 20122012-09-06