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November 15 2011

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A photograph of a blessing moment in a temple-like hall. A man in a white shirt with a white forehead mark kneels with his head bowed, while a long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala places one hand on his head and holds a sheet of paper in the other. The robed figure wears a red kumkum mark on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, a few devotees stand in white and light clothing, some with white forehead marks, and orange and red decorative pillars are visible.2010-10-13September 21 20122012-09-21A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha-bead garland in his hair. He stands with eyes closed, his right hand resting on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in devotion. Other devotees in white and a bald man stand around, a video camera is raised above, and a red and white painted pillar is visible behind. A small wall-mounted object or card is held in the lower foreground. Photo-style blessing or puja moment.2012-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and multiple rudraksha malas with ceremonial gold ornaments, places his right hand on the head of a man in a white t-shirt with a small red logo. He holds a folded white paper in his left hand and a silver tray is visible at the lower right. Behind them stand several men in white and dark clothes, one in orange with a turban at the left edge, and a man with white vertical tilak marks at the right.2011-02-14A photograph of a blessing moment in a covered outdoor hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain, places his right hand on the head of a seated older man in a white t-shirt with a red emblem. The blessed man bows his head. Beside them, a monk in saffron robes with a saffron turban stands at left, and a younger man in orange holds a silver tray with papers and gold items at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the man with long hair and rudraksha malas giving the blessing.2011-02-14 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07September 15 20122012-09-15Indoor photo of a long-haired man in a red and orange dhoti-style wrap, gold chain necklaces, multiple beaded bangles and a red bindi, bare-chested, lowering his right palm onto the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a saffron-red wrap, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Around him, a bespectacled saffron-robed sannyasi with tripundra marks and a white-clad elderly man with folded hands watch, while other devotees stand in the background of a hall with ceiling lights and a projection screen.2011-12-05August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20132013-01-24June 22 20122012-06-22 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20122012-09-21