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October 07 2012

A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor room with a plain light wall and a white framed mirror. A man in a rust-orange wrap and bead necklaces, with hair tied in a bun, places his palm on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard, who raises both arms in devotion. The blessing man holds a small printed sheet in his other hand. A bald man in orange is partly visible at the bottom edge. a person is the bun-haired man in orange with bead malas, blessing a devotee.

October 11 2012

A photo of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange draped cloth with a rudraksha mala and beaded waist belt, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair in a topknot, places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt wearing a long rudraksha mala with a green thread. The blessed man has his hands raised and eyes closed. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a seated bald man in orange sits, and another man in white is partly visible at the right edge. A red cushion and yellow cloth appear at the bottom. Whether the blessing giver is a person is not established by appearance alone.

Photograph of a shaved-head... no: a man with hair tied in a topknot and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands at left, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a wrap around his waist, with multiple rudraksha malas with silver beads and a gold necklace. He places his right hand on the crown of the head of a seated-to-standing devotee at right, who wears a white kurta, rudraksha mala, and an orange-lanyard identity badge, with palms raised in a gesture of receiving blessing and eyes closed. Behind them, a bald man in saffron clothing sits, and a red curtain hangs on the right wall. The setting appears to be an indoor ashram hall with plain white walls.

2012-10-11 +1 copies

Photograph of a seated figure in an orange robe with a bun of dark hair and a gold bead necklace, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, while both raise their hands. The seated figure holds a small folded paper in the other hand. A third person in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits behind, and a few people stand at the right edge in orange garments. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or blessing event.

A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. On the right, a man with dark hair tied in a bun wears an orange saffron shawl with gold border and bare upper body; he holds a small white card or paper in one hand and places his other hand on the head of a man on the left. The man on the left wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala, and raises his palm in a gesture of acceptance with eyes lowered. A blurred figure in orange robes stands in the background. A red curtain and a white cylindrical fixture appear behind them.

2011-09-03 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man in orange saffron robes wearing a long ornate gold necklace with large gold beads and a red tilak on his forehead places his palm on the head of a younger man in a white shirt, who stands with his eyes closed and hands raised. The seated figure in orange holds a small white paper in his other hand. Behind them, a garlanded altar displays yellow and orange flower garlands and a golden decorated backdrop.

December 25 2011

A photograph of a Nayana Deeksha-style blessing. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace of ornate bead ornaments, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap stands at left, pressing his palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a moustache, whose arms are raised. The blessed man's other palm is open upward. Behind them a seated woman in a white top and another in a patterned orange top watch. A small paper slip is held in the officiant's hand, and a gold deity murti or ornament sits at lower left. The officiant is probable Swamiji, with long hair, a saffron wrap, gold neck ornaments and a sandal-marked forehead.