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November 10 2013

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August 01 20142014-08-01Photograph of an indoor satsang setting with red draped curtains. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold beaded mala and an orange-red robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a cobra-hooded gold back, holding a folded white paper while a man in a white shirt and orange shawl kneels with palms joined. Beside the throne stands a silver ceremonial staff topped with a round finial, and a peacock-feather fan rests on a gold pot at left. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, saffron robe and throne posture. The kneeling devotee is one person.2014-07-25November 10 20132013-11-10A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and orange-and-yellow robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange scarf printed with script. The standing man holds his palms together in namaste. Behind them, a gold-carved throne and red drapes frame the scene, and two people in white and red garments stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by turban, mala and robe cues, giving a blessing.2015-10-25July 17 20152015-07-17A seated bare-chested man in a maroon-red dhoti-style wrap and a large rudraksha mala raises his right palm to a standing devotee in saffron-orange cloth. He has long dark hair swept back, white tilak markings on his forehead and arms, and a gold ornate chair back behind him. Beside them an older man with grey hair and white forehead markings and a younger man with a shaved head, orange cloth, beaded bracelets and rudraksha beads press palms together in greeting. Garlands of golden beads and flowers hang in the background, with a green plant at left and a person in white at the right edge.2014-12-24A seated figure in an orange-brown and gold-bordered saffron garment with a red shawl and a red tilak on the forehead extends a hand in blessing over a bare-chested man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and hoop earring, who sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a golden deity murti is garlanded with bright yellow, red, purple and white flowers, and a woman holds a baby on red cloth. The scene suggests a darshan blessing. Red drapes and a blue cloth frame the altar area.2013-11-10A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, smiling and gesturing with one hand toward a younger man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. The seated man wears heavy red and yellow marigold garlands, gold chains and a red bindi, and sits on a throne-like seat with a gold lion-head armrest and a red cushion. Behind him is a floral backdrop of red and yellow flowers and an ornate embroidered umbrella. The younger man holds a small yellow object in his hand.2015-07-17Photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha-style beaded ceremonial necklaces with gold beads, and a rust-red robe, smiling and extending his right arm to touch the forehead of a bald, older man in a white shirt and a red-and-black patterned shawl. The second man has both palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stands a silver-and-gold ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial and a gold-toned peacock feather fan on the left, with deep maroon drapes in the background. Two people are visible. a person is the seated figure, identified by his long hair, rust robe, beaded gold garlands and white tilak; he is the one being touched in blessing by the bald man.2014-07-21September 20 20152015-09-20Photograph of a ceremonial moment in a red-draped hall. A seated figure with long dark hair in a topknot, wearing a rust-red shawl and a large gold beaded necklace, places his hand on the shoulder of a standing devotee in orange robes who bows his head. The devotee wears an orange stole printed with Sanskrit-style text. Behind them, two more orange-robed men and a woman in red stand near red curtains and a gilded deity murti, while a bell hangs at the upper left.2014-07-25July 25 20142014-07-25