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October 15 20152015-10-15A priest in a saffron-red dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested and wearing a heavy rudraksha-style gold and bead necklace, presses his right hand to the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta. The recipient wears a rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl printed with script, and has white sacred ash on his brow with eyes closed. Behind them, attendants in red-orange robes stand near a silver ceremonial staff and a green plant. The priest's forehead carries white markings and he wears a rudraksha mala. A rite of blessing or initiation is taking place in a warmly lit hall with dark red drapes.2015-07-17September 20 20152015-09-20A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-and-gold wrap and a long gold-beaded necklace, extending a hand to touch the forehead of a standing-kneeling man with short grey hair, folded hands and an orange shawl over white clothes. Behind them a woman in a red sari with a bindi and another person in white hold ritual items, and a woman in orange and white stands in the background near a red cloth backdrop. The figure with the bun and gold necklace is a person by appearance cues (long swept hair, ornate gold necklace, saffron wrap), and is shown in the act of blessing the man. Total people visible: four.2015-07-19July 19 20152015-07-19A photograph of a healer initiation moment indoors before a red draped backdrop with a golden deity statue at the left edge. A person with long dark hair in a swept-back bun, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange and gold garment draped over the shoulder, sits and places a raised palm on the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt and an orange scarf printed with dark lettering, who holds his own palms open in front of him. A woman in white with an orange scarf and rudraksha beads sits behind them holding a bundle of incense sticks. Other people in white and orange scarves stand in the background.2015-07-19September 20 20152015-09-20A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing an ochre-orange sanyasi wrap with a gold-edged border and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a striped white polo shirt who wears an orange-red scarf and folds his hands in a gesture of reception. Another man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange scarf, with a tilak on his forehead, stands behind. A gold deity murti sits in the lower left, and figures in orange and white are seated in the blurred background. a person performs a blessing. Two-way video-conference event context.2014-03-16December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a samaya deeksha ritual. A figure in a rust-red and gold saffron-toned robe with a heavy beaded necklace extends one arm and touches the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl, who raises his palm in response. Behind them a woman in white with a red shawl and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds a small brass vessel, and a child in orange garland and white forehead marks stands at right. A green leafy plant sits in the foreground near ritual items.2015-07-17Photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-and-gold garment placing a hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes and a red-and-black printed shawl, with a conference lanyard. The man's hands are raised in a palms-up gesture. Behind them, a seated group wears red shawls and white attire, and a woman in a red sari with flower garland sits near a row of rudraksha malas. Swamiji (probable) appearance: long dark hair, saffron-gold clothing, and the touch-on-forehead blessing gesture; the figure is in person at a session, performing a blessing or mandala-style transmission on a participant.2015-07-09December 16 20122012-12-16