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January 16 2016

A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha-style mala of red beads with gold beads stands at right, holding a folded white paper in one hand while placing his other hand on the head of a bald, white-clad elderly devotee who bends forward with palms pressed together. Gold bangles adorn his arms and a red tilak marks his forehead; his hair is swept back. Behind them, other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded, a saffron-robed attendant is visible at left, and a gilded deity murti with a red canopy and maroon drapes forms the backdrop of the hall. a person (in_person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold and bead necklace) performing a blessing on the devotee.

July 26 2017

July 02 2017

2017-07-02 +1 copies

Photograph inside an ornate temple-style hall with gold lattice screens and brass lamps. A seated figure with long matted hair wrapped in a rudraksha crown, wearing a rudraksha mala, a white-and-purple flower garland and ornate gold ornaments, sits in saffron-red robes with white markings on the face and smiles while holding a small white paper and a fruit or offering. Before him, a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to touch his feet in reverence. To the left, a bare-chested priest in a gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas looks on. Behind them, a woman in saffron clothing, a woman in white and several men in white shirts and lanyards stand or move through the hall, and a golden peacock figure and oil lamps are visible. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person, identified by the rudraksha crown, long hair, saffron robes and garland, though the image is only partly sure.

A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red shawl and white-and-blue flower garland blessing a devotee by placing his right hand on the devotee's head. The blessing man has a white vertical line marking on his forehead, rudraksha beads on his arm and a gold earring, and he smiles with eyes closed. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking smiles and watches. The devotee, in a blue polo shirt, bows forward holding papers. Behind them, other women in saris and a man in white stand in a room with a white wall, red curtain and wall air conditioner. Three to four people are visible.

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a horizontal white tilak on the forehead, wearing layered rudraksha malas and an ornate gold pendant necklace, placing his right hand on the head of an older balding man in a cream shirt and glasses who bows forward. The figure in orange holds a stack of papers in the other hand. Another man in white stands at left, and a partly visible saffron-robed figure is at right, with a golden deity murti or ornament in the upper right. Blessing or darshan setting. Swamiji (probable) on the basis of the saffron robe, long hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, as the person giving the blessing.

A photograph of a ritual blessing at a temple-style gathering. In the foreground a bare-shouldered figure with long dark hair, wearing a large garland of white, yellow, purple and orange flowers and beaded bronze-brown bracelets, places both hands on the head of a seated devotee in a red top with hands joined in prayer. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands with arms at his sides, and other white-clad attendants and onlookers are visible. Gold-colored ceremonial objects and orange and yellow floral decorations fill the background. The scene shows a head blessing rite.

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January 29 2013

A photograph of a shaktipada initiation during satsang. A man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested except for a saffron-red shawl and layered rudraksha malas, has his right hand resting on the crown of a seated woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl. He holds a small white card near her face while a second woman's hands hold the card from the front. Behind them, several devotees in saffron and white stand in the hall, and a golden deity murti and a small potted plant sit at the lower right. A wrist-length rudraksha bracelet is visible on his arm.

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in which a person with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron garment with a red flower garland and gold ceremonial necklaces places a hand on the forehead of a seated devotee in a light blue shirt with grey hair and a moustache, who has his hands folded in prayer. A rudraksha bracelet is visible on the wrist of the person giving the blessing, and the person holds a small white paper in the other hand. Several other men in the background watch with hands joined, and a blurred red backdrop fills the room.