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September 28 2011

Indoor photo of a bare-chested man in a salmon-pink shawl with a thick garland of red and yellow flowers and green leaves, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead and a red bindi, standing before a man in a white shirt and white dhoti whose hand rests on his shoulder. The garland-wearing man has long swept-back dark hair and wears orange-red bangles on his upper arm and wrist; the white-clad man grips the garland. Behind them stand other people in white and a tray of offerings is visible at right. Ceiling lights and warm lighting fill the hall.

Photograph inside a metal-roofed hall with yellow steel framing and fluorescent lights. A man in a white turban with gold border and white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl, wearing a white jasmine garland, places his hands on the head of a man in a white shirt who wears a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, bending his head forward. Jasmine garlands hang at the left edge beside a blue curtain. Another person in white stands in the background.

A candid photograph inside a metal-roofed hall with yellow steel scaffolding. A bearded man in a white turban with gold border and a white garment with a jasmine garland places his hand on the head of a younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. The turban-wearing figure is smiling and has a gold bangle; the blurred background shows other people in white and a small framed picture on the wall.

A photograph of a seated figure in a red-maroon turban and saffron-orange robes being garlanded during a ritual. A man in a white cotton kurta and glasses holds long strands of white and orange flower garlands raised above the seated figure's head. The seated figure is almost entirely covered by large layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves, and wears rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. To the left, a bald man with white tilak marks on his forehead, smiling, wears an orange cloth and a dark bead mala. Brass kalasha vessels and a brass lamp stand on a table nearby. The scene appears to be a garlanding ceremony in a ritual setting.

February 19 2016

A photograph in an indoor hall with pink walls, a projection screen and folding chairs. A man in white clothes and a green shawl with gold border bows forward while receiving a white jasmine garland with red flowers. In front of him, a man in an orange robe with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in namaskar. To the right, a bespectacled man in white with a yellow shawl smiles, and another man in white stands in the background. The visible scene shows a garlanding and greeting gesture.

April 23 2013

2013-04-23 +2 copies

A photograph of a man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti having his head blessed by a bare-chested figure in a salmon-pink shawl draped over one shoulder. The blessing figure wears a long garland of red roses and yellow flowers with green leaves, multiple orange-beaded bracelets, and has dark swept-back hair and a tilak on the forehead. The setting is an indoor hall with ceiling lights and other people visible in the background, and a cuboid red-and-white object is visible at the lower right edge.

A figure in a yellow turban and yellow sash, with long rudraksha malas and ornate green-and-gold clothing, presses a hand to the forehead of a man in a white shirt while several people stand nearby with palms pressed together in namaste. A saffron-robed devotee and shaven-headed attendees stand behind, and a large screen and floral decorations fill the hall. a person: the yellow-turbaned figure wears rudraksha malas and ornate clothing, and performs the forehead blessing, as a teacher giving darshan.

August 07 2005

Indoor photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red bindi, standing as a white-clad devotee in a white sherwani and glasses places his hands on his waist while another devotee in orange-yellow kneels to adjust a long white and red jasmine garland draped from his shoulders. A marigold and rose flower arrangement lies on the floor in front. Wooden carved window panels and a framed carved wooden doorway with a garland-draped top are behind, and another saffron-robed attendant stands at the left edge. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland; the figure is being honoured with flowers in a pada puja style setting.