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July 18 2012

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February 17 20132013-02-17A seated figure in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace reaches forward and places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in respect. The seated figure has long dark hair tied back and gold earrings and is smiling. Behind them hang red and orange draped fabrics, with flowers at the upper left. Two more people are partly visible in the background, including a woman with a red bindi and a person at the right edge. The seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable) from the distinctive long hair, rudraksha beads and ceremonial saffron-toned robes, shown giving a blessing to a devotee.2012-07-11February 17 20132013-02-17A long-haired man wearing an orange-saffron wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold-toned ceremonial belt with bells presses his bead-garlanded hand to the forehead of a older man in a white shirt with his palm raised. Behind them a red curtain and a few devotees in white and orange stand by, with a bright light fixture at upper right. The scene appears to be a blessing or energy transmission during a satsang-style gathering. The standing figure has distinctive saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, so he is a person candidate, the one giving the blessing; he is physically present in the scene.2012-07-21A photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested under an orange wrap and wearing many rudraksha malas on his arms, neck and waist, holding a long dark staff in his left hand while touching the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, in a white kurta with an orange shawl, has his eyes closed and both hands raised to his face in reverence. Behind them a priest in white with a gold-bordered cloth sits in the background, and a red draped backdrop and seated devotees in saffron and maroon saris complete the setting. a person: the seated man in rudraksha malas and long hair fits the appearance cues for a person, and the page places him at a satsang.2012-09-09July 08 20122012-07-08September 09 20122012-09-09July 21 20122012-07-21Indoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, seated before a red drape, placing his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a name badge who holds his palms together. A second man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits behind them, and another person stands in the background. The seated man wears layered bead necklaces, a bell-decorated garland, and wrist and arm malas. The faint white and copyright overlay is ignored. a person is the seated figure with long swept-back hair and ceremonial beads, shown giving blessing to the devotee.2012-07-17A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a deep red draped backdrop. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a dense layered garland of rudraksha beads and gold-toned bead pieces at the waist, reaches forward to place a hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, whose eyes are closed and palms raised. Behind them a woman in white with a white shawl and a pendant necklace sits with hands folded, and other seated devotees in orange appear at the right edge. Several rudraksha bracelets are visible on the saffron-clad figure's arm. The atmosphere is a blessing or padapuja-style darshan moment.2012-07-18July 04 20132013-07-04A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a red-draped hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing, a heavy rudraksha mala-style beaded necklace and many beaded bracelets and armlets, sits and holds a tall silver staff hung with small bells, while extending his other hand in blessing toward a smiling man in white kurta with an orange shawl who raises his palms in reverence. Two women in white and orange sit in the background. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate beadwork, in a seated blessing role.2012-07-08