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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 photograph inside an ornate hall with a white ceiling, hanging fans and a maroon drape. A man with long swept-back hair wears a maroon-and-saffron dhoti-style wrap, a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and raises his hand to touch the forehead of a bespectacled devotee in a white shirt, who has his palms joined. Behind them stands a white-clad attendant holding a green-and-silver tray. Other devotees in white and in pink saris and gold jewellery watch, and a child in pink sits to the right. A decorated golden seat with a tall back and a large portrait screen appear in the background. A camera is visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the man giving blessings, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-and-maroon wrap, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, in the role of giving blessing to a devotee.

A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram hall. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-and-gold stole and a long rudraksha mala stands centre, placing his right hand on the forehead of a standing devotee in a white kurta. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in orange stands with hands clasped, and at the right a younger monk in orange holds a silver tray of gold-coloured items. Several devotees in white clothes on the left stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind, white drapes, a gold and red ornate shrine or throne, and a projector screen are visible.

November 07 2011

A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange shawl and a garland of red, orange and white flowers with gold beads, smiles as he places his right palm on the head of a man bowing with hands folded. a person is the central figure, appearing to give blessing in a satsang or pada-puja setting. Around them, a bald man in white ceremonial clothes stands with hands in prayer, other devotees in white and light shirts are seated or standing, and a red banner with deity imagery hangs on the wall.

November 03 2011

July 25 2012

A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors with red curtains behind. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a long garland of red and white beads with a gold-bead necklace wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and extends his right hand in a blessing gesture toward devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in front of him with hands folded and palms pressed together, one holding a rudraksha mala. A older man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead wears a saffron waist cloth and white shirt. A bare-chested man on the right with white ash markings on his arm stands near a small wooden offering box. Several people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor hall. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-brown cloth, stands with his right hand raised on the head of a smiling man in a white kurta who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. The blessing figure wears a long yellow and orange marigold garland, multiple rudraksha-style beaded and gold-bead necklaces, a gold armlet and a gold bracelet, and small gold earrings. Around them stand several people with hands folded in prayer, including one in a dark top and others in white. In the background a gold and yellow decorated seat or throne is visible against a deep red curtain. The figure with the raised hand matches the Swamiji candidate cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha necklaces and ceremonial gold adornment, so he is described as Swamiji (probable) performing a blessing.

October 07 2012

A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a pink shawl edged in green and a white-and-red flower garland with a gold ornament. He stands with eyes lowered while a man in a white shirt presses a hand to his forehead, and several men in white shirts and light clothing stand close with hands folded in reverence, one holding a small paper. Behind them are bright orange and yellow decorative hangings and a blurred hall with more people in white. The scene reads as a devotional blessing or honouring at a satsang setting.

A photograph in a decorated hall with a draped fabric ceiling and colourful woven pillar hangings. A man with long swept-back hair, a white vibhuti forehead mark, a white flower garland with orange and yellow flowers, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, and a rust-red robe raises his right hand in blessing over the head of a man in a white striped shirt who bows forward. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants stand, and a golden shrine structure and framed pictures are visible. a person is the person blessing, based on the long hair, ornate gold beadwork, garland and red robe; the page names this event, but the identity is inferred from appearance only.

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