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April 04 20122012-04-04A photograph inside a hall showing a bare-shouldered figure in rust-red and gold striped turban and rust-red wrap, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, placing a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a seated man in white dhoti with a beaded mala watches, and a man in an orange shawl stands with one hand raised. Several people in white clothing stand in the background near red cushions and a fan. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2013-11-06A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A woman in a red-orange turban and a white-and-red flower garland stands at right, placing her hand on the head of a man in a maroon shirt who bows forward. Behind him, a man with a white forehead band and red bindi, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a long brown rudraksha mala, watches closely. Other men in white and cameras appear in the background. A paper slip is held in her other hand. a person cues are absent here, so the central blessing figure is a woman in orange headwear and a garland, and the standing man is a priest-like attendant.2016-01-31November 06 20132013-11-06A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange turban and matching orange-red robe with gold-edged border, wearing a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala, smiling and placing his right hand on the forehead of a younger man facing him. The younger man has short dark hair and wears a red-orange shawl printed with small motifs and a rudraksha mala over a white garment with gold trim. The seated man holds his left hand open in front of him. Behind them, several seated people in white clothing and red shawls watch, and a few more people are visible in the background near display stands. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, including partially visible figures.2015-07-03A man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl, with a long red-brown beaded mala around his neck, stands at left with his right hand raised, placing his palm on the forehead of a seated man in white clothes with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a red-brown mala. Several people in white and saffron garments stand or kneel behind them, and a golden throne-like seat edged with red cushions is at left. A child stands at upper right, and a smiling person in a red turban is at right. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment during a ceremony, with the turbaned figure's appearance matching the page's a person reference only partly, so identity is uncertain.2015-09-14September 22 20112011-09-22July 03 20152015-07-03A photograph of an indoor ritual in a warm-lit hall. A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with a saffron-red shawl printed with script. The standing man raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Two seated women in saffron and white are visible in the background, and a golden vessel edge appears at the lower left. The first man appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including swept-back long hair, saffron garment and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing or diksha-style touch.2014-03-08December 23 20112011-12-23December 15 20112011-12-15October 11 20112011-10-11