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April 24 2006

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A photograph of an initiation moment indoors at a wooden-panelled hall with a flower arrangement of white lilies, purple and pink flowers on a magenta-draped table beside a small urn and a digital clock. A man in white ritual clothing with a light beaded rudraksha-style mala stands at left, palms raised toward a seated figure at right. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes and has long, swept-back dark hair, extending one hand toward the man's forehead in a blessing gesture. A blue banner and a small white stand are visible in the background, and a few heads are visible at the bottom edge. Probable Swamiji (orange robes, long swept-back hair, seated in a blessing initiation) is seated at right, conducting an initiation with a devotee in white.2006-04-24Photo from an indoor initiation session with a long-haired man in flowing saffron-orange robes, seated on the right, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man with short light-brown hair who wears a white checked button-up shirt and a long rudraksha mala. The saffron-robed figure has long, swept-back dark hair and what appear to be ornamental adornments. Behind them, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak holds beads, and a woman in white with gold bangles stands at left. A pink-draped table holds purple and yellow gladioli, white flowers and a small camera, with a blue banner in the background. a person is the saffron-robed teacher giving the initiation blessing.2006-04-24April 24 20062006-04-24April 23 20062006-04-23Photo of a man in a plain white t-shirt seated before a long-haired figure in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border, who sits on a white cushion and presses a hand to the man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them is a small altar with a pink cloth, an orange cup, silver bowls and a vase of purple and pink flowers. The figure wears a gold-edged white shawl draped over the shoulder and a red cushion is visible at right. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include long swept-back hair and a gold-bordered white garment; the figure is shown giving darshan-style blessing to a devotee.2006-04-23April 24 20062006-04-24March 13 20132013-03-13A photograph of an initiation session at a venue with wooden panelling. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange robe stands to the right, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a grey patterned shirt with a rudraksha mala, who bows slightly. A seated man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and a pendant watches at left, and a woman in pale pink sits at the lower right. Purple gladioli and a silver tray with flowers are on a pink-draped table nearby. The orange-robed man has long hair and distinctive saffron clothing, consistent with the page's a person reference, though identity is appearance-based only.2006-04-24April 24 20062006-04-24April 24 20062006-04-24July 06 20132013-07-06Indoor photo of an initiation session. A woman in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair sits on the right and reaches her right hand toward a bearded man in white kurta, whose head is tilted back as if receiving a touch on the forehead. A man in white kurta with round glasses, a mustache, a red tilak mark and a rudraksha mala sits at left, watching. A silver tray with flowers and a pink cloth lies in front; purple and yellow gladioli stand behind. A blue framed painting of a dancing figure hangs on the wall, and a child in white is at lower right.2006-04-24