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April 25 2018

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September 11 20112011-09-11Photo of a seated man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a thick white jasmine garland with red floral bands and a dark rudraksha mala. He smiles toward a bald, grey-bearded man in a light blue-white shirt who stands close behind him and rests a hand on his shoulder. A large white curved backdrop forms the setting. Two people are visible.2008-06-22A close photograph of a man with short dark hair and closed eyes, head bowed, hands pressed together in namaskar. A hand adorned with a gold ring and a gold-beaded bracelet with rudraksha beads rests on his forehead, a blessing gesture. The man wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala at his neck. Blurred pink and orange garments appear in the background.2018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesDecember 09 20052005-12-09July 12 20122012-07-12A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala at his neck and a white forehead mark, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and folded hands. Behind them stands a silver trident (trishul) and gold ornaments on a dais, with a bamboo and green-leaf backdrop. The kneeling man bows in a blessing gesture, holding a folded paper. Appearance cues on the seated figure include saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, but the figure is not confidently identified from the photo alone.2014-10-12A photograph of a diksha-style blessing at an indoor satsang. A woman in a maroon-brown wrap with a pink flower garland sits on the left, her arm extended and palm pressed to the forehead of a man in a white and grey checked shirt who bows with his palms raised. A gold-coloured ornate object and a silver-tipped staff stand beside her. Two women watch in the background, one wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and a visible badge hangs from the man's shirt.2014-05-25A photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing at an indoor satsang. A man in the foreground, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron robe and a thick red and gold flower garland, and places his right hand on the forehead of a woman with her eyes closed. She wears a white sari with a gold border, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, gold earrings and a gold bangle, and has a name badge clipped to her clothing. Two women in white saris stand behind them, with a blurred red backdrop and a wall fan in the background. The scene is an act of blessing or touch-based initiation during a gathering.2013-01-20A man with dreadlocks piled high on his head, a white tripundra on his forehead, rudraksha beads on his head band and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders stands on a stage, placing his right hand on the crown of a short-haired man in a white shirt who bows his head. A woman in a red and gold outfit stands behind, and a silver lion-headed object sits in the foreground near a microphone stand. The a person appearance cues are the dreadlocks, white forehead marking, rudraksha and saffron shawl, and he is performing a blessing gesture.2018-04-15August 04 20162016-08-04Photograph of an indoor satsang setting with dark red velvet drapes behind. A figure seated on a red zebra-patterned sofa, viewed from behind, wears a rust-red shawl over a leopard-print skirt, a long beaded necklace and a bun with a red hair tie, and places a hand on the forehead of a seated older man in a white-and-grey striped shirt who bows his head. Behind them a woman in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a gold figure sits at lower left. a person: the seated figure in rust-red shawl with long beaded necklace and swept hair is an appearance-based candidate, blessing a devotee in a darshan-style giving.2014-04-25