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A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange shawl and a rust-orange wrap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi with white tilak, while a younger man in a white T-shirt with curly dark hair stands behind him with one hand raised to the seated man's head in a blessing or touching gesture. The seated man has long dark hair and is looking down with eyes closed. Behind them is a large ornate gold carved backdrop against deep red velvet drapery. Visible cues on the seated figure include long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so this is a probable Swamiji appearance, shown in person during a ritual-like touching session. Only two physical people are visible.

May 14 2013

August 22 2006

A photo of two men at close range in a red-draped hall. On the left, a man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-red cloth with a gold chain necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a bald man on the right, who wears a plain white kurta. Behind them is a golden deity murti or ornate figure, and a lit oil lamp hangs at the left edge. Bamboo screens and a partially visible seated figure appear in the background. A man in orange-red clothing giving a blessing with his palm on another's head suggests a darshan or blessing moment.

A photograph of a seated figure with long dark swept-back hair and bare upper torso, wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrap, seated on an ornate red and gold throne with carved gold filigree. The figure places a hand on the forehead of a kneeling or bowing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red sacred thread across his shoulder. The man has his head lowered toward the seated figure. Dark purple curtains form the background.

May 06 2016

A photo of a blessing moment. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested apart from an orange-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red sash. The older man bows with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a red curtain and a gold pillar; a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left.

May 19 2013

A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a thick rudraksha-style mala blessing a clean-shaven man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. The blessing man's hand rests on the other's forehead while the white-shirted man raises his own hand. Gold deity statues, a gold staff and a red curtain stand behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the man in orange and brown robes with the long hair and mala, giving a blessing, so swamiji is in_person. Only two physical people are visible.

2016-09-09 +1 copies

A photograph from behind a young man in a white t-shirt with dark curly hair and a red cord around his neck, whose hands are raised near the head of a seated man wearing a rust-orange and mustard-yellow shawl and an orange cloth. The seated man has a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and a large ornate golden backdrop with carved patterns stands behind them against deep red curtains. The seated man is a person based on his orange and saffron clothing and a tilak; the presentation cues are the orange shawl and forehead mark, and his role appears to be receiving a ritual gesture from the man in white. The scene suggests an initiation-style blessing rather than a festival, with only two people visible.

A long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange shawl stands in front of a gold-embossed backdrop with red flowers, his hands raised over the head of a young man in a white collared shirt who has his eyes closed and a steel bangle on his wrist. A woman with hair in a braid is partly visible at the lower edge, and orange fabric and a red-and-gold textile fill the background. a person (long swept-back hair, orange shawl and ornate gold backdrop) is performing a blessing on the devotee, and the scene resembles a darshan or blessing ritual.

July 14 2016