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January 06 2014

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Photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with cream walls and a gold-patterned backdrop. A woman in a maroon-red garment with a gold hair ornament and a dark rudraksha-style necklace reaches up and presses her palm to the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl and a lanyard, who holds his hands raised in namaste-like gesture. Another person in white stands behind them. Ritual blessing. Watermarked archive photo.2013-12-21A photograph of two men facing each other closely indoors, one raising his palm toward the other's palm in a blessing-like gesture. The man on the left wears an orange-red saffron robe draped over the body, a multi-strand rudraksha mala necklace, and a yellow-white tilak on his forehead; his hair is pulled back in a bun. The man on the right wears a white kurta and a blue lanyard. Behind them, golden and red decorative cushions or seats are visible, along with a patterned wall panel. a person appearance cue is present: saffron robe, rudraksha mala, and a sannyasi presentation, seated in a ceremonial setting, so the left figure is described as a person in the role of a seated giver of blessing.2014-01-12August 30 20152015-08-30 +1 copiesApril 16 20132013-04-16A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-brown dhoti with gold border and a long brown rudraksha mala, seated on a gold-accented chair with a hand extended and fingers touching the forehead of a second man. The second man wears an orange polo shirt and an orange-red shawl, with a short beard, and raises his hand in front of his face. Behind them, a framed portrait and orange cushions in a bright, softly lit hall. The first man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-bordered clothing, seated and giving blessing to a devotee. Two seated people in the background are partly visible, with a red armchair and a gold ornament at the edge.2014-03-08March 31 20132013-03-31March 17 20142014-03-17March 08 20142014-03-08July 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing indoors. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a heavy necklace of golden bell-like beads, reaches his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border, a rudraksha mala, and rings, with his hands folded in anjali. Behind them a child in white sits, a gold-draped object is at the left edge, green foliage stands by a white screen, and a dark wall panel is at the right. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in rust-orange with the golden bead necklace and long hair, giving the blessing; the description is appearance-based.2013-12-17A photograph of two men facing each other with palms raised and nearly touching, a blessing or energy-transmission gesture. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace of large beads over a rudraksha-style mala, and a rust-orange shawl sits on a golden throne before red drapery. On the left, a grey-haired man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl printed with script. A third man in white is partly visible at the far left edge.2016-07-17Indoor photo of a guru placing his right palm on the forehead of a devotee in a warm, softly lit hall. The guru has long dark hair tied back, bare-chested under a saffron-orange cloth, wears a thick brown rudraksha mala, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He holds a gold-wrapped object in the lower left. The devotee has dark curly hair, wears a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed text, and raises his palm outward. Behind them, a man in orange stands at the right edge and an orange chair sits in the background.2014-03-09