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Photograph of a blessing or initiation moment. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe, wearing multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a white vibhuti band with a red bindi on the forehead, and hoop earrings, holds a sheet of handwritten paper and reads it while standing. The figure's right arm is raised with the palm resting on the crown of a man in a white shirt whose head is bowed. A second orange-robed figure stands behind, and a blurred person in white appears at the left edge.

A photograph of a satsang-style ceremony in a hall with a magenta curtain and a yellow banner at top left. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, gold necklace and earrings, a white vibhuti stripe on the forehead, and a hair bun, places one hand on the head of a young man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha necklace, while reading from a small white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several people in maroon kurtas and white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. a person with saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, performing a blessing on a devotee.

January 29 2013

A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white and red forehead mark, a gold necklace, layered rudraksha malas and silver-disc beads, placing his right hand on the head of an older man in a brown jacket and glasses who bows with palms pressed together. The robed man holds a folded white paper and a small red tray in his other hand. A second robed figure stands behind, and a dark curtain with an orange tassel hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, giving a blessing to a devotee.

A photograph of a ritual blessing in a tented outdoor setting. A man in orange saffron robes with multiple rows of gold-coloured beaded malas, a large gold pendant with a deity figure, gold bangles and a white forehead band with red bindi reads from a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with folded hands. A man in a grey shirt stands behind them, and other people are blurred in the background.

September 08 2012

June 21 2012

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a red and gold ashram setting. A smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white tripundra and red bindi, long dark hair in a bun, gold ornaments and rudraksha malas, holds a silver trident in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other, while his other hand rests on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. Behind them a seated figure in orange with a rudraksha mala raises a hand beside a gilded throne with red cushions. a person is the central figure, identified by the trident, saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with a long rudraksha mala and a gold hoop earring, his right hand resting on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. The kneeling man's eyes are closed, and a faint white mark shows on his forehead. Behind them, other people in white and orange stand in a warmly lit hall with yellow walls. The standing man's distinctive long hair, saffron garments and rudraksha cues are consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, and he appears to be giving blessing during a puja or darshan.

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white collared shirt with a pink wristband. The robed figure holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. The background is a plain cream wall with a dark maroon curtain on the right. Presented as a blessing or forehead-touching moment, possibly a darshan. a person is the robed man, identified by his orange robe, rudraksha mala, and forehead markings.

March 07 2013

A man in a long-sleeved white kurta with a saffron cloth around his neck, glasses on, hands pressed together in namaste, bows his head while a figure in ochre-orange robes places a hand on his crown. The blessing figure has long dark hair swept back, wears a tilak, a small gold earring, layered rudraksha-style beads and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace with a crystal mala, and holds a sheet of paper in the other hand. Behind them a second robed figure in ochre stands near a maroon curtain and a yellow banner, with a few other people at the edge of the frame. The blessing figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, ochre robes and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.