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March 04 20132013-03-04March 04 20132013-03-04May 25 20142014-05-25A photograph of an indoor ceremony. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, orange-red clothing with a leopard-print cloth over the lap, a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, and a silver trident-staff leans forward and extends a hand to a kneeling man in a white striped shirt who offers small cupped objects. A smiling man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and a partly visible man in white garments stands at the right edge. Orange marigold-type garlands decorate a pillar at left. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre-left in the orange-red robes, with distinctive long hair, rudraksha and ornate gold necklace cues; the kneeling man receives or offers something in his hands.2014-05-25March 04 20132013-03-04A photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing at an indoor event. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and an orange saffron wrap raises one hand in blessing while holding a gold ceremonial staff over a wooden tray of offerings. Beside him a monk in orange robes holds a silver tray. On the left, a man in a white striped shirt stands with palms pressed together, and a man in white with a forehead tilak is behind him. Cameras and onlookers are visible in the background.2010-11-01A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.2013-03-07A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and a long orange-brown rudraksha mala, holding a silver trident and smiling toward a standing man in a white shirt with a red lanyard and ID badge who raises one hand in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and a second man in white stands with hands folded. The room has white walls, ceiling fans, and a red cushioned seat. a person in the saffron shawl and rudraksha mala holding a trident, seated and giving satsang-style blessing.2013-07-01A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.2010-10-20A seated figure in orange and gold robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala reaches out to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with a lanyard, who has his palms raised in greeting. The seated figure holds a silver trident-shaped staff. Behind them a smiling man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and tripundra marks on his forehead looks on, and several people in white stand in the background near a window and fan. The scene suggests a blessing or diksha moment in an ashram hall.2013-07-01A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red headband with gold pattern, and a rudraksha mala wears a draped red-orange cloth and sits on a red patterned seat beside a golden lion-faced figure. He extends his arm toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes and a red-orange shawl, whose hands are raised upward; the devotee holds a small silver bowl. Behind them stand a tall silver staff or trident-like pole, a peacock-feather fan, and a framed colourful textile on the wall. The scene resembles a blessing or ritual transmission.2014-05-05October 08 20122012-10-08