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A domestic indoor scene with beige patterned curtains and an orange wall. A man in a white collared shirt with bird prints and a white dhoti holds a silver plate with a small dish, offering it to a smiling figure on the right. That figure wears a rust-red and gold-bordered garment, a long gold-beaded garland, and their hair in a bun with red flowers, with an orange cloth draped over the shoulder. A woman in a white saree with a red blouse stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and an older woman in a dark patterned saree stands at the left edge. A brass oil lamp is visible at the lower right. The figure's appearance is not a distinctive presentation match, so the identity remains uncertain.

Indoor photo of a ritual exchange in a room with orange walls and beige curtains. A man in a white polo shirt with a bird print and a white dhoti holds a small brass plate toward a smiling man in a saffron-red robe with a gold-and-rudraksha garland and a flower in his hair, who holds a small bowl. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red blouse stands with a brass plate, and a partly visible person in red stands at the left edge. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower right.

July 19 2015

A photograph of a darshan-style blessing. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white jasmine garland and multiple rudraksha-style wooden bead malas and gold-toned beaded bracelets, stands with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and presses his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt. A printed slip or paper is held in the seated man's hands. Behind them, women in orange and red saris, one with a flower in her hair, watch, and a pale silk backdrop hangs behind. a person (saffron dress, white forehead marks and multiple malas, standing in the blessing role) is shown in person.

June 26 2014

A seated figure with long dark hair in a swept-back style wears a rust-orange wrap, a red and white beaded mala and a gold-trimmed garment, and places his raised hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl. Probable Swamiji seated on a dark cushioned seat, with the cues of long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a red beaded mala. The recipient, in a white shirt and red shawl, has his eyes closed and head bowed in blessing. Behind them, women in white and orange saris stand and sit, one holding a brass plate, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala watches at right. A wall-mounted air conditioner and fan are visible in the background.

A photograph of a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti receiving a blessing as a figure in saffron-orange robes places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure wears layered gold beaded necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and has white vibhuti marks on the forehead. Behind them, several people in white and pink clothing stand in a hallway, and a gold deity murti and a red seat are visible at the right edge. The blessing figure is shown with a visible candidate appearance, though the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

July 19 2015

July 19 2015

September 23 2012

Indoor photo of a woman in an orange sari with a heavy gold necklace and earrings applying a vibhuti or kumkum mark to the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt who leans forward with hands joined and holds a yellow fruit. Behind them several women stand in white, cream and green saris, some wearing red-brown beaded necklaces, and a woman in a yellow patterned shawl watches. A wall-mounted air conditioner and dark red curtains are in the background. A woman in an orange sari with a white forehead mark, in the foreground, appears to be a devotee-administered blessing role; no one is clearly identified as a person.

2014-07-11 +1 copies

A photograph of an indoor hall with white tiled floor, red curtains and ceiling fans. A man in a rust-orange wrap and long rudraksha mala with ornate gold earrings and beaded bangles stands on the right, placing his right hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt and white trousers who stands on the left with hands folded. Several onlookers in white and dark shirts stand behind them, and a red-robed figure is visible in the far background near a saffron banner.