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December 21 2012

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A photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing. A woman with long dark hair, a leaf crown and a garland of pink and white flowers sits with eyes closed and a faint smile, her forehead marked with white paste. Two hands, one wearing a ring, hover above her head as if pressing or sprinkling blessings. Behind her are yellow and red marigold garlands, red fabric and a gold object. Her orange-brown top is visible at the shoulder. The foreground is blurred, with a leopard-print fabric at the far left edge.2016-01-24A smiling man with long dark hair and white ash marks on his forehead, with a red dot between his brows, wears an orange-rust robe and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant. He is draped in a thick garland of white flowers alternating with red, yellow and green foliage, and a bright red-and-yellow floral bunch is held in the lower right. Blurred onlookers stand behind him in a hall. Appearance-based candidate, Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe, ornate gold necklace and garland cues, shown in person receiving a garland.2013-03-03A smiling man in profile wears a cream-coloured turban and a cream silk kurta with a long white flower garland and red and green floral garlands with a gold chain around his neck. Behind him a richly carved gold throne or seat and a red cushion with white flowers are visible, along with a white floral backdrop with red and gold decorative trim. His right arm is extended toward the left edge of the frame.2009-06-22December 12 20162016-12-12July 19 20162016-07-19August 06 20142014-08-06A seated person in a rust-brown turban and matching rust-brown robe with a gold edge sits on a red tiger-striped cushioned throne in front of gold carved decorations. They wear a white and orange flower garland, rudraksha beads and bangles, and place their right hand on the head of a young boy in white with a rudraksha mala, who holds their left hand with his eyes closed. A girl in pink and gold stands at the right edge. Gold lamps and a pink floral arrangement appear in the background. The scene resembles a blessing or padapuja-style darshan. Identity is not established from appearance alone; the clothing and seat suggest a presiding teacher, so the role is described without naming.2016-01-10A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne heaped with white and red flower garlands and loose white jasmine petals. He wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace of ornaments, a rudraksha-style mala, and a red bindi on his forehead, and holds a small book open while smiling and gesturing with one hand. A golden canopy and an orange-and-gold staff stand behind the throne, and a hand of another person is visible at the left edge. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and mala, in the context of a satsang on the throne.2012-07-03A bearded man in an orange-brown saffron-toned robe sits smiling as a bare-chested priest in a rudraksha mala presses a hand to his forehead, applying sacred marking. The seated man wears a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers. Behind them, a golden ornate structure and warm lights fill the background. A man in blue clothing stands at the right edge. a person: the seated man has a bearded face and wears a saffron-toned robe and a flower garland; he is the central honoured figure. The priest with the rudraksha mala is shown with his hand raised to the forehead of the seated man, in a blessing gesture.2018-03-02September 09 20162016-09-09December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A man with long, swept-back black hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, sits on a silver ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion. A devotee in white kurta and dhoti kneels before him in a reverent posture, hands raised to the forehead and touching the seated figure's feet. Behind them, seated devotees wear orange and white, and a large screen and white draped curtains stand in the background. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland are consistent with the a person cues, though appearance alone does not confirm identity; the kneeling devotee is in white ritual clothing.2012-12-20