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December 12 2012

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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold-toned ceremonial pendant. He has long swept-back dark hair and a tilak-like mark on his forehead and is smiling as he places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl. Behind them, two men in white dhoti and shirt wear orange shawls and lanyards, and a video camera operator is visible at top center. A brass oil lamp, a small potted plant and a dark red draped backdrop are in the setting. The seated man's appearance matches the page's Swamiji reference through several cues (long swept-back hair, ornate gold throne, saffron shawl, bead necklace), so this is a probable Swamiji in an act of blessing a devotee. Five or more people are visible including partially visible figures.2015-07-19September 28 20132013-09-28October 06 20152015-10-06A photo of a blessing moment. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested apart from an orange-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red sash. The older man bows with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a red curtain and a gold pillar; a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left.2016-07-14A long-haired man with a bare upper body, wearing a maroon wrap and a leopard-print cloth, sits on the left and places both palms on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl, whose hands are pressed together in prayer. Beside them a woman in white with a red-orange shawl and folded hands kneels, and a trident stands near the seated figure. Behind them a gold-and-green garlanded deity murti is decorated on a maroon-draped altar with potted plants, and other devotees in white and red-orange shawls kneel and stand in the background.2014-12-26July 19 20152015-07-19A photograph of an indoor hall with a red curtain and a gold ornamental armrest in the foreground. A man with long hair tied in a bun, bare-chested under a saffron-orange wrap, wears a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace and sits on a throne-like seat, smiling. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch raises both hands, facing him. Other men in white and a seated man with a white forehead marking stand behind them, and a woman in white and orange stands near the curtain. a person is the seated man in saffron with rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2013-09-30September 03 20122012-09-03A seated man in a red robe and long swept-up black hair, wearing a red rudraksha-style mala and a red wrap, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a cream kurta with a red shawl. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange flowers. Behind them, other devotees in red and orange shawls watch. A wooden tray or box sits nearby. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: swept-up hair, red ceremonial robe, and beaded mala, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2015-12-26A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-and-beige beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style ornament, sitting on an ornate gold-carved throne with a red cushion. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands before him, reaching up to touch his forehead while a gold bangle is visible on his wrist. A third person in saffron clothing sits to the left, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod and a standing attendant in white are in the background. A brass rooster-topped finial sits beside the throne. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and ceremonial gold beaded necklace, seated in the role of the one receiving the blessing.2015-07-19A photograph of a satsang moment in which a seated figure in an orange-brown shawl, with long hair pulled back, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt who raises both hands in front of his face. Beside them a man in white dhoti and white shawl with a red-and-gold trim wears a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, watching. Behind them, several standing people in white and red shawls observe, and a red cloth-draped backdrop and red-upholstered seat frame the scene.2013-07-17September 30 20132013-09-30