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April 01 2013

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A photograph of two men in close interaction indoors. On the left, a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap and an orange-beaded mala necklace smiles broadly while extending his right hand toward the forehead of a bald, bearded man on the right, who wears a plain white shirt and touches his own cheek with his hand. Behind them are potted plants and a white wall with a framed mirror, and a golden cloth-covered object sits at the lower edge. The second man is a devotee in white. Two people are visible.2013-03-23March 23 20132013-03-23April 02 20132013-04-02October 11 20142014-10-11April 01 20132013-04-01 +1 copiesApril 01 20132013-04-01 +1 copiesA long-haired figure with a white forehead mark and a rust-orange wrap with a beaded rudraksha-style mala blesses a young man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard. The figure's right hand rests on the young man's forehead while the young man's palms are pressed together in front of his chest. A blurred indoor setting with a white air conditioning unit and a window is behind them, and a bald head is partly visible in the foreground. a person is the figure appearing as the presiding teacher, shown in appearance-based cues of long hair, orange wrap and mala. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang.2013-05-14September 08 20112011-09-08A seated man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead reaches out to place his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt, standing in front of him. A silver staff with a trident-like top and a golden lion-headed seat are visible beside them, in a temple-style hall with red and orange wooden latticework. The seated figure, shown with long swept-back hair and ornate clothing, is a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee during a pada-puja or darshan style encounter.2014-09-05December 26 20142014-12-26A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala at his neck and a white forehead mark, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and folded hands. Behind them stands a silver trident (trishul) and gold ornaments on a dais, with a bamboo and green-leaf backdrop. The kneeling man bows in a blessing gesture, holding a folded paper. Appearance cues on the seated figure include saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, but the figure is not confidently identified from the photo alone.2014-10-12A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red hair tie, a gold bead necklace and a red-orange cloth wrapped around the waist extends his right hand to bless a man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl, who stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Behind them are a golden lion-face throne armrest, a golden cobra-hood carved support, a tall silver staff with a dark twisted shaft, and red draped curtains. The scene shows a blessing given in a ceremonial hall, with the seated figure as the a person by his hair, ornaments and saffron-toned clothing.2014-07-24