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September 07 2012

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A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and hanging ceiling fans. A central figure with a white tilak on the forehead, a dark hair bun, a white and red flower garland, gold armbands and an orange-red garment blesses a man by placing his palm on the man's head, the man with hands folded in namaste. Beside them a red box holds small items. Another bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands at the right, and a man in white shirt with folded hands stands behind, plus several other people in orange and white. a person is the central figure, shown blessing a devotee, with the orange robes and garlanded ornamentation as appearance cues.2012-09-12September 27 20132013-09-27A photograph inside an ashram hall during a ritual blessing. A bald man in white clothes stands at left with his head bowed as a long-haired figure in a red-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold necklace raises a hand over his head. This central figure is an appearance-based a person. Beside him, a monk in orange robes holds a white paper and stands at a wooden box of small items. Other men in white shirts and orange-robed devotees stand around, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.2012-04-05June 21 20122012-06-21September 07 20122012-09-07July 01 20142014-07-01October 07 20162016-10-07A photograph of an indoor hall with a dark red curtain and a wall-mounted projector screen. A clean-shaven-headed man in a white shirt, with a bearded face and rudraksha mala, bows forward with hands clasped to his face while a man in a orange-saffron robe with a multicolour marigold, rose and leaf garland and a rudraksha mala places his hand on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange-saffron robe and a cream shawl, and smiles. Behind them, other men in white and saffron-orange robes stand, and a bald monk in saffron with a red tilak holds a bowl. The event appears to be a padukas blessing at an ashram. Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and flower garland (probable).2011-08-14A photograph of a long-haired person in a rust-orange wrap and a white jasmine garland with rudraksha beads, marked with white ash and a red bindi, placing a hand on the head of an older man in a white shirt and glasses who bows forward with his hands together. Beside them a priest in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands by a red-lidded box. Behind them a cameraman films, and several people in white shirts watch in a warmly lit hall with arched openings. Appearance-based label: a person, giving blessing to the devotee in a blessing gesture during a sarvadarshan-style encounter.2012-06-21A seated person in orange robes with long dark hair and a red bead mala with gold beads leans forward and places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and orange shawl, while the man raises his palm in a blessing gesture. Behind them, people in orange and white attire stand in a room with cream walls, and a bright orange cloth lies on the cushioned seat. The seated figure wears gold bangles and a wristwatch, and the scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment during a gathering.2013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21July 15 20122012-07-15