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A photograph of a saffron-clad sannyasi with long hair tied up and rudraksha malas hand-blessing the head of an elderly bald man in white clothes. The sannyasi wears an orange wrap and a red tilak on his forehead and places his right hand on the man's head. A woman in a purple and white sari with a braid stands beside, her head also being touched by another hand. Behind them stands a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a golden peacock finial, a dark curtain, and a colourful cosmic backdrop with light rays. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-clad sannyasi with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and orange wrap is performing the blessing as the central figure.

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September 17 20112011-09-17September 17 20112011-09-17A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long swept-back bun and a red tilak on his forehead rests his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in a pink-white shirt and rudraksha mala. Behind them a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a tall brass lamp stand, with a dark curtain and a pastel backdrop. A man in white dhoti with a gold border and a tilak sits at the left edge. Two people are visible; a third partial figure is at the right edge. a person is the robed man in orange with rudraksha malas and a swept-back bun, giving the blessing.2011-09-17A man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold filigree back, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand is raised to the forehead of a young man in a pink collared shirt who leans in with both hands raised. A brass oil lamp stands at right, a water bottle sits behind the throne, and a colourful light-burst backdrop fills the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, matching a sannyasi giving blessing in this setting.2011-09-17September 17 20112011-09-17A photograph of a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment, with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, placing both hands on the head of a seated older man in a white shirt with grey hair and a white moustache. Behind them stands a tall polished brass lamp stand and a dark blue curtain. The orange-clad man has his eyes closed in a calm, blessing posture, a ritual blessing gesture. a person: the orange-clad man has long hair tied back in a knot, a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with a sannyasi presence, so his identity is treated as uncertain.2011-09-17A photograph of an indoor sarva darshan blessing inside a hall with white draped ceiling fabric and a yellow and blue patterned hanging. A young person in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair in a low bun places a hand on the forehead of an older man in a white checked short-sleeved shirt, who has a rudraksha-style red-brown mala around his neck and bows his head while another man holds his hand. Behind them a bald man in white with an orange stole watches, and an elderly woman with glasses and a yellow-sleeved person in white stand nearby. Fruit sits on a table at right and a red cloth is visible at the edge.2010-07-29November 30 20112011-11-30December 01 20112011-12-01A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and rudraksha mala seated on a red cushioned throne, placing his palm on the head of a man in white kurta who bends forward before him. Behind them a woman in a white sari with red border watches, and brass lamps stand against a red-orange backdrop.2011-08-27A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala raises his right hand in blessing over the head of a younger man in white kurta who stands with palms joined in namaskar. Behind them a red wall hanging and brass lamps with a lit flame stand on the ashram stage, and a red velvet throne chair is at left. The seated man is a robed figure on a throne; appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain. Two people are visible.2011-08-28 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and a red bindi, reaches to press both hands onto the head of a standing man in a white shirt. The seated man has long dark hair swept back. The recipient has his hands raised in anjali near his face. Behind them is a golden lamp with a lit flame, a gold throne with red cushions decorated with a garland of red and orange flowers, and an ornate carved stone wall panel. The scene reads as a blessing or padapuja-style giving of darshan.2011-09-18