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April 30 2012

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands at right in a rust-orange shawl and dhoti, wearing a thick ceremonial gold bead necklace over a brown rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and a bangle. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a devotee who bows with hands in anjali. Several other devotees in white and grey stand in a row in front of a temple hall with gold and red decorations behind them. a person is the person offering blessing at right, with the required cues of long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and a ceremonial gold necklace; the devotees are shown receiving blessing. Around eight people are visible.2013-06-02March 01 20132013-03-01August 25 20122012-08-25June 25 20132013-06-25A photograph of a ritual blessing during an indoor event. A man with long swept-back hair, a red and white forehead mark, rudraksha-style beaded and gold ceremonial necklaces, and an orange-red robe with an orange shawl places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt, who has his eyes lowered and hands folded. On the left, a man in glasses and a grey-blue shirt stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them a priest in a white-marked forehead and orange garment stands nearby, and a paper sheet is held in the foreground. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and orange-red robe) is the presiding figure performing the blessing.2013-04-01May 29 20132013-05-29May 31 20132013-05-31June 04 20132013-06-04September 08 20122012-09-08A seated man with a dark hair bun, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his bare shoulder and a long gold bead necklace, places his right hand on the head of a smiling young boy in a red, black and white striped shirt. Behind them, several women in saris and a girl with curly blonde hair stand and sit in a crowded hall with red drapery and a white wall-mounted air unit. The scene resembles a blessing being given to a child during a gathering, and the seated man is a person by appearance cues including the hair bun, saffron shawl and long gold necklace.2012-07-09October 20 20132013-10-20April 17 20122012-04-17