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A photograph of a healers' initiation with a man in a saffron-and-gold garment and a gold beaded necklace placing his right palm on the forehead of a bald devotee in white clothes and an orange-red shawl. A young man in white with a red-and-gold wrap receives the touch while his hands are raised. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala holds small sticks, and other devotees in white and orange shawls stand near a red drape with brass oil lamps and a golden deity murti. The page marks the scene as a person-attended; the saffron-clad figure with a long swept-back hairstyle and gold necklace is a probable in-person candidate, while the event itself is not visibly labelled in the photo.

July 17 2015

July 19 2015

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red saffron shawl and white dhoti being blessed at a gathering. A figure in an orange-red and gold-bordered robe, with a long rudraksha-style mala necklace and bare upper arm, places his right hand on the recipient's forehead. The recipient, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and an orange shawl printed with script, raises his right palm in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, seated devotees in saffron and white garments, some wearing beaded malas, fill the hall, and a large screen is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable): the blessing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange-red robe with gold border, and a multi-strand beaded necklace, the cues associated with the page's subject.

July 10 2013

A seated figure in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace reaches forward and places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in respect. The seated figure has long dark hair tied back and gold earrings and is smiling. Behind them hang red and orange draped fabrics, with flowers at the upper left. Two more people are partly visible in the background, including a woman with a red bindi and a person at the right edge. The seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable) from the distinctive long hair, rudraksha beads and ceremonial saffron-toned robes, shown giving a blessing to a devotee.

A photo of a ritual blessing inside a temple-style hall. A person in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured beaded necklace extends one arm and presses a hand to the forehead of a bearded man in white clothes, whose red scarf is printed with repeated Sanskrit-style text. The bearded man has a small tilak on his forehead and holds his palms together in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, other people in white and red-orange attire sit or stand, a brass tabla-like drum and a gold-toned stand are visible at left, and a seated woman in white holds a tray. a person: the orange-robed figure with a mala and gold beaded necklace, shown in the act of blessing, matches the sangha description on the page, but the face is not visible enough for a firm identification.

A kneeling devotee in white clothes with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala has his forehead touched by a bare-chested ritual officiant with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a brown and gold-bordered dhoti. The officiant's hand rests on the devotee's head while holding a white paper or cloth. Behind them, several people in orange and white robes stand, and a gold-decorated backdrop with a red cushion is visible. The officiant's distinctive long locks, rudraksha beads and gold-bordered dhoti are notable cues.

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September 20 2015

A seated man in an orange-brown wrap and a dark rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, places both hands on the head of a standing devotee in a white shirt, red shawl and rudraksha mala. The devotee's hands are pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a golden deity murti in a red crown and a red cloth draped over a red seat appear in a plain room.

A seated figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red wrap with a gold border, wearing a white flower garland with blue beads, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a red-patterned shawl, whose hands are pressed together in namaste. The seated figure wears gold bangles and smiles. Behind them is a golden throne with red and pink cloth and garlands, and a woman in orange stands near the back. This is a blessing gesture. The visible cues are a turban, red-orange robes and a garland, consistent with a Swamiji (probable) in a blessing role, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.

May 28 2013