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September 20 20152015-09-20July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a samaya deeksha initiation in a temple-like hall with dark red walls and a golden deity murti at right. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a saffron-orange shawl leans forward and presses his palm to the forehead of a young man in white clothes with a red-and-black printed shawl. The young man stands with his palms joined in receipt. Behind them, several people in white and red-brown shawls and a rudraksha mala stand or sit, and a silver ceremonial staff stands at left. The central figure has cues of a person, appearing as the initiating teacher, with the young man as a devotee receiving blessing. Visible people number about six to eight.2015-07-17A 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.2015-05-09September 20 20152015-09-20July 08 20132013-07-08May 03 20142014-05-03Indoor evening event with a man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and long gold beaded necklace standing on the left, reaching to touch the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard badge. A gold-fringed orange canopy hangs at top left. Around them, devotees in white kurtas, red and orange saris, and beaded necklaces watch with hands raised. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment, with a wooden gilded structure at left edge.2013-12-20A photo of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with gold trim and a rudraksha mala raising his hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with an orange-and-white shawl printed with text and a green event badge on a lanyard. A woman in a red-and-orange outfit with a dark bead necklace sits behind them with hands folded, and other seated attendees in red shawls fill the hall, with a screen visible above. The robed man has long swept-back hair and a lightly ornate gold necklace, and his appearance is distinctive, so he may be the Swamiji candidate, shown in person giving a blessing touch on the forehead.2015-07-10December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a seated figure with a shaved head and a small white forehead mark, wearing a rust-red wrap and a white flower garland, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a rust-orange scarf. The seated figure sits beside gilded lion-head armrests, and a silver staff stands between them and a red throne in the background. A woman in the lower right looks down. The seated man's rust-red wrap and garland match the ceremonial setting of a blessing or initiation. a person is shown with a shaved head, which fails the distinctive-cue requirement, so the identity is uncertain.2014-05-13July 11 20122012-07-11