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September 14 2016

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A photograph of a blindfold and third-eye demonstration at the Kumbh Mela camp. A girl in a white sari with a gold border and a brown rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with white cloth tied over her eyes and a red bindi on her forehead, smiling. A grey-bearded man in orange robes sits at left, gesturing with his raised hand near her face. A woman in orange and a second woman in orange with a headwrap and rudraksha malas stand at right, with garlands and red-and-pink fabric in the background.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 14 20162016-09-14 +3 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA stage event at a Kumbh Mela camp with a gold-framed throne and a deity murti decorated with garlands and a flag in the background. A woman in white with a sandalwood tilak and orange-brown marigold garland holds a microphone while a blindfolded young woman in white, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a small card, during a blindfold demonstration. Two elderly men in orange sit on the foreground platform: one with white beard, glasses and a white forehead mark, his hands resting above a plate of yellow marigolds; the other in an orange turban and rudraksha mala, palms pressed together in greeting. Other seated men in orange clothing are visible behind them.2015-09-11December 24 20092009-12-24Stage event with ornate gold-framed backdrop and a deity murti in a gold-framed niche on the right. A woman in white sari with an orange garland and forehead markings holds a microphone and stands beside a young girl in white sari, blindfolded with a black band, holding a rudraksha mala and small items in her hands. In front, two seated elders in orange robes with orange garlands sit before silver trays of marigold flowers; the bearded elder on the left wears white forehead markings and bandages on his forearms, and the woman on the right wears an orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala. Brass oil lamps stand at the edges and more seated men in orange and saffron robes are visible behind. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a blindfold demonstration at a Kumbh Mela camp. A figure in a bright orange turban, orange robe and layered rudraksha malas and gold pendant stands to the right, reaching to touch the forehead of a young woman in a white garment with a black blindfold and a tilak marked on her brow; she wears an orange-beaded mala and a small pendant. At the left, an older bearded man in an orange shirt sits with a pen in his pocket, and a man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded mala holds a microphone at the upper right. Marigold garlands rest in the foreground. The orange figure matches the probable Swamiji cues of orange turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold, so the candidate is.2015-09-11Photograph of a stage event at the Kumbh Mela camp with ornate gilded thrones and a red-and-gold canopy. A woman in white with a white shawl and a red mala stands at a microphone beside a blindfolded young woman in white holding a printed sheet, as a demonstration takes place. Seated in front are three saffron-robed sadhus: one with a white beard and tilak, one with a white beard and glasses, and a woman in orange with rudraksha beads. A standing man wears a white dhoti with gold trim, red mala and gold armband. Behind them, a deity murti sits on a throne with a crown and oil lamps are placed on the floor, with marigold garlands on brass plates in front.2015-09-11 +1 copies