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A photograph of a blessing moment in a temple-like hall. A man in a white shirt with a white forehead mark kneels with his head bowed, while a long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala places one hand on his head and holds a sheet of paper in the other. The robed figure wears a red kumkum mark on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, a few devotees stand in white and light clothing, some with white forehead marks, and orange and red decorative pillars are visible.

A photo of a ritual blessing in a tented hall with colourful striped pillars and a deity print on a red backdrop. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap with a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak stands center-right, reading a folded paper while placing his right hand on the head of a bowed man in a light checked shirt with hands joined in namaskar. Beside them an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands, and other devotees watch in the background. A metal bowl sits at the lower edge. Probable Swamiji is the central figure: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala. Count: about six visible people.

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white forehead band, red bindi, gold necklace, rudraksha malas and orange armlets stands at right, holding a folded white paper while looking down. He wears a gold and red ornament and his hair is tied up. Beside him a second man in orange-and-white ritual dress with a shaved head and tripundra marks stands behind. At left a man in a white shirt with folded hands and bowed head receives the blessing as an orange-clad figure places a hand on his head. Other people in white stand in the background.

A photograph of a temple setting where a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, places his hand on the head of a devotee in a cream-coloured kurta and white dhoti, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The orange-robed man holds a folded white paper in his other hand. A third person in orange clothing stands at the lower right, looking down at a tray of brass items. Behind them is a rail, a red and orange shrine with a deity murti and garlands, and a few more people in the background. Wall posters are visible at the top left. The orange-robed man's appearance is consistent with the page's claim of a person's presence, but the cues are limited to the rudraksha mala and orange robes, so identity is uncertain.

October 26 2010

2010-10-26 +1 copies

Indoor temple scene. A man with long dark hair, wearing a deep saffron-red robe and a heavy multi-strand necklace of gold-toned beads, stands at centre with a white cloth wrap over his shoulder and white sacred ash across his forehead with a red bindi. He places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt who bows with hands folded near his chin, and the man holds a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands along a metal barrier, and a colourful decorated shrine with lit oil lamps and floral offerings glows in the background, with saffron and orange hangings at the top. A bare-shouldered man in orange cloth is partly visible at the right edge.

A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with dark rudraksha malas placing a hand on the crown of a shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a pink border, who stands with hands clasped and eyes lowered. A tilak-marked priest in white and saffron stands behind, and a silver tray with offerings is held at the right edge. Several onlookers in white shirts and white robes stand in the background of a hall. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment, though the page does not establish the specific rite.

A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant necklace, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white polo shirt with black collar stripes. The blessed man has his palm raised in front of him. The bare-chested figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and looks down at it. Ash marks are visible on his forehead, and a gold kalasha-like object and maroon drapery stand behind them. Orange-saffron clothing and rudraksha beads are prominent.

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. A man in a red dhoti-style wrap with a blue-and-purple border and a thick gold ceremonial garland stands at right, long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, holding a folded white paper, and extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man at left. That young man, in white clothes with palms pressed together in namaste, and another young man with his head bowed stand beside him. Behind them a man in an orange garment with a gold necklace watches, and a figure in white stands further back. Gold ornaments, a gold-framed shrine with deity murti and warm lamp light fill the background. Lush temple decoration frames the scene.

2011-01-25 +1 copies

November 18 2010

2010-11-18 +1 copies

October 07 2012

A man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-edged shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands at left, his hair tied up in a topknot with a white tilak on his forehead, holding a small pink object in his hands while looking down. He is applying something to the head of a seated man in a white shirt with a dark strap, whose hand is raised. Behind them a golden throne-like backdrop and a garland of pink, yellow, green and purple flowers frame the scene, with a partly visible bald man in orange at far right.