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A photograph of an indoor ritual setting. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a full beard, a red-brown shawl and a white tilak on his forehead raises his hand in blessing toward an elderly man with glasses, short grey hair and a khaki shirt who kneels close to him. In the background a woman in a purple sari with a braided plait stands near a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, and other devotees are partly visible. Brass ritual lamps and a gold object are visible at the right edge. The long-haired figure with a red-brown shawl and dreadlocks is a probable Swamiji candidate, shown giving blessing in a satsang-like setting.

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Photo of two men in close conversation at a seated ritual gathering. On the left, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard wears a rust-orange shawl and multiple rudraksha mala beads, his hands extended toward the right. On the right, a man in glasses with curly hair wears a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms and chest, clasping his palms together in a gesture of respect. Behind them, other seated attendees and white draped seating are visible, with a bearded man in the background wearing a red tilak mark on his forehead.2018-04-13 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 10 20162016-07-10July 06 20122012-07-06A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, wearing a rust-red wrap, sits on a gilded throne-like chair and extends his hand toward an older man. The older man wears black-rimmed glasses, a grey top and a maroon shawl and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stand young attendants in saffron and orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala, beside a gold kalasha-like altar draped in maroon cloth with gold garlands. Dimly lit with green plants in the background, it looks like a darshan moment.2014-12-24April 23 20172017-04-23A photo of a blessing moment. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested apart from an orange-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red sash. The older man bows with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a red curtain and a gold pillar; a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left.2016-07-14A bare-chested man with long dark locks, a white vibhuti stripe on his forehead, a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown shawl places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white collared shirt with a red-and-orange lanyard, who presses his palms together in reverence. A tall gold pole stands between them against a dark red drape. The bare-chested figure has distinctive long hair, garland and ornaments, so he is a person candidate receiving the other man in a blessing; a second partially visible person stands at the left edge.2016-07-01A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, reaches out to touch the forehead of an older devotee. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair in front of a floral backdrop with green foliage, pink and orange flowers and gold garlands. The standing-to-kneeling devotee wears spectacles, a grey sweater and a red patterned shawl, and presses his palms together in greeting. Gold garlands and a silver staff are visible in the background.2014-12-24July 03 20162016-07-03A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne being approached by a kneeling devotee with palms pressed together. The seated man has long dark hair worn back, a full beard, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, bangles on his arm, and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders; he raises his right hand to touch the forehead of the kneeling man, who wears a rust-red shirt, a watch and bracelets and has long wavy hair. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands, with gold ceremonial staffs, a red carpet, a pedestal fan and a camera on a tripod in the room. Several onlookers stand in the background.2016-11-16A photograph of a man in a checked light-green shirt and glasses, hands pressed together in namaste, having his forehead touched by a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white flower garland. The garland-wearing man has white sacred ash markings on his arm and an orange-and-red cloth wrapped at his waist, with dark rudraksha-style beads at his chest. Behind them, a man in white stands with hands folded, and an arched hall with blue-shuttered windows and a ceiling fan is visible. a person: the bare-chested garland-wearing man with long swept hair and saffron-orange cloth is giving blessing to the devotee, a touch on the forehead. The setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2012-05-24