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A photograph of a seated figure with hair tied back, wearing a tiger-striped yellow and black wrap and a heavy brown rudraksha mala over bare shoulders, raising a silver staff with bells toward the head of a bald, bearded man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl with printed script. The seated figure's right hand rests on the man's shoulder while the other holds the staff, in front of a backdrop of yellow, purple and red floral garlands and draped red-orange fabric. The man in white is a devotee receiving the blessing.

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July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A seated teacher in a tiger-striped yellow-and-black shawl and a rudraksha mala with a large rudraksha necklace touches the forehead of an older man in a white shirt, grey hair and moustache, who holds his palm up in front of his face. Behind them, a silver staff hung with small bells rises past garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A second man in white with rudraksha beads is seated out of focus at right, and a ceiling fan is visible at upper right. The teacher is an appearance-based a person candidate with ornate tiger-striped clothing and rudraksha adornments, seated in a blessing gesture with a devotee; the person is shown at close range in a ceremonial setting.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a tiger-striped golden-yellow and brown wrap and a thick rudraksha mala necklace, holding a long silver staff with small hanging bells toward a man in a white kurta with a red cord around his neck, who holds his palms together in greeting. Behind them stand colourful garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a deity murti draped in garlands. A seated woman with braided hair is partly visible at lower right. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate saffron-toned wrap; he holds a ritual staff in a satsang-style setting.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A seated man in a tiger-striped saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala and white bead necklaces places his palm on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who holds his own hand up in a gesture of reception. A red tilak marks the seated man's forehead, and he smiles warmly. Behind them stand a gold-coloured ornate panel, a tray of offerings and a red cloth; a man with white-marked forehead sits at right, and red-curtained walls and a fan are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment within a satsang setting.2013-05-25A long-haired man in a tiger-striped garment and a rudraksha mala with a small red tilak on his forehead raises his right hand to bless the bald head of a man in white ritual clothes with a red shawl and saffron-orange sash. The blessing man holds a long golden staff upright. Behind them a golden ornamental panel and red curtain are visible. The figure with the long hair and rudraksha mala matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, and he is physically present, performing a blessing for a devotee.2013-05-25A photograph of two men in close, intimate ritual contact beside a brass pole with hanging bells. The seated man on the right has long dark dreadlocked hair, a yellow turmeric mark across his forehead, and a saffron-orange shawl over a leopard-print cloth; he wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace and smiles while his hand rests on the other man's head. Shimmering rudraksha beads and a yellow-painted forearm are visible. The man on the left has swept-back grey hair, wears a white kurta with a red lanyard and an orange-red sash, and holds his palm raised toward the seated man's brow, receiving a blessing. Warm golden light fills the background, with a brass fixture and a metal grille behind them. Probable Swamiji is the seated man, identified by long hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-07-04July 08 20132013-07-08December 19 20132013-12-19