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A photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing at an outdoor event under a pale tent. A figure on the left, bare-shouldered in a rust-maroon wrap with a gold-edged sash and a beaded necklace, has long dark hair pinned up and an ornamental hair ornament. Their right hand is raised, palm pressed to the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red and white lanyard, who holds his palms together. The figure's left hand holds a folded white paper. Behind them, an orange fringed canopy hangs at the top left and other devotees in white and maroon stand softly out of focus.

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A photograph of a man with short dark hair in a white collared shirt and red shawl standing before a seated figure in a rust-coloured robe with a dark bead necklace, long hair tied in a knot. The seated figure is pressing the palm of one hand to the forehead of the standing man, who holds his own hand raised in a gesture of reception. Beside them is an ornate gold throne-like chair with carved details, and an orange tasselled canopy hangs above. Soft lights and blurred figures in red and white clothing appear in the background. A small printed card is held in the seated figure's other hand. The seated figure appears to be a probable Swamiji wearing rust robes, rudraksha beads and long hair knotted up, seated on a golden throne, giving blessing to a devotee.2013-12-20February 22 20152015-02-22December 20 20132013-12-20Outdoor evening ritual at a gilded ceremonial structure with an orange tasselled canopy. A priest in a rust-brown robe with a brown shawl presses his right palm onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red shawl, who has his hands raised in a receiving gesture. The priest holds a folded paper slip in his left hand. Behind, a woman in white with a dark mala necklace stands nearby, and blurred figures appear in the background under string lights.2013-12-20Outdoor evening photo at a satsang or sarvadarshan setting. A woman in a maroon-brown draped garment and hair tied in a bun places her palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red-maroon shawl, who holds his other hand up, palm outward. She holds a folded paper in her other hand. Beside them stands an ornate gold-carved structure topped with an orange fringed canopy. Behind, a woman in white wears a dark beaded mala, and blurred people and string lights fill the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with hair tied up and a rudraksha-style necklace, wearing a rust-red and orange wrap and seated beside an ornate gold-carved throne with an orange fringed canopy, places his right palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red shawl. The recipient holds his other hand up with a beaded bracelet on the wrist, and a sheet of paper is held in the blessing hand. Behind them a woman in white with a dark bead mala watches, and other people in white and red stand out of focus.2013-12-20A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple setting. A figure with long dark hair tied back, white tripundra marks on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange-red garment reaches over and touches the bald head of a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard and rudraksha mala, who raises one hand in a gesture of reception. The giver holds a folded white paper in the other hand. Beside them, a gold-and-brass peacock-feather fan or ceremonial implement and a gilded lion-faced ornament stand near a silver staff, with a green plant behind. A woman in white with a mala sits in the background, and a person in orange robes stands at right. Swamiji is a probable identification based on long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange-red clothing.2014-10-11March 24 20132013-03-24A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. On the left, a long-haired man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt and red-brown shawl, who has his eyes closed. A woman in white with dark beads sits behind them, and other devotees in white and red shawls stand in the background. An orange fringed cloth hangs at the upper left. The long-haired man's presentation with beads, shawl and flowing hair is a person candidate, though the image is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-12-20July 19 20152015-07-19A photograph of a long-haired man in a maroon-red wrap and a bead necklace reaching out to touch the forehead of a bald, grey-haired man in a white shirt and red shawl during a ceremony. The man in red is also draped in a red shawl. Behind them, an ornate golden canopy with orange fringe, soft lights and several women in saris stand in the background.2013-12-20