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A photograph of an indoor ritual setting. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, extends his right hand toward the forehead of a man in a white polo shirt, who raises both hands in front of his face. Seated beside them is a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and a woman in a red sari stand near a red curtain. At left, a golden figure and garlands of red and white flowers are visible. a person appears to be the man in saffron-orange wrap and rudraksha mala performing the blessing gesture.

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September 30 20132013-09-30October 04 20132013-10-04September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a seated man in an orange and gold saffron-toned dhoti wrap with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, his hair swept back into a bun. He raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who leans in with his hands raised. A seated figure in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body sits behind them, and a golden lion-head ritual object is in the foreground. Behind them stand devotees in white, a white pedestal fan, and a shrine decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and a deity murti.2013-09-29A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a room with red curtains and a floral garland backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and draped wrap with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace extends his right hand toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms up and open. The blessed man wears a lanyard. Beside them a golden kalasha-shaped vessel is held. Behind, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a standing man in a white shirt watch. A white table fan and a woman in a dark embroidered sari stand in the background.2013-10-04September 30 20132013-09-30September 28 20132013-09-28A man with a bun, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a long brown rudraksha mala, stands at left with his right hand raised in blessing, touching the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt with rolled sleeves. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a red-and-gold bangle-decorated arm stands near a red curtain, and several men in casual shirts watch. A gold ceremonial object is visible at lower left. Indoors, with a white wall and tiled floor.2013-09-30A photograph of a seated robed teacher with a long dark hair bun and a white forehead mark, wearing a rust-orange wrap with a gold-edged border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, pressing his right palm to the crown of a man's head in a white kurta. The recipient stands with eyes closed and his hand raised to his chest, receiving the blessing. A second robed figure in red-orange with a dark bead mala sits nearby, and several onlookers in light and white clothing stand behind in a room with a white wall and a standing fan. A gold statue or ornate gold object is visible at lower left.2013-11-05A photograph of a bare-chested figure in an orange-red wrap with a gold-and-yellow ornamental collar, hair swept back in a bun, and a white tilak on the forehead, pressing his palm to the forehead of a man in a white shirt. The man has his other hand raised in a blessing gesture and wears a striped shawl and a red wrist thread. Behind them, two women in white sit with a textured stone wall and a wooden panel in the background. The blessing gesture suggests darshan or a blessing ritual. Swamiji (probable): the bare-chested figure in orange-red wrap with ornate gold collar and swept-back hair is the candidate, performing a blessing on a devotee.2014-01-04A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a decorated hall. A man with swept-back long hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and an orange-saffron garment with a shawl stands at left, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised palms. The recipient's hands are raised in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, a woman in an orange-and-blue sari and a man in a white shirt stand watching, and a woman in orange with rudraksha beads kneels. At left a golden ornament is held, with red floral garlands and a purple-draped figure in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the blessing role, with the cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing.2013-09-28September 13 20132013-09-13