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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing against a red draped backdrop. A person in a rust-orange draped garment with gold-toned jewelry and an upswept hair bun places a hand on the forehead of a man with hands pressed in anjali. The man wears a white shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and a silver-toned chain, and is kneeling. The blessing giver holds a folded card in the other hand. Other seated attendees and a figure in orange are visible in the background.

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July 11 20122012-07-11July 11 20122012-07-11July 07 20132013-07-07January 02 20142014-01-02July 06 20142014-07-06October 11 20122012-10-11A seated figure in orange saffron robes with a draped orange shawl and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man with folded hands. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. The kneeling man wears a white shirt and an orange shawl printed with text. A red velvet seat and orange cloth are visible behind them, and a second robed person kneels at the right edge. The gesture resembles a blessing or initiation with a puja-style forehead touch. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with orange robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold necklace, placed on a red throne-style seat.2012-10-20September 06 20152015-09-06March 21 20142014-03-21A photograph of two men facing each other in a hall with a red draped backdrop. The man on the left has long dark hair tied in a bun, a white tilak mark on his forehead, a saffron-orange garment, multiple gold chains with green and red stone pendants, and gold armbands. He smiles and extends his right hand toward the other man. The man on the right is shaved-headed, wears a white kurta with orange and gold trim, an orange rudraksha-style mala, and raises both palms in a gesture of greeting or blessing. Other people in saffron and white stand in the background. a person appears as the figure on the left, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces, shown in conversation during a gathering.2012-08-25August 01 20142014-08-01A seated man in an orange saffron garment with a bare shoulder and a rudraksha mala with silver beads presses his right hand on the crown of an older man's head. The older man, grey-haired and wearing a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, has his eyes closed and both palms raised in front of him. Behind them a bald man in white dhoti and shawl bows his head, and white curtains and a cream wall form the background.2012-10-11