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A photo of a ritual blessing indoors. A bare-chested man in an orange and gold cloth, with a long beaded necklace and white horizontal tilak on his forehead, extends his right arm toward a man in a white kurta who raises both hands with palms open. The first man holds a small paper in his left hand. Gold ceremonial objects and a projector screen with a golden image are behind them, with red cushions at right. The devotee in white receives the blessing.

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A photograph of a blessing or initiation moment in a temple-style hall. A man in an orange and gold wrap, with a white forehead mark, a golden necklace and a beaded wrist band, extends his right arm and places his palm on the forehead of a man in white kurta clothing with raised hands in an offering gesture. The man in orange holds a small white paper in his left hand. Beside them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits in the background, and a golden deity murti or ornate golden object appears in the foreground. Behind them is a shimmering gold-patterned drape. Swamiji (probable): the man in orange wrap with golden necklace and long swept-back hair, performing the blessing.2014-01-04A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a saffron-orange wrap with a yellow border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace reaches to touch the forehead of a second man. The second man wears a white kurta and a brown beaded mala, and holds one arm raised. Gold-toned ritual objects and a projection screen are visible in the background. a person: the man in saffron with long hair, tilak and ornate beaded necklace is performing the blessing. Two people are visible, one partly cropped in the background.2014-01-05A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with gold trim and a long rudraksha mala, placing his palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white sleeveless top with a red lanyard. The kneeling man has both arms raised with palms together above his head. A gold-coloured ceremonial object sits at the lower left and a white paper is held in the seated man's right hand. A white projection screen and dark curtains form the background.2013-12-12December 03 20132013-12-03September 29 20132013-09-29December 10 20132013-12-10A photo of two men at close range in a red-draped hall. On the left, a man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-red cloth with a gold chain necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a bald man on the right, who wears a plain white kurta. Behind them is a golden deity murti or ornate figure, and a lit oil lamp hangs at the left edge. Bamboo screens and a partially visible seated figure appear in the background. A man in orange-red clothing giving a blessing with his palm on another's head suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2014-07-15December 12 20132013-12-12January 04 20142014-01-04A photograph of an indoor hall with a red curtain in the background. A man in a white kurta with a dark lanyard stands with both arms raised, palms open and forward, while a woman in an orange-and-gold blouse with her hair in a bun leans forward and presses a folded paper against his chest over a golden figure. Another woman in a cream sari and a smiling person in white stand in the background, and a folded stack of papers sits on a table at right.2013-10-04A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red draped robe with a gold-edged border and a long beaded necklace, his hair tied back, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, placing his right palm on the forehead of a standing man with grey hair in a low ponytail. The recipient wears a white t-shirt, a rudraksha mala, and a small gold earring, and holds his left palm up in front of him with eyes closed. A silver staff is visible beside them and a golden figure stands behind the seated man, in a room with cream-coloured panelled walls. The seated man has distinctive long hair, ornate gold-toned adornments and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm the a person identity, so the role is given as a robed teacher blessing a devotee.2013-12-03A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a warmly lit hall. A man with a swept-back dark ponytail, a white tilak on his forehead, gold-bead necklaces and an orange-red garment with gold border places his right palm on the forehead of an older man with grey hair and moustache. The older man wears a white kurta and raises both hands, palms out, in reception. A woman in white with a green pendant sits with eyes closed at right. Gold ornaments and a gold object sit in the foreground against a textured gold wall. Probable Swamiji's cues include the swept-back hair, gold necklaces and saffron-orange garment, and he is the one giving the blessing.2014-01-04