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A photograph of a devotee with short dark hair and a white shirt bowing his head while a person in a rust-orange garment and rudraksha mala gives a blessing by placing a hand on his head. The blessing person has long swept-back dark hair, a pink and white floral garland, a multi-strand gold bead necklace, gold bangles and an earring, and holds a folded white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several men in white and light blue shirts stand near a red curtain and a golden deity murti.

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May 27 20132013-05-27A photo of a man in a rust-orange wrap and long swept-back dark hair, wearing a thick ornate gold necklace of large gold beads, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala, pink and white flower garlands, gold armlets and bangles, and holding a folded white paper. He rests his right hand on the head of a bowed man in white clothes with a brown bead mala, who has his hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a bald man in a pink shirt and other devotees watch, and a red curtain backdrop with a gold deity murti or decorated shrine is visible. The person in orange clothes with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments is a person candidate, performing a blessing and presenting paper to a devotee at what appears to be a temple or satsang hall.2013-05-27May 28 20132013-05-28A photograph of a standing man in an orange-brown cloth draped over bare shoulders, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland with green-gold borders and a thick gold-bead necklace over a rudraksha mala. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand while his right hand rests on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with folded hands, a ritual gesture like blessing or initiation. Gold armlets and bangles adorn his arms. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron, some shaved-headed, watches, with red curtains and a gold deity figure in the background.2013-05-26March 31 20132013-03-31June 17 20132013-06-17A smiling man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti stands in a bright hall, wearing a long-swept dark hair, a red bindi, heavy gold ceremonial necklaces layered over rudraksha malas and matching rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms. He holds a white paper in one hand and lifts his other hand to the head of a young boy in a white shirt who bows with hands joined. Another boy in white and a few people in white and yellow clothes stand nearby, with a crowd of devotees in the background. a person appears in person, shown blessing a devotee in the setting of a satsang or darshan.2013-07-13A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes and a heavy rudraksha-style brown bead mala with a large gold ceremonial necklace, a red bindi and gold earrings, standing and placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling man in a white collared shirt with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest holds a handwritten paper in his left hand and reads from it. Behind them a second man in a light shirt looks on, and a decorated altar with floral garlands, yellow-orange flowers and a deity murti is visible in the background.2013-07-01A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace, wearing gold bangles and rudraksha armlets, stands raising one hand in blessing while holding a white paper in the other. His long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial jewellery are visible. A man in a white shirt faces him from the left foreground, and another man in white stands behind. The background shows a temple-style hall with a decorated deity murti area, red drapes and gold-trimmed backdrop. a person appears in person in the centre of the scene, with distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments.2013-07-15May 20 20132013-05-20A smiling man in a rust-orange garment and layered gold necklaces studded with rudraksha beads raises his right hand in blessing over a young boy and a man in white, while holding a folded white paper in his left hand. Several people in white and pastel saris stand behind them in a bright hall with red drapes and flower decorations. The man wears a long swept-back hairstyle, a tilak on his forehead, a gold earring, and rudraksha-and-gold armlets. Two people in the foreground have their palms pressed together in respect. The man is described as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold and rudraksha adornments, and saffron-orange clothing, shown here giving blessing in a satsang setting.2013-07-13A photograph of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti, hands pressed together in anjali, receiving a blessing as a man places his right hand on the devotee's head. The blessing giver wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold ornamental pendant, pearl and rudraksha waist strings, beaded armlets and bracelets, and large ornate gold earrings, with a white horizontal tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He holds a folded white paper in his other hand and looks down. In the background, other people in orange robes stand near a maroon curtain and a hanging orange-and-red tassel. a person appears as the blessing giver, based on saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ornate gold ornaments, and is shown in the role of a blessing giver during satsang-style initiation.2013-02-22 +1 copies