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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors on a green floor scattered with petals. A long-haired figure with bare upper torso, wearing an orange shawl and a white and orange flower garland, extends a hand to press the forehead of a young boy in white kurta with an orange shawl and a black mala. The boy keeps his eyes closed and head bowed. Striped red bedding and a tripod stand sit in the background, and a man in white with an orange cloth is partly visible at the top right.

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June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of an indoor ritual on a green floor covered with scattered petals. In the foreground, a long-haired person with bare shoulders, wearing an orange shawl and a white-and-orange garland of flowers, reaches up to touch the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt and an orange shawl, who has a brown rudraksha mala around his neck and stands with his hands folded. Behind them, other people in white and orange sit on red cushions near a speaker, a tripod and cables, and a laptop. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a gathering.2006-06-04A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe with a long white and pink-purple flower garland sitting and placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who kneels before him, bowing forward. The man has long, swept-back dark hair, bare chest, and is smiling. A second seated man in an orange shawl and white garment sits behind the boy. White drapes and a red curtain appear in the background, with a white fan and potted plant at right. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, consistent with the a person cues, shown giving a blessing to a devotee in what appears to be an ashram hall.2006-10-21A photograph of an indoor ceremony. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a white and pink flower garland, places his right palm on the head of a young boy in a white collared shirt who bows forward. Behind them a red curtain hangs, a second man in orange cloth is partly visible, and palm fronds and white cloth are visible in the background. The man in orange with long hair and garland is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the long swept hair, saffron clothing, garland and bare-shouldered adornment, shown blessing the boy in a darshan setting.2006-10-21 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04February 27 20172017-02-27June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and white and multicolour flower garlands placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in white clothing who bows his head forward. The man has a red tilak on his forehead, is smiling, and is bare-shouldered on the right side. Behind them hang red and gold drapes and green fronds, and a white fan stands at the back. A bare-chested figure with long hair and ornate garland cues matches the a person description, shown giving a blessing to a devotee, one of a few people visible in the scene.2006-10-21Photograph of an indoor ritual on a green mat with scattered flower petals. A long-haired figure with bare upper torso, wearing a white and marigold garland and saffron cloth, reaches out and touches the forehead of a seated man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. Behind them, another man in orange sits on the floor, and a tripod stands near the scene. Orange-clad attendants and white-clad people are at the edges. Blessing or initiation-style gesture, possibly darshan.2006-06-04October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene indoors at night. In the foreground, a long-haired person with a white flower garland and orange cloth draped over the shoulders marks the forehead of a bearded man in a white shirt and orange waist sash, wearing a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant. The man's eyes are closed as he receives the mark. Behind them, seated figures in white and orange clothing are visible, along with a tripod, a black case and red-striped cushions on a green mat.2006-06-04A seated long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl with a long orange-red rudraksha mala places a hand on the head of a kneeling young boy in a white shirt and dark lanyard. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a ceremonial gold-toned necklace and white forehead markings smiles and gestures, and other people in white clothes stand in the background. A small orange-and-green woven basket of offerings is visible at left. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang setting. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2013-05-14