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A photograph from a Healers Initiation convention. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron top and extends her hands toward a man kneeling in a white kurta-style outfit with a rudraksha mala, his palms pressed together in respect. Behind them, seated participants on white mats wear white clothing and rudraksha malas; one woman in a red-and-white outfit sits at right, and a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari sits at the back. A green carpet, a green banner and a water bottle are visible.

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March 13 20062006-03-13A photograph of a healers' initiation convention in a carpeted room. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe sits facing an older woman with short grey hair, white clothes and a red-brown rudraksha mala. The woman holds a white stick or wand while the orange-robed figure gestures with open hands. Behind them, seated participants wear white clothes and rudraksha malas, some on red cloth. A banner in the background reads partly as 'to prove you, I am God'. Fans, tripods and a water bottle are visible. a person wears the saffron robe and long swept hair, but the face is not clearly visible.2006-03-13August 11 20112011-08-11May 09 20152015-05-09A photo from a satsang hall with red curtains and stage speakers. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in an orange-brown shawl and a rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklace raises one hand in blessing while the other rests on a seated man's head. Beside them, a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard raises both hands. Behind, a man in a yellow-striped polo with a red lanyard and a man in white stand watching. The robed figure matches Swamiji (probable) by long swept-back hair, orange clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornament, and is in a blessing role.2013-07-20December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of an indoor satsang or blessing moment in front of red drapes. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron shawl, with layered rudraksha malas and gold ornaments on the chest, places one hand on the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta with a light cord around his neck. The man raises both palms in response. Behind them a woman in white with a red bindi watches, and on the right a woman in a white top with an orange shawl stands with hands folded. A green-lit lamp is at upper right. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in orange-saffron shawl with layered rudraksha malas and gold ornaments is the probable Swamiji, giving the blessing.2012-07-18March 23 20082008-03-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and long, swept-back dark hair, and reaches to receive a small red fruit from a young woman with glasses, a green dupatta and a red-and-blue salwar kameez who kneels before him. An older woman in a cream sari with a red border stands behind them with her hands raised, and a man in an orange shawl and a young man in a yellow cloth stand nearby, with onlookers in white and green at the back. The setting is an interior with white-framed windows and a sculpture at the left edge. Visible cues for the seated man include saffron clothing, long hair and a garland, so the appearance-based label applies, and his role is that of the person receiving an offering.2010-02-17Indoors at night, a bare-chested man in a saffron-red cloth and a long gold-beaded necklace reaches to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl. Behind them stands an ornate gold-carved wooden structure with a yellow fringed canopy above. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby with hands folded, and several devotees in white and red shawls sit or stand in the background.2013-12-20March 13 20062006-03-13July 20 20132013-07-20