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April 29 2018

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A photograph of a smiling man in a maroon-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a wide rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling person with dark hair in the lower left. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with yellow border and rudraksha malas stands behind, with other devotees in pale shirts and white clothes around them. A small orange flame glows at the lower left edge. The Swamiji candidate has long dark hair, a forehead mark and a rudraksha-adorned shawl; he is presented as a probable Swamiji seen in person giving blessing.2018-04-29September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long swept-back hair, a crown-less sannyasi-style figure in a deep maroon/rust wrap, wearing a heavy gold necklace with large ornate pendant and rudraksha malas, smiling and raising his right hand in blessing toward the bowed, bare-chested head of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti with white sacred ash markings. To the left a standing priest in white dhoti with rudraksha malas holds a folded paper, and behind them are several people in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha necklaces, one wearing an orange turban. The scene shows a blessing or initiation gesture in a ritual setting.2017-09-17September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17May 11 20162016-05-11May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesMay 22 20172017-05-22May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an ashram. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a dark red-brown robe, multiple gold bead necklaces and a large ornate gold pendant places his palm on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee with white markings on his shoulders. On the left, a standing attendant in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a folded paper. Behind them, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand in the background. Swamiji (probable): the right figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a red-brown robe, and is performing the blessing as the central officiant.2017-09-17July 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copies