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A photo of a blessing moment in an ashram hall with red curtains and a white tiled floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange shawl with a gold-bordered wrap and a rudraksha mala, leans forward and lays his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a name badge. The recipient has his eyes closed and his hands raised. Beside them a seated man in white robes with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushion. A large gold ornamental vessel is in the foreground at left. Standing devotees in white and casual shirts watch from behind, including a woman in a white sari with a black necklace. a person (appearance-based label): the blessing figure has long hair and a red-orange shawl with rudraksha malas.

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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A person with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a red-maroon and gold-bordered shawl over a bare shoulder, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated devotee in a white shirt with an ID badge on a lanyard. The devotee holds both palms raised. Beside them, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth sits watching, and a gold ritual vessel is visible in the foreground. Standing men and women in white clothes watch in the background, near a red curtain and a wall fan.2013-11-01September 28 20132013-09-28September 28 20132013-09-28September 28 20132013-09-28September 30 20132013-09-30September 28 20132013-09-28September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A person with long hair tied in a back bun, wearing a red-and-gold saffron-toned garment, a beaded necklace and bangles, extends an arm to touch the forehead of a seated middle-aged man in a maroon striped polo shirt with a rudraksha mala and a name badge. The man's hands are raised in prayer-like gesture. A golden kalasha or metal vessel sits in the lower foreground. Two women in white stand behind, and a rippled cream-and-brown backdrop fills the background. The blessing appears to be a diksha-style touch.2014-01-05November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange and gold garment with a long rudraksha mala draped over the chest, hair tied back in a bun, extending a hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a light blue striped shirt with an orange lanyard. Behind them, a gold lion-headed ceremonial seat or throne in the foreground, and several people in white and cream clothing stand and watch in a room with red drapes. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, so this appearance is a probable Swamiji candidate in an in-person blessing (Swamiji (probable)).2013-09-30A seated figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and golden shawl, with a long rust-coloured rudraksha mala and a gold lion-head ornament in the foreground, extends his hand toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt who raises both palms. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels, and standing figures in white watch from the background near a fan and a red curtain; flower garlands are visible at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold ornament, consistent with the presentation of the page's subject; this is an appearance-based label only. The scene resembles a blessing or transmission moment in a ritual setting.2013-09-29A seated man in an orange and gold garment with a long rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold lion-headed seat touches the forehead of a man in white kurta clothing, whose right palm is raised. Behind them a seated man in white with rudraksha beads and a gold armlet watches, and further back standing people in white and a woman in a white sari with orange trim stand near red drapery and floral garlands. The seated figure in orange with a gold necklace and mala is a person by appearance and seated throne-like setting.2013-09-29