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A photograph in a hall with red-draped tables and chairs. A man in a maroon-red robe and matching red-and-gold turban, wearing a long green-and-yellow bead garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, smiles while extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a woman in a white sari with a gold border. She holds a young child in white, and a boy in a red plaid shirt stands beside a man in white holding a red shawl. Others stand in the background, a few in white dhotis, and fruit sits on a tray at right.

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November 25 20132013-11-25July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph of a blessing scene in an airy hall with orange and white draped ceiling and decorated pillars. A bare-chested man with swept-back hair, white vibhuti on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha malas wears a cream dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, smiling as he places his palm on the head of a kneeling man in a red kurta with folded hands. A woman in a pink sari with gold bangles stands beside him, holding a small child. Behind them a bald priest in saffron/orange robes and other men in white stand by, with a brass tray of gold items in the foreground.2011-03-05September 12 20132013-09-12A photograph inside a hall with pink walls, orange curtains and colourful painted pillars. A bare-chested man with long hair tied in a bun, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl, a red rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, reaches to touch the head of a young child held by a woman in a red-and-pink sari. Beside them a man in a red kurta stands with hands folded. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and gold bangles stands near a tray of offerings. Several other people in white and yellow shirts stand in the background, including a youth in glasses. a person: the bare-chested man with a bun, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces is performing a blessing on the child, with the probable identity cued by the mala, gold ornaments and ceremonial shawl.2011-03-05A seated priest in a rust-red turban, bare-shouldered with an orange-gold wrap, and wearing a white and orange flower garland and orange bangles, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a pink shirt. A woman in white with a red bindi and red bangles watches, and a small girl in a purple skirt holds an orange. An orange and oranges sit on a tray in front, along with a small wooden box and a white paper slip. Behind them stand other people, one holding a child, in a hall with black curtains. The scene suggests a blessing ritual with fruit offerings.2015-06-07October 26 20132013-10-26September 12 20132013-09-12A photograph of an indoor hall with framed pictures and red-lit walls. A smiling man in a cream turban, red garment and a long dark swept-back hair wears rudraksha malas and a red-and-gold bangle on his raised arm and holds a folded white paper. He reaches out to a young child in an orange top held by a woman with a white forehead mark and gold earrings, who holds up beaded malas. Several onlookers in white and light shirts stand around, including hands pressed together at the left. Probable Swamiji: the cues are the cream turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and red garment.2011-09-16A photograph of a devotional darshan line in a bright hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. A smiling man in a copper-brown silk robe with gold trim, a brown and gold turban with a jewelled ornament, a long rudraksha-style bead mala and gold bangles extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a young child in a pink sweater. Devotees in white clothes stand with palms joined along a metal barrier, and a woman in the foreground holds her hands in namaste. Several other people stand behind them. a person: the man in the brown turban and bead mala blesses the child, matching the page's account of his presence.2013-11-12May 01 20142014-05-01Indoor home visit during a devotee house event. On the right, a man in a red-orange sleeveless garment and rudraksha malas, with long swept-back hair and gold earrings and bracelet, reaches out to touch the head of a young girl in a red top and white skirt holding an apple. A woman in a white sari with red border and a garland of white and red flowers and rudraksha beads smiles at left, holding an apple. Behind them, a man in a red shirt, saffron-clad young boys wearing flower garlands, and a man in white stand in a tiled room with a window and ceiling fan. a person is the saffron-and-rudraksha figure performing the blessing touch.2014-07-07