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July 02 2010

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A photograph of a hall during a blessing. A man with long swept-back dark hair in a sleeveless orange top places his right hand on the head of a boy in a striped white and navy t-shirt with a name badge, who has his head bowed. Behind them, a man in white with a white headband and a dark bead mala stands with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt with a red-brown bead necklace watches with eyes lowered. A man in a dark t-shirt stands at the right edge, and other people in white clothes are partly visible in the background. A stage with metal truss and a hanging banner appear at the top.2010-07-02July 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with orange and white drapery overhead. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt, while holding a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind him, shaven-headed priests in orange robes and white dhoti shawls stand near a silver tray holding gold items. Several onlookers, including a boy in a navy shirt in the foreground, watch the blessing. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads is the appearance-based candidate, shown in the act of blessing a devotee.2010-10-26A photograph inside a covered temple hall during a blessing. A man in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair extends his right hand over the head of a devotee, while holding a silver tray of vibhuti or kumkum offerings in his left. Several devotees with palms pressed together stand behind a metal railing, including a young boy in a blue and yellow striped shirt and a man in white. On the right, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a silver tray. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with flowers and lit lamps under a corrugated roof.2010-11-01A photograph inside a hall with colourful striped banners hanging behind. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala places a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt, who stands with hands together. Next to them a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white tripundra marks and a gold-beaded necklace stands beside a silver tray. Several onlookers in shirts and a child in a navy top watch nearby.2010-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29September 17 20112011-09-17A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an indoor hall with pale pink walls and a ceiling fan. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a light blue shirt and glasses who kneels with palms joined. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with red borders and a white shawl stands with hands folded, and another man in an orange robe with a mala stands at the right edge. Decorated pillars with geometric patterns and orange tassels frame the scene, and a small paper slip is held in the blessing hand. The figure in orange with the long hair has distinctive long swept hair and a rudraksha mala, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in the blessing role.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24September 17 20112011-09-17July 23 20102010-07-23