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A photograph of an initiation moment at an indoor seminar. A young man with short brown hair, eyes closed and a faint smile, wears a dark brown crew-neck T-shirt and raises one open palm. Behind him, a person with long, dark, wavy hair in an orange garment places one hand on his forehead in a blessing gesture. Their face is partly turned away. Blurred figures in blue jeans and a yellow top stand in the background, with an orange flower arrangement at the right edge.

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September 01 20062006-09-01September 01 20062006-09-01September 01 20062006-09-01September 01 20062006-09-01Photograph of a seated initiation moment at an indoor evening event. A long-haired person in an saffron-orange robe with a draped shawl stands at right, one hand pressed to the forehead of a bearded man in a black t-shirt with eyes closed. Another hand rests on the head of a woman with long brown hair at left, who is seen from behind. Marigold-orange flowers appear at the top right. A probable Swamiji candidate is present, with long swept-back dark hair and saffron clothing, performing a forehead touch blessing on devotees.2006-09-01A photograph of a man in a mustard-yellow graphic t-shirt with an eagle print, his eyes closed, being touched on the forehead by a smiling figure in orange robes with long dark hair. The robed figure's hand is raised toward the man's brow in a blessing-like gesture. A red thread is tied on the man's wrist. Behind them, a dark hall with blurred seated and standing attendees. Two people are visible in the foreground pair. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, a probable Swamiji candidate.2006-09-01A photograph of a healing or blessing moment in which a person in a bright orange sleeveless top, with long dark curly hair, presses the palm of one raised hand against the forehead of a bearded man with short dark hair who is seated and looking upward. The man wears a dark garment with a red trim at the collar. The background is a dim, dark brown wall with a faint shadow of a hanging element on the left. Only the two people are visible in the frame.2010-12-02A photograph of a dimly lit hall where a man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl over an orange top stands facing right, his hands raised and pressed toward the forehead of a young man in a white shirt whose eyes are closed. A woman with long hair in the foreground has her hand raised toward the same gesture. Behind them, a woman in a yellow jacket and other people in the background watch. Four physical people are prominent.2006-09-01A photograph of a healing or blessing moment: a person with long dark curly hair in an orange top and a brown-orange wrap sits on the right, one hand pressed on the forehead of a young man in a lavender striped t-shirt with a black beaded necklace, who has his eyes closed and palms raised. A man in a white shirt sits softly out of focus behind them against red drapes. Behind the seated figure, the shape of a mala-like beaded strand hangs at the wrap. a person candidate appearance is inconclusive from the visible cues, so the figure in orange is described only by role.2012-07-02A photograph taken at an indoor evening session with dim, warm lighting. In the foreground a man in a light blue-and-white striped shirt stands with eyes closed while a person in an orange robe with a red-and-gold shawl touches his forehead with one hand. Beside them a young woman with long brown hair in a brown top raises her palm toward the man's face, as if receiving blessing. Behind them, standing figures in white and a person in a light blue-striped shirt watch, with orange flowers and green ferns at the right edge. The orange-robed figure with long dark hair is a person by the presentation cues of long hair, saffron clothing and red-gold shawl, but the image is not clear enough to confirm.2006-09-01March 17 20132013-03-17September 01 20062006-09-01