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April 18 2013

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April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesApril 01 20132013-04-01A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas stands at centre, with a red bindi on his forehead and gold ornaments at his neck and ears, his right hand raised in blessing over the bowed head of an older devotee in white shirt and dhoti who kneels with folded hands and glasses. Other devotees in white and saffron stand behind, with saffron-hued cloth banners with tassels hanging above.2013-01-21April 03 20132013-04-03A photograph of an indoor hall with a bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee with bowed head and palms pressed together. The standing man has long swept-back black hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him another man in orange robes with a white tilak and a second figure in orange stand near a gold-tipped staff. An elderly bald man in white shirt and a man in a striped checked shirt are at left; a ceiling fan, fluorescent lights and a projector screen are visible in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2012-10-20A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. A bare-shouldered man in an orange-red cloth with a dense orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold-bead necklace stands on the right, with a red and white tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; he raises his right hand toward the head of a seated man with grey hair and glasses on the left, who bows with palms pressed together. A person in a white shirt on the far left reaches forward. Behind them, people sit in a crowd beneath orange and blue decorative banners, with a gold-coloured seat or throne visible in the background. The orange robes, mala and swept-back hair fit the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; the page indicates the event is a Nithyananda satsang, so this is an appearance-based label only.2013-05-05A photograph of a blessing moment inside a temple hall. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-beaded orange necklace, with a red bindi and white forehead markings, stands with both hands raised, one palm pressed on the bald head of a older man in a red shirt who bows with palms joined in namaskar. The bowing man wears a plain red shirt. Behind them, several people in orange and white dhotis and sacred ash stand near a metal railing, and a golden deity murti and ornate temple decorations are visible in the background. The blessing appears to be a ritual gesture of blessing between devotee and a sannyasi-type figure.2013-04-16A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bowing with palms pressed together while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala of gold-capped beads places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, gold hoop earring and a gold necklace over orange garments, with a bald priest in orange robes and other people in white and grey standing behind in a room with red curtains and a draped backdrop.2013-05-17March 31 20132013-03-31Indoor event photo in a hall with a painted backdrop of multi-armed deity murtis in blue and gold. A man in a white kurta with folded hands bows his head toward a smiling figure in a rust-red sannyasi cloth wrapped over the shoulder, wearing a thick necklace of gold beads, gold bangles, large round glasses, a vibhuti line and a red kumkum dot. The robed figure extends a hand in blessing over the bowed man's head. Other saffron-robed attendants and a seated white-clad man stand in the background, with a camera tripod and a stanchion rope barrier in front.2013-03-13A photograph of a saffron-robed man with short dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with folded palms. The robed man wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets over a bare upper body in an orange-brown wrap. Behind him stand other robed devotees and people in white clothing near metal stanchions, with a decorated backdrop of painted deity figures and gold-trimmed shrine panels in the background. A white-clad person on the left holds a folded paper. a person is shown in the centre giving blessings to a devotee, with gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2013-07-25May 07 20132013-05-07