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August 10 2011

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July 01 20132013-07-01May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesA man in an orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair places both hands on the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt, bending forward with eyes closed. Behind them, an orange-and-gold decorated pillar, a ceiling fan and blurred onlookers suggest an evening ceremony with a crowd. Offerings and a flower garland appear at the bottom edge. The seated devotee receives the blessing with head bowed.2009-11-19A hall with cream floor tiles where a figure in a sleeveless orange robe with long dark hair leans forward and places a hand on the head of a seated man in a striped blue-and-white shirt. Beside them, a smiling man in a white shirt and a younger man in a white shirt with a moustache sit with their hands raised near the blessing. Behind, a woman in white with a beaded necklace and a man in white with a mala watch. In the background two people sit in orange and white on an orange mat near a gold throne and a red-draped seat. The temple-like setting suggests an evening darshan blessing line.2010-07-13August 10 20112011-08-10A photograph of a shaved-headed... no, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, reaching his right hand onto the head of a seated older man in white clothing with a red tilak mark on his forehead. The seated man has his eyes closed and a smile. Behind them a young woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands, and another person in a light sari is partly visible, with a red-and-white painted wall and an orange cloth in the background. The scene reads as a blessing given through touch on the head.2010-07-19May 14 20132013-05-14May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesDecember 12 20132013-12-12December 01 20112011-12-01A photograph of a figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with long dark hair tied back in a low knot, placing his right hand on the crown of a man's head. The recipient, in a white shirt with a dark tie, has eyes lowered and hands held together in a respectful gesture. Blurred people in white and yellow clothing stand in the background of an indoor hall with pale pink walls and windows. The figure in orange has a distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing; his identity is not established by appearance alone, so he is described by role as the giver of blessing.2009-12-15A seated man with long dark hair worn in a loose braid, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange cloth and wearing a rudraksha mala, places both hands on the head of an older man with short grey hair and a moustache. The older man wears a white shirt with an orange shawl and holds his hands up near his face. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand in a plain room with a speaker and a red cloth at the edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the appearance-based label: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-02-22 +1 copies