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July 08 2012

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, holding a tall silver staff with a trident-like top. He reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white trousers who wears an orange scarf printed with text and has his palms raised in front of him. Behind them a red draped curtain and a painted green landscape backdrop. A woman in the lower right watches.2012-07-08A photograph of an outdoor-style ceremony in front of a red draped backdrop. A man with long swept-back dark hair, white-and-red forehead markings, orange silk garment, layered orange-beaded necklaces and orange armbands sits on a seat, holding a tall silver staff hung with small silver bells, and his hand rests against the cheek of a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl printed with the mantra Om namaha. The seated man has distinctive long hair and layered ornaments; appearance-based label: a person, seated and giving blessing contact. Other people stand and sit behind in white clothing; a camera operator is visible at the top right.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a red-draped hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing, a heavy rudraksha mala-style beaded necklace and many beaded bracelets and armlets, sits and holds a tall silver staff hung with small bells, while extending his other hand in blessing toward a smiling man in white kurta with an orange shawl who raises his palms in reverence. Two women in white and orange sit in the background. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate beadwork, in a seated blessing role.2012-07-08Photo of a devotional exchange in a red-draped hall. A bald man in a white shirt with an orange sash and rudraksha mala presses his palms together as a seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a long rudraksha and bead necklace, bracelets, and a wide tripundra mark places a hand on his forehead. The seated figure holds a silver staff hung with small bells. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits behind them, and a cameraman and an orange-clad person are visible at the upper right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated with long swept-back hair, ornate beads and saffron clothing, receiving the devotee.2012-07-08A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a saffron-orange robe and a large rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders touches the head of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta who raises both arms overhead in a blessing gesture. A peacock-feather fan and gold ornate seat are at left, and a silver trident stands behind them against a red-and-white striped wall. The seated figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, and is shown blessing a devotee.2014-08-26July 18 20122012-07-18October 16 20122012-10-16July 11 20122012-07-11April 25 20122012-04-25April 14 20122012-04-14May 01 20142014-05-01