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July 27 2014

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A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and draped cloth, with a white forehead marking and red dot, wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha-style beads on his arm, and extends his right palm onto the head of an elderly grey-haired man kneeling in a white shirt and red-orange shawl. A gold kalasha-like vessel and a silver staff topped with a cobra stand nearby, with red drapes and a peacock-feather fan at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated blessing figure shows long swept-back hair, a sacred ash forehead mark, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange robes, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji.2014-07-27A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-style hall with gold and red decor. A seated figure in saffron-orange cloth, a long swept-back hairstyle, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on the forehead has both palms raised and turned outward toward a standing man in a white kurta with a red shawl, whose hand rests on the seated figure's head. Behind them a silver ceremonial staff topped with a kalasha-like finial and a golden peacock-feather fan sit beside a gold lion-shaped throne piece. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, receiving a blessing from a devotee in white. The devotee's hand rests on the head in a blessing gesture.2014-09-13A seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white-and-cream draped cloth wears a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armband, placing his right hand on the crown of an older bald man in a white shirt with a red-and-white cloth sash, who presses his palms together in respect. Behind them stand a gold ornate throne chair with red cushion, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a vase of orange, pink and red flowers. The seated figure appears to be a person in a blessing role, with the saffron-free white ceremonial dress and gold necklaces as visible cues; the older devotee receives a blessing.2010-12-06May 02 20142014-05-02May 12 20142014-05-12A seated man in a brown and gold robe with a rudraksha-bead necklace and gold ornaments, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, gently holds the face of a man in a white shirt who is leaning forward with eyes closed. The seated man's hands rest on the other man's forehead and cheeks, in a close blessing or healing-touch moment.2014-01-03May 10 20142014-05-10May 14 20132013-05-14A seated man in a rust-orange robe and gold-bead garland touches the forehead of a second man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who has his palm raised in reverence. The seated man has white sacred ash and a red tilak on his forehead and a red-and-gold wrist thread. Behind them stand a golden cobra-hooded throne piece, a silver staff topped with a finial, a cobra figure, red drapes and a peacock-feather fan at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has a swept-back long hair, saffron robe, gold-bead garland and ceremonial tilak cues consistent with the page's claim, and is shown in the role of the giver of blessing.2014-07-27May 11 20142014-05-11July 27 20142014-07-27A seated man in an orange-red robe with a gold-beaded mala and a white tilak on his forehead reaches out to touch the forehead of a woman in a white top with an orange-and-red shawl. He holds a small white paper or cloth in his other hand. Beside him is a gold-and-silver ceremonial staff with a coiled cobra, a peacock-feather fan, and a gold lion-headed seat, against red drapery. Behind the woman, an elderly woman in white with an orange shawl sits with her eyes closed. a person cue is the saffron robe and beaded mala, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-07-25