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July 25 2013

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A man in a long-sleeved white kurta with a saffron cloth around his neck, glasses on, hands pressed together in namaste, bows his head while a figure in ochre-orange robes places a hand on his crown. The blessing figure has long dark hair swept back, wears a tilak, a small gold earring, layered rudraksha-style beads and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace with a crystal mala, and holds a sheet of paper in the other hand. Behind them a second robed figure in ochre stands near a maroon curtain and a yellow banner, with a few other people at the edge of the frame. The blessing figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, ochre robes and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2013-05-04July 17 20132013-07-17January 29 20132013-01-29September 21 20122012-09-21May 04 20132013-05-04A photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-accented hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a bare upper body, an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white vertical tilak presses his right hand on the bald head of a shirtless, bearded devotee in a white dhoti with a golden border, who holds his left palm up. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with gold border, a long braid, rudraksha beads and a white tilak holds a folded paper, and several men in white and orange clothing stand in the background. a person appearance cues on the blessing figure: long swept-back dreadlocks, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; identity is inferred from appearance only.2017-08-09 +1 copiesA man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha-style mala of red beads with gold beads stands at right, holding a folded white paper in one hand while placing his other hand on the head of a bald, white-clad elderly devotee who bends forward with palms pressed together. Gold bangles adorn his arms and a red tilak marks his forehead; his hair is swept back. Behind them, other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded, a saffron-robed attendant is visible at left, and a gilded deity murti with a red canopy and maroon drapes forms the backdrop of the hall. a person (in_person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold and bead necklace) performing a blessing on the devotee.2013-05-19June 17 20132013-06-17August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with heavy gold bead necklaces and gold armlets, standing at a line in a hall. He places his right hand on the head of a young man with dark wavy hair, who stands with hands folded in prayer and his eyes lowered. Other men in white shirts with prayer beads and devotees in white dress stand in a queue behind the rope barriers, one holding a gold bangle. The hall has white ceiling lights and a red curtain at left.2013-10-29April 05 20122012-04-05September 21 20122012-09-21