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October 20 20102010-10-20October 20 20102010-10-20A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a hall with white ceiling drapes and decorated pillars. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti with white sacred marks on his forehead and arms stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed, bowing his head. A man in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red-and-white forehead mark places his right hand on the young man's head while holding a folded paper in his left hand. A silver tray with gold-coloured items sits in the foreground. Several onlookers stand behind them, including a man in a light blue checked shirt.2010-10-20A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti with a black belt kneels with palms pressed together while a robed sannyasi in saffron and maroon garments places his hand on the devotee's head. The officiant wears a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold chains, and holds a paper. Beside him, a monk in orange holds a silver tray of gold-toned bangles and ornaments, and other saffron-clad monks stand nearby. A white curtain with gold patterns and a brass lamp are in the background.2011-02-28A man in an orange-red saffron shawl with a multi-strand gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a bespectacled young man in white. The blessing figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and looks down. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one holding a bead mala, and a gold-coloured ritual vessel is visible at the right edge. A partial red-and-yellow banner hangs at the top of the scene. Swamiji (probable): the saffron shawl, gold necklace and long swept-back hair mark him as the central figure giving a blessing; the setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2010-12-28A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with dark rudraksha malas placing a hand on the crown of a shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a pink border, who stands with hands clasped and eyes lowered. A tilak-marked priest in white and saffron stands behind, and a silver tray with offerings is held at the right edge. Several onlookers in white shirts and white robes stand in the background of a hall. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment, though the page does not establish the specific rite.2010-10-26A photograph of a devotional blessing line under a dark metal-framed tent roof. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair places his hand on the head of a man in a pale shirt who has his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside them, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a gold-coloured object on it. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with a white forehead mark stands at the right edge. Other devotees in white and pale shirts wait behind. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan line.2010-11-01December 13 20112011-12-13Indoor temple-hall scene during a ritual distribution. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red and bead malas and a gold necklace stands at center, holding a small silver plate with offerings and touching the forehead of a young man in a white shirt. Around them, monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold a silver tray and a white box of offerings, while a devotee in a white shirt and a man in green shirt have hands raised in reverence. A golden deity murti and orange draped decorations are visible in the background.2011-02-12A man in a rust-orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and a orange-brown shawl stands in a temple-like hall, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white who bows forward. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks, gold earrings and bangles, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several men in white clothes stand behind them, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity murti panels is visible. Appearance-based a person in the robed role of the blessing officiant, performing a blessing with a hand on the head.2013-03-06A photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment on a stage. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi holds a folded paper and places his right hand on the shaven head of a kneeling man in white dhoti with white ash lines on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a bald priest in orange with a gold necklace stands beside a row of gold ritual implements, and a gold and red ornate throne stands in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks, performing the blessing. A shaven-headed attendant in orange is at the right edge.2010-11-30November 15 20112011-11-15