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April 28 20162016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28A long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes and a red-orange shawl. The devotee has his palms pressed together. Behind them, several women in white, red and orange saris and shawls stand in a row, some with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Gold oil lamps stand on a red-draped platform in the left foreground, with a red throne-like seat beside them. The red backdrop and the ceremonial lamps suggest a blessing or initiation moment.2016-04-28Photograph of a darshan-style blessing during an Inner Awakening session. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange sannyasi cloth stands at left, extending his arm to press his hand to the forehead of a smiling man in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists. Both hold their hands near the recipient's head. Behind them, a golden deity murti of a goddess and a gold conch-shaped object sit on a table, with other devotees in white and orange clothing and a few rudraksha malas visible in the background.2017-08-03A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white stripe and red dot on his forehead, and layered rudraksha mala necklaces over a rust-orange shawl, smiles as he places his right hand on the head of a short-haired man in a white shirt. The silver-toned ornate throne or pillar behind him and a blurred seated figure at the lower right suggest a darshan blessing on a stage. The bracelet on his wrist is red.2017-12-16A 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.2012-07-08July 18 20122012-07-18February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesAugust 03 20172017-08-03December 20 20132013-12-20April 28 20162016-04-28July 04 20132013-07-04