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September 04 2011

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A photograph of a close, intimate blessing moment. On the left, a bearded man in a cream kurta with gold-embroidered trim and a gold bracelet stands with his eyes lowered and hands raised near his head. On the right, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun and a rudraksha mala around his neck, wearing a red shawl with gold border, places both palms on the first man's head in a blessing gesture. Other blurred people in white stand in the background, and a red curtain is visible behind them.2011-09-04Close photo of an initiation-style blessing. A man with long hair, a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested, draped in a red-and-gold shawl with a brown rudraksha mala, rests one hand on the crown of another man's head and the other on his chest. The receiving man wears a white kurta and a red shawl with a beaded mala and looks forward with a serious expression. A golden ritual vessel is visible at the right edge, and a blurred figure sits at the bottom. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the blessing giver, identified by long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-gold shawl.2014-03-09A photograph of two men in close, intimate contact at the forehead in an indoor hall. The figure on the left, a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair in a low knot, wears a gold-and-orange wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and presses his palm to the forehead of a second man. That second man wears a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl bearing printed motifs and has his hand raised above his head. Behind them, seated devotees in light clothing watch, and a golden ceremonial object appears at the lower left. The scene appears to be a forehead blessing or initiation moment.2014-03-06A photograph of an indoor event with warm lighting and blurred background. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl stands with his head bowed, while a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged cloth, long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala seated on a gold-coloured throne extends his right arm and palm to touch the forehead of the standing devotee. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak on his forehead and other attendees in the background are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, giving a blessing through forehead touch.2014-03-08March 09 20142014-03-09A photograph of a man in a plain white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and a small white badge, raising his palms while a second person in a red garment with a gold border places a hand on his head. The second person, facing away, has dark hair pulled back, wears a reddish-orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a deep red curtain hangs, and another man in white is partly visible at the bottom. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation moment in a satsang setting.2011-09-10December 10 20112011-12-10March 08 20142014-03-08August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with both palms raised beside his head while a bare-chested man with swept-back hair, a vibhuti line on his forehead, a red-and-gold shawl and a necklace of gold bells touches the first man's forehead with his right hand. The bell-necklace figure is a person performing an in-person blessing gesture; the setting is an indoor hall with blurred figures in white clothing and a cameraman's equipment at left. Two people are clearly visible plus partial figures behind.2011-11-06Photograph of a energy darshan moment: a bare-chested, long-haired figure with dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown shawl places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and white kurta, who wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl and raises his left hand in a blessing gesture. A deep red curtain stands behind them and blurred people in white and orange are visible at the top right edge. a person is the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks and rudraksha mala, performing the darshan blessing.2017-04-24 +1 copies