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July 12 2013

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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a hall with flower garlands and red and purple flowers at the top left. A person in a yellow and black tiger-striped garment with a beaded waist belt and bare shoulder places a hand on the head of a small blonde girl in a white top with a red lanyard. Beside her a woman in a white top and red sash watches, and a boy with light hair stands at lower right. Behind them a woman in an orange garment wears a rudraksha mala, and other people in orange and yellow clothing are seated in the background near a white fan. The girl holds a folded white paper.2013-07-12July 12 20132013-07-12July 12 20132013-07-12A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala around the neck, placing a hand on the head of a young boy with his palms pressed together in namaste. The boy wears a white shirt, a red-orange cloth around the neck and a red-beaded mala. Behind them, a woman in a white garment with a rudraksha mala sits, and people in orange and red saris stand in the background near a colourful floral garland display. The setting appears to be a hall with a red cushioned seat.2013-07-14December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style blessing. A person with long hair pulled back, wearing a tiger-striped gold-and-black garment, a large rudraksha mala necklace and a dense rudraksha girdle, places one hand on the head of a young boy in a red-and-orange shawl, while raising another hand that holds a silver bell-ringing rod with hanging bells. Behind them a standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala watches. Red velvet drapes and colourful garlanded deity murti decorations fill the background. A devotee's head is visible in the lower foreground. Activity appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style ritual.2013-07-08A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and long swept-back dark hair, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala with large beads, extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a young blond boy in a white t-shirt who wears a red cord and rudraksha beads and has his palms pressed together. Behind them a second man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare chest, white forehead markings and a rudraksha necklace smiles and gestures with folded hands. Several women in white and orange saris stand in the background near a stage with red and gold drapes and floral garlands. Appears to be a blessing or darshan moment during an ashram gathering.2013-07-07July 09 20132013-07-09A long-haired figure with white markings on the forehead, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless top and a leopard-print skirt with shell and bead necklaces, reaches out to place a hand on the head of a young boy. The figure holds small wrapped sweets or offerings in the other hand, and a red box sits on the table. Two children in striped and grey shirts watch, while a woman in a yellow-and-green sari and a red bindi stands behind. Several adults in white clothes stand in the background near a red curtain and a wall-mounted fan. The figure has a distinctive long hair and shell-and-bead adornments, consistent with a person blessing children at a gathering.2013-03-19A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair tied back, wearing a yellow and black striped sleeveless garment, a waist band of rudraksha beads and multiple rudraksha malas around the neck, extending one hand to touch the forehead of a bearded man in a white shirt with a red cord, whose hands are raised in an anjali gesture. Behind them a seated man in a white dhoti and gold necklace watches, flower garlands in red, purple and white hang at left, and other people in white sit in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the figure in the striped garment, identified by the rudraksha malas and swept-back hair while performing the blessing.2013-07-09April 14 20182018-04-14July 06 20142014-07-06