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January 03 2010

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January 03 20102010-01-03January 03 20102010-01-03A photograph of an event hall with a metal-railed walkway lined by many people, mostly women in sarees, with hands pressed together in greeting. A central figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair places his hand on a devotee's head while handing out folded papers from an orange tray. A younger attendant in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right holding the tray and wearing a rudraksha mala. Bamboo-leaf festoons hang from the metal roof above, and painted pillars with floral and bird motifs stand at left. Several people in the foreground are shown from behind or in profile.2009-12-02Photograph of a sarvadarshan-style blessing line in a covered hall with a metal truss roof and fluorescent tubes. A long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe reaches out to touch the head of a devotee, while beside him a second man in orange robes with maroon borders holds a brass tray of folded papers. A bald man in a yellow garment stands behind them. Devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together, line metal railings; a woman in pink wears a white head cover and a small child is visible in the crowd. Colourful striped banners hang at the left.2009-12-09A seated figure in long swept-back hair and an orange sleeveless robe rests a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white, while a younger man in orange stands behind them placing a hand on the devotee's shoulder. Other devotees in white, yellow and green saris and orange scarves sit and kneel in the foreground. A white cushioned throne stands to the right, with a tray of rudraksha malas and sweets in front, and a red curtain and a patterned yellow-and-red hanging behind. This appears to be a blessing or healing darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears long swept-back hair and orange robes, matching the page's description of a blessing darshan with Swamiji present.2008-03-26A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe, with a red bindi on his forehead, smiles as he places his hand on the head of an elderly grey-haired woman in a maroon sari with a blue blouse, who has her palms pressed together in reverence. Around them a crowd of devotees stands in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Nearby, a woman in an orange sari and a younger man in orange robes stand among the crowd; a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at right, and another man in orange holds papers and a garland-like offering. A wall display of framed photographs and a tall decorative pole with red and yellow motifs are visible behind them.2009-12-18January 03 20102010-01-03December 09 20092009-12-09December 12 20092009-12-12A photo of a seated devotional gathering indoors. On the right, a figure with long, wavy dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with rudraksha beads and a wooden staff or rod resting across the lap, and an orange cloth draped over the knee. Before this figure a man in a white-and-cream striped shirt with glasses presses his palms together in anjali. Nearby, a man in a white shirt with orange and white sacred thread and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits with hands folded, and a silver-haired woman and several women with braided hair and white or orange garments sit in front. A white-draped table with flowers, a decorated tray, and blue booklets lie in the foreground. The wearer of the orange clothing and rudraksha beads is a person, identified by long swept hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas, though the appearance is only partly clear.2008-03-23A photograph inside a hall with dark ribbed ceiling banners and a stage backdrop. A central figure in plain orange robes stands holding a red heart-shaped object, facing a crowd of devotees. Many people in orange and saffron shawls, white dhotis and kurtas surround them. A woman in a white sari with an orange border bends forward at the lower centre, and women in saris hold red roses and flower petals. Several men in white with yellow shawls stand at left. Overall the scene looks like a devotional gathering or Valentine's Day satsang at an ashram.2008-02-14Indoor darshan scene in an event hall with a dark red curtain backdrop and a flower vase. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless robe leans forward and lays his right hand on the head of a young boy in a yellow shirt who stands with eyes lowered. Behind them a monk in orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck cord holds a tray with offerings on a white-draped table. To the left, a woman in white with orange lanyard and glasses sits, and several men and a seated devotee watch. A standing fan and a pedestal with blue packets and small framed images appear at the lower right. a person is the man in orange with long swept-back hair, shown giving blessing to the boy in the darshan line.2008-03-23