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December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with coloured cloth-wrapped pillars. A long-haired figure in a magenta sari-style garment and a white-and-red garland of flowers with gold ornaments places a hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes holding a folded paper. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one with hands joined in namaste at the left edge. A bald man in an orange-and-white robe stands at the right. Brass plates with offerings and flowers sit on a table in the foreground. The figure appears to be a person candidate by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and garland, presiding in a blessing role.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with colourful striped pillars with orange tassels in the background. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears a white and red flower garland with gold beads, a pink shawl with green border over bare shoulders, and an orange cloth; he smiles while holding a folded paper and a tray of offerings before him. To the left, a man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste; further left and behind, other men in white shirts watch. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl stands in profile. The figure's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partly, so the identity is uncertain.2010-12-26Indoor 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.2011-02-12December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph in a bright white-walled room of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a long white-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala, receiving greetings from an elderly man in white clothes who holds his hand. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a younger man in orange robe on the right holds a tray draped in orange cloth with a brass object on it. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand behind, and the bald figure at far left wears an orange robe and mala. a person cue is present on the central robed man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala with saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference; he is an in-person candidate. Several people are visible.2012-09-12December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a pink shawl edged in green and a white-and-red flower garland with a gold ornament. He stands with eyes lowered while a man in a white shirt presses a hand to his forehead, and several men in white shirts and light clothing stand close with hands folded in reverence, one holding a small paper. Behind them are bright orange and yellow decorative hangings and a blurred hall with more people in white. The scene reads as a devotional blessing or honouring at a satsang setting.2010-12-26June 26 20122012-06-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang setting where a man with long dark hair, wearing a red shawl over a red garment, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, stands at the centre holding a silver tray of offerings and looking down. A man in an orange robe holds the tray at the right edge. Around them a group of devotees in white, light blue, pink and dark clothing stand close, some with hands folded in namaste. Colourful drapes and a hanging banner fill the background. The centre figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person, identified by long swept-back hair, red ceremonial clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, but the image is not certain enough to confirm identity.2011-02-16