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A photograph in a large hall with white ceiling fans and red curtains. On the right, a figure with swept-back hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial orange-and-gold shawl stands with raised hands, smiling, appearing to bless a man in a white shirt who holds a red fruit in cupped hands. Several other people in white and light-coloured clothes stand behind metal barriers, some with folded hands, and a bald man with a white forehead band is partly visible at left. The right-hand figure is an appearance-based a person, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial orange-and-gold shawl, performing a blessing for a devotee.

October 26 2013

A photograph of an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtained windows. In the foreground on the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a long orange-red rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl with gold border stands with his right arm extended. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bows forward with his hands together, reaching toward the extended arm. On the left, a bespectacled man in white with an orange lanyard holds a string of orange-red rudraksha beads and a small gold-coloured object in his open palms. Behind them, several men in white shirts, orange robes and dhotis stand near metal barrier railings, with more people in white saris and white clothes further back.

May 11 2016

A photograph inside a large indoor hall with red-curtained windows and ceiling lights. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange sash over bare shoulders, with a long orange-red beaded mala around his neck and a gold-bordered orange wrap, stands at right with a white bandage on his forearm, extending his hand. His hair is swept back in a bun and he wears a red mark on his forehead and gold earrings. A man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard leans in and holds out a hand while a man in a white shirt and glasses applies a red mark to his palm. Several other people stand in the background, some in white and some in striped shirts, and a bright shrine decoration is visible at the far right. Whether the saffron-clad man is the Swamiji is an appearance-based judgment: the orange mala, saffron-gold wrap and swept-back hair are present, so this is a probable candidate.

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange turban, with rudraksha and bead malas, a gold necklace and an orange and gold shawl, smiles while reaching out with both hands toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has a rudraksha mala and a bracelet and stands with his palms pressed to his chest. A woman in an orange top on the left is at a low table with a white cloth. Several people in white and orange robes and saffron garments stand behind, and a gold decorative panel is visible on the right. The man in orange wears clothing and adornments that match the a person cues, so he is described as a person figure in an appearance-based label; the man in white is a devotee.

A photograph inside a large hall with white ceiling lights, red curtains on the windows and a golden throne-like seat with a small shrine in the background. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala bows forward and offers a small red box holding a ring to a figure in a rust-orange silk dress with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala. The seated-looking figure extends a hand to receive it; he has swept-back dark hair, gold earrings, bangles and a red tilak. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads, white vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas stand, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands behind. Several people in white ritual clothing stand further back near the barriers.

2013-10-24 +1 copies

September 26 2013

August 22 2012

2012-08-22 +2 copies

A photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, red curtained windows and ceiling lights, filled with standing devotees. In the centre-right, a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a green and gold ornament, a gold bead necklace and a maroon wrap raises his right hand in greeting while people reach toward him. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands near a dark-red curtain with a small golden deity image. An elderly bald man in white with an orange-red shawl leans forward at left. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the maroon turban and gold necklaces, shown blessing devotees in a darshan line.

A photograph of a devotee in a plain white t-shirt with a white name badge standing with both palms raised in front of a seated figure in a saffron-brown robe with a gold border and a brown cylindrical head covering, wearing a multi-strand bead necklace and holding a rudraksha mala. A woman in a rust-red saree with a dark bead necklace kneels beside them, and a woman in a cream saree stands in the background near a red curtain. Several men stand along the back wall and people sit on red mats at the right edge. The setting is a bright hall with a white floor and a cylindrical air conditioner at left.