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A photograph inside a hall with colourful pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron shawl with a purple flower garland and white flowers, places his hand on the head of a devotee who holds a folded cloth bundle. Beside him a second saffron-robed man in a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with gold ornaments and orange cloth. Devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a man in a white shirt with a red sash and rudraksha mala stands nearby. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan. Swamiji (probable) is the bare-chested man with long hair and an orange shawl giving the blessing.

Indoor hall with white ceiling drapes and colourful tasselled banners hanging from above. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a purple and white flower garland wears a saffron-orange cloth and a gold-bordered orange wrap, and stands smiling beside a silver tray of gold items held by a shaven-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha beads. Devotees in white garments with folded hands and a woman in white with a black bag stand nearby, and an orange-clad attendant stands to the right. A dais with a gold-coloured seat is visible in the background.

A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala stands in a temple hall, touching the forehead of a woman in a white sari with gold border who has her hands joined in prayer. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a brass vessel, and in the background devotees in white dhotis and saris stand near a hanging orange cloth and colourful painted pillars. The mood is warm and devotional.

A photograph in a bright hall with pale walls and hanging orange and yellow decorations. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, stands smiling and holding a white and purple flower garland; a sanctified-looking figure in saffron is greeted by devotees. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas stand with palms pressed together in namaste, including a woman in a white top with a white shawl and a man with a rudraksha mala in a white shirt with an orange stripe. A man in an orange shirt stands behind them, and a silver tray with gold-coloured bangles and an orange cloth is held at the lower right. Some people are in white dhotis with gold borders. The scene suggests a darshan greeting in an ashram hall; the figure with the flower garland is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland.

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A busy indoor ashram scene with a long-haired sannyasi in saffron-orange robes, a white garland and a purple flower, bending toward a seated devotee and touching them. Nearby, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with oil lamps and offerings, and a woman in white with hands in anjali pose watches. Paper lanterns in red and blue hang in the background above a line of white-clad devotees waiting for blessings, with a man in white and red bending forward and a woman in white with folded hands at left.

A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.

A photograph inside a decorated hall with white draped ceiling fabric and colourful striped pillars. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange saffron robes and a long gold-beaded garland raises his right hand in blessing toward a devotee. Next to him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with kumkum and offerings. Devotees stand with palms pressed together or bow, including a man in white shirt and a woman in white dress. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair, orange robes and gold garland, giving blessings, which fits a blessing scene at a Sarva Darshan event.

2011-01-29 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a hall with white ceiling drapes and colourful striped tassels hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a white and purple floral garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, standing barefoot on a marble floor. A monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with offerings and a small orange cloth, facing him. On the left, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a man in an orange polo shirt stand with palms joined in namaste. Devotees in white and saffron clothes line the hall, some with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a colourful sari stands on the right. A golden throne-like seat is visible at the far end.

A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, red and turquoise beaded malas, and a gold chain, smiles while pressing his hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white hooded sweatshirt who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in white with rudraksha beads and a lanyard watches, and a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold items at right. Two other onlookers stand at left and centre, one in a grey jacket with hands folded. A pink wall and a striped cloth hang in the background.

2011-02-14 +1 copies

A long-haired man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala with teal beads raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees in white clothes who bow forward with folded hands. A bald man in an orange robe and a red-beaded mala holds a silver tray with offerings beside him. Behind them a bald man in glasses and white clothes stands among the devotees. Colourful striped fabric hangs at the top, and a satsang-style gathering is visible in a pale room.

2011-02-14 +1 copies

December 26 2010