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Inside a plain room with a warm-lit ceiling and hanging fabric, a group of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand close together. In the foreground, a woman with blonde hair in a bun, a white sari-style garment and a brown rudraksha sash offers her cupped palms to a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on his bare shoulders, who holds a small white dish. Several other devotees with white forehead markings stand behind them, some with hands folded in prayer.2017-06-09A crowded indoor room with ceiling fans and framed pictures on the walls, where devotees gather for a puja. In the right foreground a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth and a shawl holds a small object and applies sacred ash, with rudraksha malas visible. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a white tilak stands with folded hands, and in the left foreground a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking leans forward. Several other people in orange robes and white dhotis with forehead markings stand behind them. A video camera on a tripod is set up in the center. About 20 people are visible.2017-06-09Indoor photograph of a crowded ritual gathering in a hall with ceiling fans and hanging banners. In the right foreground a man with long hair tied up, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare skin, and rudraksha beads, holds a small spoon and offers a substance to a woman in white and gold sari with rudraksha mala who cups her hands. Her forehead bears white ash markings. Around them devotees in white and orange robes, some with white-painted foreheads and rudraksha malas, stand closely together. Several women wear white saris with gold borders. The scene resembles a prasad or vibhuti distribution during a puja.2017-06-09July 28 20172017-07-28Photo 11712652May 03 20172017-05-03May 13 20172017-05-13May 03 20172017-05-03March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall with white walls and a ceiling fan, where a group of devotees gathers around a central figure. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, orange saffron clothing, a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark places his hand on the head of a kneeling man in white. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl and beaded mala presses his palms together. Other men in white dhotis and saffron robes, some with tilak markings, stand nearby, and a shaved-headed man in orange stands at the right edge. Onlookers in shirts fill the background beside doorways and a green notice board. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, shown as the central blessing figure.2012-10-20January 17 20182018-01-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies