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A photograph of a long hall with red-framed windows and a row of attendees standing behind metal barriers. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange and gold shawl with a long rudraksha mala and gold earrings, long swept-back black hair and a red bindi, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a bowing man in white clothes with a red shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Two men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at left, and several men in white shirts and red-and-white shawls watch in the background. Probable Swamiji is the figure in orange and gold with long swept-back hair, a bindi and rudraksha mala, giving blessing; he appears in person.

January 03 2015

A hall with a red-carpeted stage at left and a line of standing devotees behind metal stanchions. In the foreground a man in white kneels and bows his head toward the outstretched hand of a man in rust-red robes with a long rudraksha mala and gold-toned arm bands, who stands at right with his hand extended in blessing. Beside the kneeling devotee, a bearded man in orange robes with a white tilak watches. Other sadhus in ochre with tilak marks and devotees in white dhotis stand in the background near red curtains and a lit altar at the far end. Overhead screens and ceiling lights are visible.

September 04 2013

A photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo panels on the wall. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala draped over a saffron-red wrapped cloth stands at centre, his arms held by a devotee in a golden-orange silk shawl who bows deeply to him. Behind them a man in a purple patterned shawl stands near the bowing devotee. On the left a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala watches. Photographers in white shirts, one holding a video camera, stand at right, and a few men in white shirts stand in the background near a red carpet and stanchions.

A photograph inside a hall with white walls, ceiling lights and red curtains. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears an orange-brown robe with a gold border and a large orange beaded mala, raising his hand in blessing toward a devotee. A man in a white shirt bows with palms joined in the foreground, and a man in a pink shirt stands nearby. Behind them, several saffron-robed men with shaved heads and white tilak stand in a line, and additional people in white and orange clothing are visible further back. Swamiji (probable): the right-hand figure has long swept-back hair, an orange-gold robe and an ornate beaded mala, matching the page's Swamiji reference.

A photograph inside a large hall with white ceiling lights, red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bends forward at the waist, placing his head low near the floor, while another man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head stands nearby. Beside them a man in maroon robes with a yellow sash around his waist and white marks on his arm presses his palms together in greeting. To the right, a bald man in maroon robes with a long rudraksha mala and a woman in orange wraps stand close by. Behind them, several people in orange and maroon robes move about, with white cloth draped on the floor and bolsters near a ceremonial area.

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.

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Indoor hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed photo panels on the walls. A smiling person in an orange-red saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala stands on a red mat, with a gold-bordered cloth and a small red spot on the chest. A devotee in an orange-gold silk sari bends low with head touching the standing person's feet while the standing person extends a hand in blessing. Behind, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands near a doorway, and two older seated men in white shirts and an older seated woman in a yellow sari watch from chairs at right. Floor is polished tile with a red rug and a rope barrier. Another devotee's orange fabric is in the lower left foreground. a person is the standing person in saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and red mat, receiving the bow.