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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with white walls and a red-and-white floor mat. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with orange-edged borders, sits and clasps hands with a shaved-headed man in an orange sleeveless top who kneels on an orange cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands behind them with hands folded, and other women in white and orange saris stand near a wall. A cameraman in white clothes with an orange-brown shawl films the scene at left. A tray of bananas sits in the foreground, and a blue sign on the wall reads Please keep silence. Several seated and standing devotees watch in the background.

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June 18 20102010-06-18A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair and a small forehead mark clasps hands with a man in a white shirt and grey trousers, who bows toward him. Behind them, a seated elderly man in orange robes with a shaved head and vertical white forehead marks sits on an orange-cushioned seat. Oranges and a wooden tray of banknotes rest in the foreground. Around them stand a crowd of women in white and yellow saris and men in white with orange shawls, one holding a video camera. White walls, a blue sign, and a patterned orange cloth frame the room.2010-06-18Outdoor courtyard of a white-walled building with an orange-and-white floor mat. A long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and rudraksha-style beads sits on an orange cushioned seat and places his raised right hand on the head of an older man in white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward with hands pressed together. Beside them a woman in a cream sari with green border and red bindi stands with hands clasped in front of her. Other men and women in white and yellow stand around; one man at left operates a video camera. A tray of bananas sits at lower right. A blue sign is on the wall behind.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20June 13 20102010-06-13A seated figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with long swept-back dark hair receives visitors in a hall with white walls. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, orange clothing) sits on an orange-cushioned seat, reaching to clasp the hands of a man in a white shirt; a woman in a white sari with gold border and a red bindi stands beside him, and another man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala looks on. Behind them a bald priest with white forehead markings in orange robes sits, and women in white and yellow stand in the background. A tray of yellow fruit and a small booklet sits in front. Devotees fill the back of the hall.2010-06-18July 11 20102010-07-11A man with long, swept-back black hair and a small red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and places his right hand on the head of a man in a grey collared shirt who bends forward. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and other standing devotees watch. A camera operator at left films the blessing. A steel tray with fruit and offerings sits at the bottom left. The orange-walled hall has a blue and white sign with script on the wall. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-08-01June 18 20102010-06-18A photograph of a darshan session in a hall with white walls and a corrugated roof. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair holds out a stick toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who presses his palm to his cheek and bows, while another man in white clothes holds his hands. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and blue ID badge stands beside them with her hand raised to her chest. A tray of yellow fruit and banknotes sits in front of the seated figure. Behind them, a man in orange with a tilak and a man in white with an orange shawl sit or stand, and women in white and yellow saris and a crowd of seated devotees fill the background near an orange-and-black pillar.2010-06-18A photograph of a seated man in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, with long dark wavy hair, holding a golden ceremonial object and clasping the hands of a young man in a beige polo shirt who kneels before him on an orange platform. Behind them, women in white and cream sarees, one in a yellow shawl with a gold border, stand watching, and more people in white clothing stand along the back wall of a hall. The seated man appears to be a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold ceremonial object, though the page does not confirm his presence.2010-07-02 +1 copiesAugust 01 20102010-08-01