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October 06 2013

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A devotee event in an ornate hall with red and gold decor. In the foreground a woman in a white and black patterned salwar with a black shawl smiles and holds a white plate with a small clay figure and offerings, beside a young girl in white. A man in a red-brown robe with a leopard-print shawl, a long green-and-gold garland of beads, a large gold pendant and a rudraksha-style necklace extends his hand toward the plate; his forehead bears white and red markings. Several devotees in white with folded hands stand behind, and a red box of bangles and apples sits at lower right. Pillars of green fruit garlands frame the left edge.2013-10-06A photo inside a large hall with pink-red curtains and a white ceiling, where devotees gather. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari with a long green-lime fruit garland and gold bangles stands facing a man in white kurta and dhoti who holds his hands out over a red tray of fruit. Behind them several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas, one of them holding a bowl, while a man in white shirt stands at right. Several other people in white and saffron clothing are visible in the background.2013-10-30October 06 20132013-10-06A 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.2013-10-04A photograph of a ritual blessing at an indoor satsang event. A kneeling man in white shirt and white trousers, with a bald head, moustache and orange wristband, holds a small green fruit or offering in cupped hands. Behind him, a standing man in white dhoti with gold border wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and rests a hand on the kneeling man's shoulder. At right, a large garland of red roses and white jasmine rests on a seated figure dressed in black. Other people in white and pale clothing, some wearing ID badges, stand in the background.2017-03-26June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19Indoor event photo in a hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and bare arm, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and bracelets, smiles and extends his hand to an older man in a white shirt with grey hair and glasses who stands with palms pressed together in greeting. A young girl in a green dress watches beside them, and a crowd of men and women in white and orange clothes stands behind a chrome barrier line. A gold-canopied seat or throne is visible in the background. The long-haired man in saffron with distinctive gold ornaments matches the a person cues.2013-08-04A photograph inside a hall with red-curtained windows, a stage backdrop and projection screens. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-coloured border and a dense gold bead necklace receives people at close range, holding a folded paper in one hand while another hand reaches toward a devotee. He has long hair pulled back and a yellow-and-red forehead mark, and wears gold bangles and an armband. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes press their palms together in namaskar; a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white sari with teal border stands at left, and a small boy in a blue shirt stands below. Behind them, a saffron-clad priest with white forehead markings stands beside a row of white-clad attendees.2013-10-19July 01 20142014-07-01July 20 20132013-07-20January 12 20072007-01-12