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A photograph of a tented hall with striped yellow, red and green hangings on the poles. In the foreground, a woman with long dark curly hair, wearing a sleeveless orange top, extends her right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a pale pink shirt who bows low. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and black trousers leans forward with palms open, holding a small object, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red shawl stands behind. Other men in white and orange robes and a yellow garment stand around, and a few seated people are visible in the background. A bald man in orange is visible at the left edge.

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A photo of a devotee bowing forward with his head lowered while a man in an orange sleeveless garment with long, swept-back black hair places his right palm on the bowed devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure is a person candidate given his long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing, while the bowing man wears a pink shirt. Behind them stand several onlookers: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a younger man in white with a red shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, another in white with a yellow shawl, and a bald man in orange at left. Background shows a hall with patterned hangings and seated attendees.2010-07-14July 20 20102010-07-20Indoor photo in a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and white draped ceiling fabric. A bare-chested man in orange cloth with long dark wavy hair sits at right, smiling, hands raised in a gesture while speaking with a group. Standing around him are several men: a man in a pink shirt gesturing with hand on chest, a man in a light blue shirt, a man in a white shirt with a wristwatch and red wristband gesturing, a young man in white with a yellow scarf, and a young man in white with a red-and-orange shawl and red tilak. A man in orange is partly visible at far right. Several people are visible in the background.2010-07-14A photograph of a seated figure in long dark hair and saffron-orange sleeveless robes placing a hand on the forehead of an elderly man in white clothes with folded hands, while a row of devotees in white shirts and dhotis stands behind. A shaved-headed man in white with an orange scarf stands at the back, and a man on the right wears a rudraksha-style mala. A red curtain and a table with objects appear at the right edge.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph taken indoors at a temple hall with striped decorative pillars and white draping overhead. In the foreground, a person with long dark curly hair wears a sleeveless orange top and sits with their back to the camera, facing a group of men. Standing around them are several men: one in a pink shirt on the left, one in a light blue shirt, a man in a white shirt and black trousers gesturing with his right hand, and a younger man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl and a red mark on his forehead, raising his hand. Behind them a man in white and yellow garments stands in the background. Some people are speaking and gesturing as if in conversation or discussion.2010-07-14July 20 20102010-07-20A seated man in an orange-saffron garment with long, swept-back black hair places his hand on the head of an older man bowing forward in a white shirt and white dhoti. The bowing man has a red mark on his forehead and holds his hands together in namaskar near his chest. Behind them a line of men in white and light shirts stand and watch in a hall with striped white canopy and decorated pillars with painted elephant motifs. A red velvet cushion sits at the right edge and a small tray of items is set on a white cloth in the foreground. The seated figure's distinctive long hair and saffron clothing match the a person cues, while the others are devotees.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOctober 11 20102010-10-11A photograph of a blessing moment in a hall with a balcony crowd behind. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-red garment with long swept-back dark hair places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward. Behind them a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti smiles, and white-clad devotees line the upper balcony. Yellow and pink flower garlands hang at the right edge. a person's appearance cues: long swept-back hair and distinctive orange-and-red clothing, with the blessing performed by him. Visible people: roughly ten to fifteen including the balcony crowd.2009-08-09A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark wavy hair, leaning forward and placing both hands on the head of a man in a light cream shirt who bows with hands folded. Around them, a line of men in white shirts and dhotis stand and watch, one in the foreground in white with a red thread at his wrist and hands pressed to his face. A man on the right wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala. The hall has white draped ceilings, painted pillars with elephant motifs, and a red velvet cushion in the lower right. The orange-robed figure with long hair is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) giving blessing to a devotee, marked by the saffron robe and long swept hair, with a similar pattern of blessing and darshan in this setting.2010-08-10 +1 copiesNovember 26 20092009-11-26October 09 20102010-10-09