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August 16 20102010-08-16August 16 20102010-08-16A crowded indoor hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and raises his hand in blessing toward a devotee in white shirt. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti with a shaved head holds a brass tray of offerings. Devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing press their palms together around them. Behind, framed photographs of a man in orange robes seated in meditation hang on the wall, and a colourful decorated pillar stands nearby. The scene suggests a darshan with blessings. Probable Swamiji is visible in the central figure, whose long hair, saffron robe, garland and rudraksha mala are distinctive.2010-08-16May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside a hall with red-curtained windows and a pale ceiling. A central figure with long dark hair wears a deep red-and-gold garment and a large red and yellow marigold garland, with gold bangles and earrings, while a man in a white kurta with glasses holds his hands up in front of them. Around them stand several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha beads and tilak markings on their foreheads, one in a white dhoti with a gold border, and a bald man in a white shirt. Other people in the foreground are partially visible on the left.2013-09-11August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a festive indoor gathering under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick garland of white flowers with red roses around his neck smiles broadly; he wears an orange garment and reaches out to take an offering from a devotee. Left of him, a man in a white shirt and dhoti and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl are smiling and offering a red-wrapped item. Behind them, several other people in white and orange clothing stand near a metal railing, and a man in orange is in the lower right foreground. Colourful cylindrical decorations hang from the ceiling, and a whiteboard is on the back wall.2010-09-02A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering under a corrugated metal roof with steel beams. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a large garland of white roses and red roses, stands at right with one hand raised near his mouth while speaking. Facing him at left are men in white kurtas, one with an orange shawl, who clasp hands and listen closely. A saffron-robed monk stands at the lower right edge. Behind them, other devotees in orange and white stand among decorative red-and-blue pillars.2010-09-02May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and orange walls, showing a crowd gathered before a deity murti shrine decorated with garlands, lit by hanging lights. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a large red and white flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala, and holds a tray of fruit while another person with folded hands reaches toward him. Nearby, a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands beside a sannyasi in orange holding papers. Devotees in white, yellow and green clothing stand behind, and a man in white walks on the left. The scene reads as darshan with offerings before the shrine.2010-08-21A photograph inside a temple-like hall with a corrugated roof and a golden deity shrine in the background. A man in a yellow kurta with a white tilak on his forehead and a long beard clasps hands with a man wearing a red flower garland over an orange robe and rudraksha mala, who is standing at a metal railing. To the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange holds a tray with a gold-coloured object. Several white-clad devotees stand around them.A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with cream draped cloth and a pillar with coloured bands behind the crowd. In the centre-left, a bare-chested figure in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads, a flower garland and a gold-toned headpiece with a bun faces a man in an orange shawl. Around them, several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a patterned shawl, press in with hands clasped and extended. Two shaven-headed men in saffron robes stand at the left edge. The atmosphere suggests a darshan or greeting line.2012-05-12 +1 copies