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A photo of a seated figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl over a gold-bordered garment, a multicoloured flower garland of pink, white and purple blooms, and gold earrings. The figure extends one hand palm-down toward a kneeling man in a white dhoti with a tripundra vibhuti mark, who has a light shawl and a rudraksha mala. Another man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala kneels to the right, and a seated crowd in orange and white robes sits in the background under green leaves. A gold ritual vessel is visible at the lower left edge. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual gesture at an outdoor devotional gathering.

January 02 2016

Photograph of a smiling man in orange-saffron sannyasa garments with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl over one shoulder, wearing a red-and-gold flower crown in his hair, a long white and red garland of jasmine and roses with gold beads, and a gold ear stud. He raises his right palm to bless or greet a row of devotees in white shirts who lean in and press hands together at left. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and at right another shaved man in white with tilak and rudraksha mala looks down. A sunlit cream wall and crowd are behind them, with an orange tray at the bottom edge.

2012-05-10 +1 copies

January 02 2016

May 10 2012

Night-time outdoor satsang under a white and pink canopy with string lights overhead. A central man in a maroon turban with gold ornaments and a feather plume wears a maroon shawl, gold armlets and a thick gold necklace, with a large garland of white flowers, red roses and pink blooms; he smiles and raises one hand toward the seated audience. Many devotees sit on the ground in front of him, some bare-chested in white dhotis, some with folded hands in prayer. A young man at right in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala looks down. Several other people stand or move in the background among bamboo poles.

April 17 2013

2013-04-17 +2 copies

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with maroon drapes behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, gold hoop earrings, a long rudraksha-style gold necklace and ornate gold pendant, and a rust-orange wrap over the shoulder raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of men. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined, bowing heads in devotion; one wears a lanyard. A man on the right in a white dhoti with a gold border smiles. Metal crowd barriers and white ropes line the foreground. The central figure matches the appearance of a person, shown in the role of giving blessings to devotees.

April 10 2013

A seated man in an orange-throne chair smiles broadly and extends his right arm toward a devotee kneeling before him. He wears a rust-red and gold-trimmed robe, a long gold-beaded necklace, a red tilak on his forehead, and a blue-beaded bracelet, with swept-back hair. Behind him stands a man with a long dark rudraksha mala and orange garment. The devotee wears a white shirt with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and hands pressed together. Other onlookers stand in white and orange clothes beside a green, yellow and red patterned hanging at night.

A smiling man with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a rudraksha mala with large gold beads stands in an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, reaching out to rest his hand on the head of an elderly man in the foreground. Behind him a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity figures and a hanging tassel fills the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl, while blessing a devotee in a satsang setting.