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A photograph inside a hall with a decorated fabric ceiling and colourful pillars. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl and a heavy gold bead necklace over an orange garment, raises one hand in a greeting or blessing toward an elderly man in white. The elderly man, in a white shirt, holds a silver-rimmed bowl of apples and bananas, and a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace stands at left. A man in orange robes holds a silver tray with a small golden object at right, and another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Several other people are in the background. a person candidate by appearance: the central man with long hair, gold necklace and orange-red shawl.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a white draped ceiling decorated with colourful striped pillars and an orange hanging. A tall, long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace stands at centre, reaching toward a silver tray of fruit and gold items held by a shaved-headed man in orange in the foreground. Elderly devotees in white and grey dhotis and a woman in white with a long braid stand before him with their hands extended, while another orange-clad attendant pours or offers from a small vessel. The man in the saffron robe is an appearance-based a person candidate, with long swept hair and saffron clothing with gold beads, shown in the act of giving blessings.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an ashram hall with a tented ceiling and colourful striped pillars. In the centre, a figure with long swept-back dark hair, an orange-red sleeveless garment and a long gold-beaded necklace holds a small silver tray of gold ornaments and a folded paper, while a man in an orange robe beside him holds a silver tray with more gold items. Devotees stand around; a man in a light blue shirt and a white-clad older man press their palms together in namaste. A man in white at the left holds a bowl of bananas and apples. Several more people in white dhotis and orange robes stand behind them, with a seated group visible at the far right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a pandal with white fabric canopy and orange-and-white decorative hangings. A man with long swept-back black hair and a red tilak wears an orange sleeveless garment with a long rudraksha mala and raises his right hand in blessing while holding a folded white paper. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti holds a wooden tray with apples and brass items, and a silver plate with gold-coloured offerings sits in the foreground. An older man with grey hair and a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a young man in white shirt stands at left. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan with ritual offerings.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ceremonial hall with a white ceiling canopy and striped fabric hangings with orange tassels. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron garment with a red-and-gold tilak and multiple rudraksha malas raises one palm toward an older man in a white shirt, who holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a monk in an orange robe holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings. Behind them, other men in white dhotis wear gold necklaces, and a bald man in a white garment stands at right. A seated figure appears at left in a red shirt. a person: the central man has long dark hair and rudraksha malas over an orange robe, but these cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a devotee-type figure in orange.2011-02-02A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with red, white and multicoloured decorative pillars and a banner in the background. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and dark rudraksha malas, raises his right palm in blessing toward an elderly man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together in namaste. Beside them stand two older men in white shirts and yellow-brown clothing with hands folded, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain and sandalwood markings holds a silver plate of offerings. Other attendees in white and dark clothing stand behind, and a deity murti or decorated altar appears at the right. a person: the long hair, orange saffron robe and rudraksha malas match the page's description of the speaker, while the blessing is a ritual gesture.2010-10-16October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment, a red bindi, and several dark rudraksha malas, stands in a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and an orange cloth hanging overhead. Beside him, a man in a grey shirt with glasses stands with hands folded, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a colourful striped border presses his palms together in greeting. On the right, a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold items. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing stand among the crowd, with a deity murti partly visible in the background.2010-10-16October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies