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A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and long dark hair tied up in a bun places a hand on the head of a short-haired young woman in a white outfit with a lanyard. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a woman in a red top with a patterned scarf sit with eyes lowered, while a woman in white sits at the lower left. The setting is an indoor hall with a red curtain and a figure in white standing in the background.

August 06 2009

Outdoor photograph under an overcast sky of a group of devotees in orange and saffron garments performing a river or water ritual. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala bends forward and reaches toward the water, while a woman in a white top and orange shawl stands beside him. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl, wearing glasses, stands in the centre. On the right, a man in a white shirt with orange cloth sprinkles water with his raised hand, and others in orange lower their heads in prayer. Several people in white and orange are visible, including a few partly obscured figures at the edges.

January 12 2007

A photograph inside a plain white hall with a red lotus-scroll border painted along the wall. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe and draped orange shawl, holds a rudraksha mala and offers it to a bald older man in white, who leans forward with hands joined. Around them, men in shirts stand watching, and to the right a shaved-headed man in white robes with a yellow shawl and another in white stand near orange cloth hangings. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe and shawl, rudraksha mala) is the one giving the mala, so the appearance-based label applies.

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November 16 2011

A photograph inside a temple hall during a blessing. A man in an orange saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace stands and places his hand on the head of a young man in orange robes who kneels with eyes closed. The standing man holds a wooden staff and has white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and he applies yellow turmeric to the kneeling man's forehead. Behind them, seated women in saris with rudraksha malas watch, and a woman in a blue and cream sari sits in the background. A white marble railing is visible. a person is the standing man in the saffron wrap with gold necklace and rudraksha mala, performing the blessing.

Photo of a darshan moment in a crowded hall with rows of white chairs. A figure in an orange saffron turban, orange sleeveless robe and red rudraksha mala sits on a white cushioned seat and places both hands on the head of a man in white shirt and dhoti who bows forward. Behind them, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white sari with gold bangles watching, and a bald man in white with an orange shawl stand nearby. Other guests in white and pastel clothes fill the background.

A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a projection screen behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and ornate gold beaded necklaces, stands on the right holding a red thread or mala and smiling as he reaches toward devotees. Beside him a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with gold items. On the left, several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one man in white kneels in front with hands folded. A yellow and blue decorative hanging appears at the top left. The left and right figures are devotees and attendants; the central figure with the long hair and gold necklaces is the swami-like figure in the scene.