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October 30 2011

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A photograph of a devotional offering at an indoor event with framed deity pictures on the wall behind. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, wearing a blue and red silk-bordered garment, holds a red apple and receives a tray of apples and sweets from an older man in a white shirt with grey hair. Another man in white with a tilak on his forehead stands nearby, and a man in an orange robe with gold armbands is at the right edge. A photographer with a camera is visible in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in the blue and red garment, with his long hair, gold necklace and beads matching the page's identification cues.2011-10-30Indoor devotional scene in a hall with a large portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi in the background, decorated with gold garlands and colourful fabric. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a blue and red garment, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, smiles and raises a hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes with hands pressed together. A man in an orange shawl with a sandalwood tilak and bangles stands at right beside a tray with apples and ritual items. Several other men in white and light shirts stand nearby, one with hands folded. a person: the blessing figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces is a candidate for a person, but the appearance cues are not conclusive.2011-10-30Photograph of an indoor devotional gathering in a hall with warm orange walls. In the centre, a long-haired person in a blue and purple sari-style garment with a red bindi, gold bangles and a long beaded necklace raises a hand in blessing toward devotees who bow with palms pressed together. A man in a white shirt bends forward with his head lowered, a boy in a checked shirt stands nearby, and a man in red clothing kneels at right. At far right a shaven-headed person in orange robes with a bead bracelet and glasses stands beside the blessing figure. Behind them a decorated deity murti with garlands and a cameraman with a camera on the left complete the scene.2011-10-30A smiling man with dark hair in a bun, wearing an orange-saffron silk garment with a gold border and a heavy necklace of gold beads and gold armbands, extends his hand toward a bearded older man in a white shirt who presses his palms together in greeting. Around them, several men in white shirts and mundus fold their hands in prayer, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red tilak stands behind. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with warm lighting.2011-11-29 +1 copiesOctober 30 20112011-10-30A photograph of a long-haired man in a purple and red silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, bare-chested and wearing layered gold beaded necklaces, bangles and armlets, with a red bindi on his forehead. He smiles and places both palms on the head of a bald, bespectacled devotee in a white shirt who bows with hands folded. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe with a tilak and glasses looks on. Other men in white and striped shirts stand around in a warmly lit hall, and a camera operator is visible at left. The cues on the central figure (long swept hair, layered malas and gold ornaments, the purple-red garment) are distinctive, so this is a person in person giving blessing.2011-10-30June 18 20132013-06-18September 23 20122012-09-23January 28 20132013-01-28A photograph of a crowd of devotees reaching out with open hands toward a central figure. The central man wears a saffron-orange draped garment with a gold border, a rudraksha mala across his chest and arms, a layered turquoise and gold necklace, a red-brown beaded headband, and a gold earring. He has white markings on his forehead and arms and is smiling broadly as he touches an older man in a white shirt who bows his head toward him. Several white-clad devotees and a bald man in white stand behind, in an ornate hall with arched columns and yellow drapery. Appearance-based a person, with saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ornate adornments visible.2012-05-20 +2 copiesJune 18 20132013-06-18A photograph of a darshan line in a decorated hall with colourful patterned pillars and white draped ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold-bordered orange wrap, places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a brown shawl. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in anjali, waiting for blessings. Cues are consistent with a person, shown giving blessings in person.2011-01-29