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March 16 2013

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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and orange and multicolour striped hangings. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, and holds a silver tray with fruit and a kalasha-like vessel; he is blessing a line of women and girls in sarees and salwars, some with palms pressed together. An orange-robed monk stands in front with a shaved head. Behind them a banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban, and more people in white and saffron stand along the wall. The scene suggests darshan with blessing. Probable Swamiji appearance cues: long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, performing the blessing.2011-02-20December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a greeting inside a decorated hall with a draped white ceiling and painted pillars. A man with long swept-back hair and a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with a gold border join palms in greeting. A man in a white shirt and glasses reaches toward a long-haired man in white. Centre right, a man with a swept-back hairstyle wears an orange-brown leopard-print shawl over an orange garment and a rudraksha mala, smiling as he clasps hands with the greeting visitor. Behind him, a bald man in white ritual dress with a gold necklace holds a red-and-white tray. A young man in an orange robe stands at the right edge.2010-11-30A photo of a large indoor hall with cream walls, a white drop ceiling and red banners on the upper wall. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-coloured garland and a white-and-red forehead mark stands smiling and reaching out a hand to take an apple from a woman in a green sari and gold jewellery. A man in a grey-striped shirt and glasses stands behind her, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers is nearby. To the right, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange dhoti and a beaded mala, holding a silver tray. Several other people in orange dhotis with white body markings stand around the room, and a tray of red apples sits in the lower right foreground. a person candidate is visible in the centre, shown by his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold garland. He is receiving a fruit offering from a devotee.2013-09-05 +1 copiesA 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.2010-10-18 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph of a crowded hall where a man with a white forehead marking and a red and white flower garland stands at right, wearing a saffron-brown garment and gold necklaces, holding a tray of sweets with a small box of candies in front of him. Several women stand before him with hands folded, including a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with a green shawl, and a young girl in red offers her hands. Behind them devotees in white and orange clothing and children stand in the room, with red and orange hanging decorations at the top of the frame. The man's identity is not established from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2013-02-03February 17 20132013-02-17A photograph inside a bright hall with ceiling fans, tube lights and pink walls. In the right foreground a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a red and saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest, smiles while handing a red apple and fruit from a silver tray to a woman in a cream sari with a pink border. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron and red shawl, ornate gold necklace) is making the offering. Around them stand a man in white with glasses, an elderly man in white with a sandal mark, and other devotees in white shirts and saris.2013-09-15July 01 20132013-07-01March 26 20132013-03-26