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February 05 20102010-02-05February 05 20102010-02-05A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall shows a long-haired figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe seated on an orange cloth, with a shaved-headed bespectacled priest in orange behind them. A young man in a white dhoti with a green-edged border and white shawl bows his head as the priest's hands rest on his neck and shoulder. Nearby, a woman in a pale yellow dupatta and a seated attendee in white are visible, with a brass tray of flowers and fruit and an orange cloth in the foreground. Palm fronds frame the right side. Several more people are partially visible in the background.2010-02-05February 05 20102010-02-05A seated figure in an orange saffron sleeveless garment and a long yellow-beaded mala draped over the shoulders places a hand on the head of an older man bending forward with palms joined in a respectful posture. The figure has long dark hair swept back and a distinctive ceremonial bead garland. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms together, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style malas. A woman in a cream sari with a red border sits in the foreground, a yellow-cloth-draped shoulder visible, and a fruit rests on a tray at the bottom edge. The setting is an indoor hall with bright lights and a crowd in the background.2010-02-15A seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark wavy hair and a dark beaded mala around the neck places one hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white kurta clothing who holds a folded paper in his hands and wears a brown rudraksha mala. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace and another man in white stand near a wooden table with red apples and a tray of offerings. A gilded throne-like chair with gold carving sits at the right edge. The setting is a plain pink-walled room with a dark curtain behind. a person appears as the seated figure in orange with long hair and mala, giving a blessing to the kneeling devotee.2010-09-17December 29 20092009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron garment with long, swept-back black hair places his hand on the head of an older man bowing forward in a white shirt and white dhoti. The bowing man has a red mark on his forehead and holds his hands together in namaskar near his chest. Behind them a line of men in white and light shirts stand and watch in a hall with striped white canopy and decorated pillars with painted elephant motifs. A red velvet cushion sits at the right edge and a small tray of items is set on a white cloth in the foreground. The seated figure's distinctive long hair and saffron clothing match the a person cues, while the others are devotees.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a hall. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha mala with a gold necklace places one hand on the shaved head of a young man in a white dhoti with a pink-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala. The blessed man stands with hands folded at his waist. Behind them, another man in orange with a white forehead marking and a bare-chested man stand near a wooden box, and a silver tray holds offerings at the right edge. Several people in white and orange stand in the background, with orange and white banners above. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure wearing saffron and rudraksha beads, performing the blessing as a guru.2010-10-26May 14 20132013-05-14Night darshan at an outdoor event. A figure seated on an orange-cushioned throne wears an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and places his palm on the bowed head of an elderly man in a white shirt with folded hands. Behind them a younger man in an orange robe stands on the dais, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside the devotee. Crowds of onlookers and a woman in orange sari stand in the foreground. On the dais table sit a plate of apples, a tray of wrapped sweets, and a box of rudraksha malas. Warm lights and strings of coloured bulbs decorate the background.2010-01-19Night outdoor darshan event with a large crowd behind a raised orange-cushioned seat. A person in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe, with long dark hair, places a hand on the head of a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala who bows with palms joined. Nearby a woman in a pink patterned sari with a mala holds her hands in anjali, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind, and a tray of red apples sits in front. Strings of lights and tall decorative towers glow in the background.2010-01-22