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June 22 2013

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June 22 20132013-06-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands at right in a rust-orange shawl and dhoti, wearing a thick ceremonial gold bead necklace over a brown rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and a bangle. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a devotee who bows with hands in anjali. Several other devotees in white and grey stand in a row in front of a temple hall with gold and red decorations behind them. a person is the person offering blessing at right, with the required cues of long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and a ceremonial gold necklace; the devotees are shown receiving blessing. Around eight people are visible.2013-06-02A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his right hand on the head of a woman in white, who presses her palms together in namaskar. Beside them, a bald man in white with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala watches. Behind, a gilded throne and colourful painted deity murtis stand against a pink-and-grey wall. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, matching distinctive a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate. A man in white with a white cloth at the left edge holds his hands together in namaskar.2013-06-24June 04 20132013-06-04A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a man in an orange-brown shawl and heavy gold bead necklace raising his palm over the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward with hands clasped. A smiling man in an orange shawl wears a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead; behind him stands a green-handled object. Two women in white and grey patterned saris with mangalsutra necklaces stand nearby, and a woman in the background wears blue. Pale walls and a ceiling fixture form the room. A printed copyright and source line overlays the lower right of the image. a person appearance cues are present (ornate gold necklaces, orange shawl, mid-length swept hair), so the central figure is labelled a person as an in-person candidate.2013-06-17A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with ornate gold bead necklaces places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt, who has his eyes lowered in devotion. The blessing figure smiles softly and wears a red-brown bead bracelet, gold bangles and a small bindi. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with white tripundra marks and a gold necklace stands near a white-draped setting with orange and yellow banners. The blessing figure's distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and layered malas make him a probable Swamiji, performing a blessing. Several other people are partially visible at the edges, including a figure in white at left.2013-02-28May 19 20132013-05-19May 24 20132013-05-24A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bowing with palms pressed together while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala of gold-capped beads places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, gold hoop earring and a gold necklace over orange garments, with a bald priest in orange robes and other people in white and grey standing behind in a room with red curtains and a draped backdrop.2013-05-17A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder, a golden-yellow inner cloth, and a long orange rudraksha mala with large gold bead ceremonial necklace. He stands among a crowd of devotees in a bright hall, with a balding man in white kurta bowing forward in the foreground, a hand resting on his head in blessing. Women in white and devotees with tilak marks watch in the background, with red drapes and a wall visible behind. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the central role, receiving or giving blessing, with appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2013-05-11A photograph of a devotional darshan line in a temple hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl and orange dhoti with gold borders, a large gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, extends his hand in blessing toward devotees. Several people in front, including a woman in a white sari and a man in glasses, press palms together in anjali. Behind him stand a man bare-chested with an orange cloth and a man holding a garland. In the background are golden deity murti and decorated gold-and-red temple shrine panels. a person appears to be the blessing figure in orange robes with distinctive long hair and ornate gold necklace, giving darshan.2013-06-02A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at right in a rust-orange robe with a thick gold garland and gold bangles, raising his hand in blessing over the head of a devotee. Several people in white and grey clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at left. Behind them is a golden ornate throne with a red cushion, flanked by painted deity figures in a temple hall with colourful garlands and lights.2013-06-24