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A photograph of a darshan-style moment indoors. A man in a dark green shirt and grey trousers bows forward with his palms pressed together, leaning toward a figure in a red garment with a long swept-back hairstyle, who extends his hands over him. The person in red wears a red shawl, gold-toned bangles and a beaded armband. Beside them, a monk in a saffron-orange robe holds a silver tray with a small offering of fruit and flowers. Several people stand at left with hands folded in namaskar, including a man in white and young boys in light shirts. A blue curtain and a maroon drape hang in the background, and a yellow cloth is visible above.

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A photograph of an indoor hall where a man with long dark swept-back hair in a red shawl and gold-banded arms stands at center, smiling and reaching out his hands toward an older man in a dark green shirt and grey trousers who bends forward with palms pressed together. Beside them a monk in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold necklaces and a white tilak stands near a yellow banner. On the left, people with folded hands watch, including a boy in a light blue shirt. Maroon and blue curtains hang in the background. Swamiji (probable): the man in the red shawl with long hair, bangles and armbands matches the label, so this is appearance-based only.2011-02-16A photograph of a satsang hall with a man in a red robe and red shawl, long swept-back dark hair and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, reaching out to bless a bowed man in a dark shirt and grey trousers. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. On the right, a bald man with white tilak marks wears white dhoti and a gold necklace. Several devotees stand with hands folded in anjali, including a man in white and young boys in the background. Curtains, a stained-glass window and a blue backdrop frame the scene.2011-02-16A photograph of a devotional greeting indoors in front of a red curtain and a blue curtain. A man in a red robe with a long beaded necklace and wrist bands raises one hand in blessing toward a bald man in white clothes who bows with palms pressed together. A monk in orange robes holds a silver tray of offerings and reaches toward the blessing figure. A man in a dark shirt and a light-coloured kurta stand nearby, and a man in a beige jacket on the left presses his palms together. Yellow and red tasselled hangings are visible at the top, and a bald man in white clothes stands at the right edge.2011-02-16A photograph inside a hall with a white ceiling canopy and orange drapes. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulders, a long gold bead necklace, and a red bindi; he smiles, extends his right hand over a devotee, and holds a silver tray with gold-coloured offerings. Another man in white with hands in anjali mudra stands at left, a man in a green striped shirt and a yellow sash bends forward at left-centre, and a man in white bends with a yellow cloth nearby. At right, a monk in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads holds a silver tray. Behind them, a gold throne with a dais stands under maroon and blue draperies, with a projection screen and people in white and orange around the room.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a darshan-style gathering. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange draped garment and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads with a gold pendant, and he smiles while raising one hand in blessing toward a devotee. The figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold ceremonial jewellery, appearance-based probable identity: Swamiji (probable), addressing the devotee in the scene. In front of him a man in white ritual clothes with a red cloth over his shoulder bows with palms joined. Other people in white dhotis and kurtas, some shaved-headed, stand and sit in the background, and a projection screen hangs on the wall.2010-12-28A photograph of a satsang hall with a corrugated roof and orange-painted pillars. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, smiles and extends his hand toward a bowed devotee in a black shirt and white dhoti. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap and rudraksha mala are the cues. On the right, a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold-coloured items and a folded cloth. On the left, a man in a pink shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, several devotees in white dhotis and saris stand along metal railings with hands folded, and a few more people are visible in the background.2010-11-03A photograph of a satsang-style gathering indoors with a striped festive canopy and colourful pillars behind. In the centre a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a red robe, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a red bindi; he smiles and extends his hand toward a devotee. At right an older man in an orange robe holds a silver tray. Behind them a bald priest in white with a gold necklace and a sandalwood tilak stands near, and several men and women in white shirts, dhotis and saris watch. A devotee at left in a red shirt bows with palms pressed together.2011-02-16A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap with a maroon border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, who is smiling and extending his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a devotee. Several men stand around him: at left, two men with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a white shirt and one in pink; in the centre a man in white with a rudraksha mala and hands clasped; a man in a dark green shirt behind them. At right, a bald man in white and another in orange hold a silver tray of offerings. Red and yellow striped decorative banners hang from pillars in the pale-walled hall, which has a white screen behind. The long-haired figure has a distinctive presentation with long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, matching the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is identified as Swamiji (probable), giving blessings in person.2011-02-11A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a patterned fabric canopy and colourful painted pillars. A man in a white dhoti with a red border and a black cord around his neck stands with hands joined, being greeted by a younger man in a yellow checked shirt who bows with his hand on his chest. Beside them a long-haired figure in a saffron-red robe with a gold beaded mala holds a folded paper. To the right, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray of gold items. An elderly man in white stands at left, and several other people are partly visible in the background.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with orange and red hanging decorations and a white tent ceiling. A man in a saffron-red robe with a gold necklace of beads, and a dark-haired figure with a red bindi, raises a hand in blessing over a bowed man in white shirt and pink shawl who joins his palms. Beside him a younger man in white bends forward with palms joined. A saffron-robed attendant holds a silver tray of offerings with a small golden item. Another saffron-clad man with rudraksha beads stands at right, and a gold ornate throne with a gilded canopy sits in the background. Possible blessing or darshan setting.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.2010-10-20