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A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti line on his forehead stands in saffron-orange clothing with gold-bordered drapes and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads. He places his right palm on the head of a man in a white shirt and holds a small paper or offering in his left hand, while other devotees in white and brown clothes stand in a line with hands folded behind him. The setting is a bright tented hall with a blue curtain at left.

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February 25 20112011-02-25February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair swept back and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands in a hall, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with gold border and an orange dhoti, with a heavy gold bead necklace. He looks down while holding a small white card in both hands, and his right hand is raised toward a man on the left who is reaching toward him. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the aisle; a bald man in white dhoti on the right holds a silver tray. A shaven-headed man in white behind him wears a white tilak. Curtains and a white canopy frame the background. a person is shown by the long swept hair, orange and gold ceremonial clothing and gold necklace, in an appearance-based candidate label.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and a gold bead necklace standing in a hall, placing his hand on the head of a devotee who has his palms joined in front of his chest. The man holds a paper in his other hand and smiles. Behind him a tray of gold-coloured items is carried by a man in white dhoti. Several other devotees in white and cream clothes stand in a line. A colourful decorated pillar, a white pandal canopy, and a golden deity or structure in the background complete the setting.2011-02-27A photograph of a devotee ceremony in a decorated hall with striped and orange draped pillars. A man in a long-haired, orange saffron-coloured robe with gold bead necklaces smiles and places his hand on the head of a line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts who have their palms pressed together. Another devotee holds a white plastic bag, and a tray of orange-dressed offerings is visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold bead malas match the candidate cues, and he is performing a blessing for the devotees.2011-02-27February 25 20112011-02-25February 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20112011-02-25A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with broad gold borders and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant stands in a hall, raising his right hand toward the head of a devotee in white with folded hands. His hair is swept back, with a red dot and white tilak on his forehead, and he holds a wooden tray in his left hand. Behind him, other priests in white and orange stand among devotees in a blurred hall with red and white draped curtains and a decorated pillar. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2011-02-25May 11 20122012-05-11