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Indoor healing session in a hall with white pillars and a painted temple-style mural with colourful deities in the background. A man in a yellow-orange shirt leans over a man lying prone on a striped mat, his hand pressed on the prone man's back; the prone man wears white. Nearby, a young woman in a purple and gold sari with a bindi holds a small object, and standing onlookers in white, yellow, striped shirts and colourful saris watch. Several other people are visible behind them in the crowd.

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July 05 20022002-07-05A crowded indoor hall with cream walls, a wooden door and a barred window. A tall white pillar stands in the centre. On the left, a woman in a red saree and a woman in a yellow shawl attend a man lying on a striped green mat with a white pillow, while a woman in a grey saree hands over papers. A line of people stands along the right, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, one in an olive shirt, and an elderly woman in a pink saree sits on a white plastic chair in the foreground. The scene suggests a healing queue, though no deity, a person or ritual objects are clearly visible.2002-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd gathered under a corrugated roof at a procession stop. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the lap and sits with head bowed, with a red vertical mark on the forehead. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bends forward to hand over folded cash. On the right, an older woman in a pale cream sari with a nose stud holds a small paper bill and receives attention from those around her. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a purple-bordered sari, and a woman in a dark patterned top stand close together. A large metal lamp or camera housing is visible at the upper right edge.2006-10-29February 06 20072007-02-06A photograph inside a large hall with pale walls and light tiled floor, where many people stand in loose lines and crowd together. Most men wear white shirts and white or grey trousers, some in checked shirts, and women wear saris in purple, orange and white. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a red shawl faces left and reaches out toward a seated elderly man in a blue shirt. Blue plastic chairs are stacked along the back wall, and a framed picture hangs near the top left. Pink flowers lie on a tray at the lower right.January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph inside a large hall with cream walls, ceiling fans and rows of pale blue plastic chairs. In the foreground a man with short dark hair in a white kurta and an orange-red shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing a long queue of men in white shirts and mundus or trousers who wait in line. Women in saris and salwar kameez stand on the left among the crowd. A small framed picture hangs on the wall to the left. The scene looks like a line of devotees waiting to receive individual attention from the man in white.January 12 20072007-01-12January 02 20122012-01-02Photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with wooden doors and windows. Several women lie on striped cotton mats and pillows while others stand around them, many in sarees of red, orange, yellow, blue and purple. One woman in an orange shawl sits beside a reclining woman in a red saree, and another in a yellow shawl kneels near a mat. Standing women watch closely, some holding small white papers. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2002-07-06A photograph of an indoor hall with polished floor, where devotees line up in a receiving line. A figure in yellow robes with long dark hair, a loose yellow shawl, layered beaded necklaces and gold armlets walks barefoot and raises one hand in blessing toward the people on the left. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, one woman in a cream sari with a long braid stands in front, and a man in an orange shirt stands at left. At right, a priest in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Yellow and orange hanging decorations and a golden deity murti appear in the background. The figure in yellow appears to be a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-toned clothing, and is receiving devotees in darshan.2011-02-09January 12 20072007-01-12