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June 22 20122012-06-22June 30 20122012-06-30July 23 20122012-07-23Indoor photo of a smiling man in an orange sleeveless garment and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with a red bindi and white markings on his forehead and long dark hair, standing at the right. He has his right hand raised and placed on the head of a man in white with sunglasses pushed up on his head, who is bending forward. Another man in the foreground bends with palms pressed together in namaste. Other people in white and orange cloth stand behind, and a temple-style painting and a dark red curtain are visible in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, depicted in person in the right foreground, wearing orange robes with rudraksha malas and ornate beadwork, placing a hand in blessing.2012-07-24A man in a brown and gold saffron-toned robe with a rudraksha-style orange-brown bead garland and multiple beaded bangles extends his hands toward a line of devotees in a hall. He has long swept-back hair, a sandalwood forehead mark with a red bindi, and a broad smile. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with white vibhuti and orange lanyards, press palms together and bow forward to receive blessing. A golden throne-like seat stands at the back of the hall beside a stage with a tripod camera and dark curtain. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure with swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style bead garland, ornate bangles and brown-gold robe fits the candidate, and is shown blessing devotees.2013-10-20 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall with a golden-framed throne and yellow curtains in the background. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, white jasmine garlands, rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange shawl blesses a devotee by placing his palm on the man's head. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and garlands fit the page's reference. Several devotees in pink, beige and white shirts bend forward with hands folded in namaskar; a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti stands at the right beside an ornate golden throne.2012-06-03A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands centre-right, his hair swept up in a bun, with a white and red tilak on his forehead and a red bindi. He wears several strands of rudraksha and beaded malas, a gold necklace and a large pendant. His right arm extends to touch the head of a bald man in a white shirt, who is pressing his palms together in a respectful gesture. Other people stand around them, including a man in orange garments with white ash markings on his arm and chest, a woman in a light top at left, and a man in a pink shirt. Behind them are maroon drapes and a golden murti in the background.2013-01-22Photograph of a temple scene where a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and white marks on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a white flower garland over an orange-and-yellow shawl, extends his hand to bless a line of devotees who bow with folded palms and bent heads. Behind him, a priest in white ritual dhoti with gold border and a saffron-robed monk stand near a red-draped altar, arches and pillars frame the hall, and a small deity picture hangs in an arched niche.2012-05-21A smiling man with long, swept-back dark curly hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a bare-chested orange-saffron wrap, wears layered rudraksha malas and a ceremonial silver-and-gold necklace, and reaches out to place his hand on the head of a man who bows with palms pressed together in namaste. The bowing man wears an orange shawl over white clothing. Behind them, other people in white and striped shirts stand in an indoor room with red curtains, and an ornate shrine with deity figures is visible at right. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so this figure is described by role as the blessing giver. a person is not asserted.2012-07-24A photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, white tripundra ash marks and a red bindi, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. He smiles broadly while placing his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt who bows his head. Around them several men in white and checked shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, some wearing white ash marks. The setting is a covered outdoor area with a dark ceiling and an orange-hued temple hall behind.2010-09-20June 22 20122012-06-22July 11 20132013-07-11