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May 15 2012

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May 26 20122012-05-26September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph in a temple hall with gold-coloured pillars and a golden deity shrine behind. A man with swept-back long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a bare upper torso, an orange-saffron shawl, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with floral pendants and gold armlets stands at right, extending his arm to a devotee who reaches up to him. a person is the central figure, visibly receiving devotees. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand at left, one holding his hands together. Two gold deity figures with raised arms stand in the background, and a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. A camera on a tripod is visible behind the devotees.2013-06-30June 06 20122012-06-06June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesMay 15 20122012-05-15June 06 20122012-06-06February 03 20092009-02-03A man in an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered drape and a heavy gold necklace of beads stands at right, long dark hair swept back, holding a small white card or paper in one hand while raising the other palm toward a line of men. Several men at left stand with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a white shirt and another in a brown shirt, and a man in a striped shirt stands behind. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a blue curtain in the background.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine where a figure in rust-red and gold-bordered robes, with long dark hair tied back and a rudraksha mala hanging from the waist, sits on a low platform and reaches toward a stone-pillared shrine topped with a dark linga and garlands of white flowers and red blossoms. Beside them, a kneeling man in a white shirt presses his palms together, and two young girls in white blouses and maroon skirts with white hair ribbons kneel on the floor. Behind them stand a boy in orange cloth with rudraksha beads, a man in white shirt and lavender dhoti, a man in an orange-red shawl with rudraksha beads, and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse. The white marble floor and cream walls frame the scene.2014-06-30September 27 20122012-09-27A photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white forehead band with a red bindi, wearing multi-strand beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and beaded armlets. He raises his right hand in a blessing gesture, touching the head of an older man in white who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a younger man, a boy and another older man in white stand near a decorated stage with orange and gold drapes, a red arched backdrop and flower garlands. Presence of a probable Swamiji is indicated by the orange robes, long hair, rudraksha-style beaded mala and ceremonial gold necklace, though his face is not used for identification. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment at an indoor programme.2012-09-21