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June 29 2013

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A photograph inside a hall with red-curtained windows, a stage backdrop and projection screens. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-coloured border and a dense gold bead necklace receives people at close range, holding a folded paper in one hand while another hand reaches toward a devotee. He has long hair pulled back and a yellow-and-red forehead mark, and wears gold bangles and an armband. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes press their palms together in namaskar; a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white sari with teal border stands at left, and a small boy in a blue shirt stands below. Behind them, a saffron-clad priest with white forehead markings stands beside a row of white-clad attendees.2013-10-19A figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a crowd standing behind white barriers. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace of floral and temple-style pendants, gold armlets and bangles, and a red vibhuti mark on his forehead. He holds a folded white card and smiles. To the left, a woman in a red sari with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside another devotee in white. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a red box of fruit. Several saffron-robed attendants stand in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is the central figure wearing the swept-back hair, gold necklace and ornate brown-gold wrap.2013-07-01Indoor photo of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with green walls, red and yellow draped banners and a golden ornate altar in the background. A smiling man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a sandalwood-coloured saffron-orange robe wears a long layered garland of red flowers and gold beads and holds a folded paper in one hand while reaching out to a man in a white shirt. Around them devotees, a child in a green top, boys and men in casual clothes watch and reach forward, and a shaven-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge.2012-09-20September 02 20132013-09-02October 25 20132013-10-25July 01 20132013-07-01October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesAugust 02 20132013-08-02A photograph of an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtained windows. In the foreground on the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a long orange-red rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl with gold border stands with his right arm extended. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bows forward with his hands together, reaching toward the extended arm. On the left, a bespectacled man in white with an orange lanyard holds a string of orange-red rudraksha beads and a small gold-coloured object in his open palms. Behind them, several men in white shirts, orange robes and dhotis stand near metal barrier railings, with more people in white saris and white clothes further back.2013-09-28June 30 20132013-06-30October 27 20132013-10-27