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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with a gold border, wearing layered beaded necklaces, placing his raised palm on the head of a devotee with hands folded in prayer. Several other devotees stand with palms pressed together, including a man in a white shirt with a black mala and a man in a striped green shirt with an ID badge. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a red rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Colourful striped pillars and orange cloth hang from a white draped tent ceiling. The man giving the blessing is a probable Swamiji candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and layered beaded necklaces, and he is performing a blessing gesture, possibly padapuja or darshan.

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Outdoor temple-style scene under a corrugated tin roof with steel trusses. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace smiles while placing his palm on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in white with a white forehead mark and a red-beaded necklace, and at right a younger man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A gold ceremonial item rests on an orange cloth at lower right, and red and gold decorations hang in the background. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable), the long-haired figure in saffron robes with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, giving blessing.2010-11-14Outdoor temple-area photo under a corrugated shade canopy. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, raises his right palm in blessing toward a crowd of devotees with hands pressed together in namaste. A shaved-headed monk in orange stands in the right foreground, and a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl is at the far right. Behind the crowd are ornate golden temple pillars and a pink-trimmed shrine structure.2010-09-18April 14 20122012-04-14February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27A photograph of a darshan line inside a decorated hall with striped pillars and white draped ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl, wears multiple beaded necklaces and places both hands on the head of a devotee. Several devotees with folded hands stand in a row, including an older man on the left in a brown shawl and men in pale shirts. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in an orange garment wears a tilak and beaded malas, and another monk in orange holds a silver tray with offerings. a person cues: long hair, saffron shawl and ceremonial necklaces, shown in the act of blessing devotees.2011-01-29November 12 20102010-11-12April 14 20122012-04-14A photograph of a devotional blessing in an indoor hall. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair stands with one hand raised, touching the forehead of a young man in glasses and a red checked shirt. The central figure holds a silver tray. Behind him, a bald priest with white sacred markings on his arms and chest wears a white shawl over orange dhoti. Several onlookers in white shirts and striped clothing stand with hands folded in prayer on the left. The background shows a draped orange and white backdrop and a framed deity picture. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala beside a blessing act.2010-10-26February 25 20112011-02-25A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and swept-back dark hair stands centre-right, smiling and extending his right hand toward a man with folded hands. Around him, devotees in white and light-coloured shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a vibhuti-marked forehead holds a silver tray of offerings. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants and a framed picture of deities hang on the wall, with coloured pillars and an orange cloth overhead. Due to the appearance cues of a saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala, the central robed figure is a probable Swamiji in person, with the others as devotees and a priest.2010-11-30April 14 20122012-04-14