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Indoor photo of a line of young men in white shirts and dark shirts, hands pressed together in namaskar, facing right toward a figure in a saffron-yellow turban with a red ornament and a saffron-orange wrap over a dark garment, wearing beaded necklaces and bracelets. The figure extends a hand toward a young man's head in blessing while another hand holds a small framed item decorated with flowers. Behind them a golden deity murti and a backdrop with framed imagery are visible under ceiling lights. Several other people stand in the background.

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September 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesDecember 03 20112011-12-03A photograph in a hall with white ceiling tiles, red curtains and a projector screen showing a deity image. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-brown robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant and gold bangles, places his hand on the head of a devotee bowing with folded hands. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and bow nearby, one holding a red box. Stanchions and a white carpeted aisle line the room, and a photographer with a camera stands at right. a person: the robed figure with turban, rudraksha-style garland and ceremonial gold necklace is performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-07-13A photograph in a hall with a red-curtained stage and a golden throne with a deity murti at the back. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-brown turban, brown-gold robe, and heavy gold bead necklace extends a raised hand in blessing toward devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined and heads bowed, some wearing rudraksha malas. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt bows with folded hands at left, and orange-clad attendants stand at the right edge. Chairs and stanchions line the aisle, and a few fruit offerings are visible at the bottom right.2013-11-05A photograph of a temple darshan line. A bare-chested man in an orange turban, rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklaces, gold armbands and an orange-brown dhoti-wrap stands on the right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a man in white who bows forward. Behind the bowing man, several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, one in a green-and-white sweater on the left, wait behind metal stanchions with chains. A projector screen and colourful deity murti paintings decorate the hall in the background.2013-07-31September 06 20112011-09-06 +1 copiesIndoor event photo in a hall with ceiling lights and framed portraits on the wall. A man in a white and gold turban, with a red tilak mark, gold shawl and red-and-orange cloth, raises his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a man in a white shirt with his palms pressed together. Around them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded in anjali, and a bare-headed man in orange appears at the right edge. A red and orange ribbon-style wristband is visible on the blessing man's wrist. Visible people number about six to eight.2011-10-22A photograph in a bright hall with ceiling fans and banners on the back wall. A man in a rust-brown shawl and gold-bordered dhoti, with a gold-embroidered turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and bangles, raises his hand in blessing over the head of a young man in a striped purple-and-white shirt who has his palms pressed together. Around them, people in white dhotis and white clothes stand behind metal stanchions; other devotees with folded hands stand to the left. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the rust shawl and turban, giving blessings; he is in_person.2013-11-07November 05 20132013-11-05Indoor hall scene where a person in a brown-orange draped garment with a gold-toned cloth, a brown-orange turban with a gold ornament, a long gold bead necklace, gold bangles and armbands raises a hand in blessing toward a devotee. The devotee in a green-and-maroon striped shirt with brown beads and orange wristband presses palms together in anjali, and a man in white kurta with rudraksha beads stands nearby with head bowed. Other devotees in white and a few people in orange clothing stand behind metal stanchions. In the background a golden deity murti and a red curtain with floral decoration are visible, and a white ceiling with recessed lights and a projector screen completes the room. This is an appearance-based candidate who is physically present, with distinctive turban, ornate gold jewellery and orange-brown clothing; the identification is probable only from appearance, not from the face.2013-11-05A hall where a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a bare-chested man in an ochre-and-gold dhoti with a gold-bordered wrap and a beaded mala extends his right hand in blessing over the head of the nearest devotee. Behind him, a golden deity murti or ornate golden throne-like structure stands on a raised platform with a microphone stand nearby. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in white stand along the rope barrier. One man on the left wears a brown-and-white robe and rudraksha mala. The walls show red curtains and a stage with maroon drapes.2013-09-22July 30 20132013-07-30