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A photograph of an indoor ceremonial gathering. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a gold-and-orange silk garment and a thick garland of yellow marigolds, green leaves and red flowers. He raises his right palm in greeting toward a group of devotees on the left, several of whom have their palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white forehead markings and a beaded necklace stands beside a silver tray. Behind them, a stage is decorated with colourful striped and orange pillars, marigold festoons and a white projection screen. Roughly a dozen people are visible, many partly cropped at the frame edges.

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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall. A man with long dark hair and a green leaf garland with yellow and red flowers wears a gold-bordered yellow silk garment and reaches forward to touch the head of an older bearded man in a white shirt, who bows with folded hands. Around them, people in white and blue shirts press their palms together, and a bald man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a saffron-clad sannyasi. Behind them are a colourful floral arch and hanging orange and yellow fabric decorations. The man in the yellow silk is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, a leaf garland and gold-bordered garment, receiving a blessing. Around 8 to 10 people are visible.2010-10-25November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29March 02 20132013-03-02A photo inside a hall with pillared ceremonial decorations, where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and shawl, with long swept-back hair, a white and purple flower garland and a gold-beaded neck garland, stands smiling while a devotee in a lime-green shirt and white dhoti bends to touch his head in blessing. Other men in white dhotis with yellow or orange borders and a monk in orange stand nearby, and a silver tray with gold items is in the foreground. Background shows more devotees and a distant ornate throne-like seat under a blue canopy.2010-12-31February 10 20122012-02-10May 10 20122012-05-10A smiling man in an orange silk garment with a gold-bordered red edge and a large gold ornamental necklace of round bead pendants blesses a devotee by raising his right hand to the devotee's head. He wears gold bangles on both arms and a dark hair bun. The devotee to the left wears white clothing and has his palms pressed together. Other people in white and orange stand behind, and a shaved-headed man in white with a red forehead mark appears at the right. Several people are visible, and a gilded shrine or altar is in the background. a person is the saffron-clad man giving blessing, with his cues being orange clothing, gold necklace and hair bun, while the blessing gesture reflects his role as a giver of darshan.2011-11-29A photograph in a large hall with red curtains and pale ceiling lights. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a thick rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold armbands and a saffron-orange wrap raises one palm in greeting, probable Swamiji by appearance cues. A man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange-bordered shawl bows with folded hands in front of him. Another man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands to the left, and a man with white tilak and gold-bordered white dhoti stands at right. Background shows a stage with a deity backdrop, screens and seated attendees.2013-07-24October 25 20102010-10-25Photograph of a smiling man in orange-saffron sannyasa garments with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl over one shoulder, wearing a red-and-gold flower crown in his hair, a long white and red garland of jasmine and roses with gold beads, and a gold ear stud. He raises his right palm to bless or greet a row of devotees in white shirts who lean in and press hands together at left. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and at right another shaved man in white with tilak and rudraksha mala looks down. A sunlit cream wall and crowd are behind them, with an orange tray at the bottom edge.2012-05-10 +1 copiesOctober 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copies