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A photograph of a hall crowded with devotees at an indoor gathering with red curtains and ceiling lights. A person in orange-and-gold sannyasi dress with a long orange rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands at the centre, holding a white paper and a rudraksha mala as a devotee in a white shirt reaches toward them. An older man in white with a yellow-and-red sash stands at left, a woman in a maroon sari holds a small child, and a red box of sweets sits at right. The person's swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha cues are noted, but their identity is uncertain.

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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.2013-10-19Indoor photograph of a large hall with red curtains and a white ceiling where a crowd gathers around a central figure. 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Background shows a deity altar and a screen.2011-12-11Indoor hall with white tiled floor and red valances; a line of devotees waits at metal stanchions. A saffron-robed monastic in a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed cloth holds a tray of sweets and small packets toward the queue. Beside them, a white-clad man with folded palms, a man in a striped shirt, and a boy in a checked shirt wait. Several shaved-headed monastics in orange and tilak stand in the background near illuminated altar displays with deity murti and lamps. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at left.2013-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20132013-09-12A 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.2013-09-28A photograph inside a large indoor hall with red-curtained windows and ceiling lights. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange sash over bare shoulders, with a long orange-red beaded mala around his neck and a gold-bordered orange wrap, stands at right with a white bandage on his forearm, extending his hand. His hair is swept back in a bun and he wears a red mark on his forehead and gold earrings. A man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard leans in and holds out a hand while a man in a white shirt and glasses applies a red mark to his palm. 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A white-clad attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at far right.2013-11-10June 29 20132013-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a white ceiling. A man with long swept-back hair, white forehead markings, an orange-saffron shawl, a gold-bordered dhoti and a long rudraksha mala stands on the right, smiling and extending his right arm to bless a line of devotees. Swamiji (probable): he has long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and ornate gold-bordered clothing with a rudraksha mala. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand in a line on the left with palms pressed together, one man bowing his head. Behind them a monk in orange robes with a shaved head and white markings watches, and a projection screen shows a figure.2013-09-24October 08 20132013-10-08September 22 20132013-09-22