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A photograph inside a bright hall with pink-curtained windows and white pillars. A bare-shouldered figure in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, wearing thick red flower garlands, a gold necklace with a large pendant, gold armlets and gold earrings, places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt who holds a small child. Beside them a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with gold bangles presses her palms together and smiles. Several other people stand and watch in the background, some in white. The main figure has long dark hair pulled back, and the scene reads as a blessing given to the family.

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October 10 20132013-10-10September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold-and-red throne on a stage in the background. In the foreground a smiling person with long hair swept back, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala beads and gold ceremonial necklaces, extends a hand toward a man in a light striped shirt. A small child in a cream kurta with gold trim stands beside him. Behind them devotees in white kurtas and orange-brown robes queue near a green-draped table, and a few people stand on the right. Large screens on the walls show a portrait. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces) is the central figure, in person.2013-09-30October 11 20132013-10-11A photo in a bright hall with red curtains and gold-trimmed arches. A man in a brown-and-gold dhoti-style garment, with a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and a red tilak, smiles while placing his palm on the forehead of a bespectacled man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. Other men in orange and white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, stand behind them, and a row of devotees with folded hands waits along barrier rails. A depiction of the blessing is shown as devotees watch.2013-10-17Indoor ashram hall with cream tiled floor and a deep red curtain behind a stage. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and a red bindi, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in white shirt and dhoti who has his head bowed and hands joined. Devotees in white and saffron stand nearby, one wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them a decorated deity murti stands in a golden shrine, and a screen shows a colourful image. A partially visible man on the left has his palms pressed together. Roughly six people are visible.2013-09-02A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a man in an orange-brown shawl and heavy gold bead necklace raising his palm over the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward with hands clasped. A smiling man in an orange shawl wears a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead; behind him stands a green-handled object. Two women in white and grey patterned saris with mangalsutra necklaces stand nearby, and a woman in the background wears blue. Pale walls and a ceiling fixture form the room. A printed copyright and source line overlays the lower right of the image. a person appearance cues are present (ornate gold necklaces, orange shawl, mid-length swept hair), so the central figure is labelled a person as an in-person candidate.2013-06-17August 15 20132013-08-15October 13 20132013-10-13Indoor photo of a hall with pink walls, red curtains and ceiling lights. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-brown wrap with gold border, ornate gold necklace, large rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands at right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with hands folded in prayer. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and ceremonial orange-gold wrap) is the figure placing his hand on the devotee's head. Behind them, a row of people in white, orange and pink clothes stand along barriers, and a monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands at left. A red-lidded box with items sits at lower right.2013-07-24October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesMarch 06 20132013-03-06