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A photograph inside a bright hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains. In the foreground a man in a lime-yellow shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar while a man in an orange-red robe with a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armbands raises his right hand in blessing over his head. The blessing figure has a red tilak and white forehead markings and is smiling, with a mala-style ornament and orange garments visible. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand near metal stanchions, and a shrine with a deity murti and lamps is visible at the back.

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September 04 20132013-09-04September 14 20132013-09-14September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20132013-09-24October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesA 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 hall with red curtains and a gold-and-red throne on a stage at the back. A man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, dark hair swept back, a red bindi and gold bangles, stands at the right raising his hand in blessing toward a man in white shirt who bows with folded hands. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand along metal stanchions, and a shaved-headed monk in orange-brown robes with a white tilak and beads stands at the left. Women in colourful salwar kameez watch at the far right.2013-09-12October 22 20132013-10-22A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor event with a crowd behind a metal barrier. A man in orange-saffron robes with an ornate gold necklace, bead garlands and a long swept-back hairstyle, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead, places his right hand on the head of a man in a tan-brown kurta who has his palms pressed together in respect. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand. A man in a white shirt stands at left, and a man in dark clothing is behind. Multicoloured hanging decorations and a stage screen are in the background. Appearance-based cues suggest a person as the figure in saffron robes giving the blessing, though this is uncertain.2013-02-03March 17 20132013-03-17A figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copies