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A photo inside a hall where devotees receive blessings. A tall bald man in an orange sleeveless top and rudraksha mala, wearing glasses, stands at a table with a red cloth and a tray of red fruit, and he appears to be giving blessings. Beside him a woman in a cream turban and golden shawl places her hand on a devotee's head. Devotees in white kurta-style clothes, some holding white papers, stand in a line; a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right with a silver tray of apples and rudraksha beads. Yellow-gold drapes hang in the background.

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A photograph of a ceremonial line inside a carpeted hall with ceiling spotlights. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand at left holding papers and folded slips. In the centre, a bald man in an orange robe and orange dhoti stands beside a figure in a cream turban and cream-coloured dhoti with ornate gold necklaces, both extending their hands toward a devotee. A man in an orange top holds a red wooden box. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl holds a silver tray with two red fruits and a strand of rudraksha beads. A large banner behind the group shows a painted portrait of a woman with a gold-trimmed backdrop. Seated figures and onlookers fill the background.2011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20A photograph inside a bright hall with framed portraits on the wall and red-and-white draped banners. A monk in saffron robes with a saffron turban and beaded malas stands at a red-draped table, touching the forehead of a devotee with his hand. Beside him another saffron-robed monk holds a tray with red apples and rudraksha beads. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray of offerings on the right. On the left an older man with white hair and a white moustache wears an orange shirt and presses his palms together, while a line of devotees in mixed clothing waits behind a steel barrier with chain rope. Several people are visible, including children.2011-11-19November 16 20112011-11-16A photograph of a blessing at an indoor event. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and gold bead necklaces places his hand on the head of a bowing man in white clothes, while holding a white cloth. Beside them a bald priest in orange with a tilak and red-rimmed glasses stands near a red tray holding apples and rudraksha beads. Other people in white and yellow stand nearby with hands joined. Behind is a banner with partially visible text.2011-11-02November 20 20112011-11-20November 21 20112011-11-21December 11 20112011-12-11Devotees queue in a hall for darshan. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and rudraksha malas stands at right, pressing his palm onto the head of a white-clad man with folded hands, while another orange-robed attendant holds a tray of red fruit. Nearby, a man in white with a lanyard, a woman in an orange sari, a boy in cream and onlookers in white watch; a videographer raises a camera behind them. A banner with a large portrait labelled "Bhagavan" hangs at upper right. The man in orange shows distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), giving the blessing in a temple-hall darshan.2011-11-05October 23 20112011-10-23December 11 20112011-12-11November 20 20112011-11-20