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A photograph taken indoors in a home with peach-coloured walls, curtains, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV and a windchime by the window. A smiling man with long swept-back hair, wearing a ceremonial gold armlet, a multi-strand white jasmine garland with red flowers and a red-brown wrap, reaches his hand onto the head of a seated man in the foreground whose head is covered with a white flower garland. Several onlookers stand behind, including a woman in a dark outfit, a man in a white top, and a young boy in a white shirt. The scene resembles a house-visit darshan with blessing. a person: the smiling man wears distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold armlet and jasmine garlands, consistent with the page's a person darshan context.

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July 07 20142014-07-07Inside a small room with pink walls, a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark bun places a garland of white jasmine and red flowers on a person's head. Around her, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-robed sannyasis, a bald man in orange with rudraksha malas, and children gather closely. A shelf with framed pictures and a deity murti is visible behind them, and an orange-robed man with a tilak stands near the doorway. The scene reads as a garlanding welcome, a darshan reception.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesOctober 11 20132013-10-11Photograph of a satsang-style moment indoors with a warm, cream-toned hall behind. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, and a long necklace of red and gold beads plus a gold-toned chain, is placing his hand on the head of a seated devotee in glasses and a white shirt. Several other men in white shirts stand to the left with hands folded in namaste, faces turned toward the scene. The gold beads, red garland and saffron cloth are the most prominent colours. Appearance cues (swept-back hair, saffron shawl, ornate beaded necklace) are consistent with a probable Swamiji presence, so the person is labelled Swamiji (probable) in the appearance-based sense only.2013-05-28May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional gathering indoors with red curtains behind. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a long garland of red and white beads with a gold-bead necklace wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and extends his right hand in a blessing gesture toward devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in front of him with hands folded and palms pressed together, one holding a rudraksha mala. A older man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead wears a saffron waist cloth and white shirt. A bare-chested man on the right with white ash markings on his arm stands near a small wooden offering box. Several people are visible in the scene.2013-05-16July 02 20142014-07-02May 29 20132013-05-29A photograph inside a small room with pink walls, decorated with white flower garlands and orange marigolds along the wall. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red robe with a gold waist cord, a white flower garland, and gold armlets, and extends a hand toward a bald priest in orange kneeling in the foreground. Several men in white shirts with garlands and folded hands stand crowded around, with women in saris at the right and a shelf with framed pictures in the background. a person: the figure with long hair, orange-red robe, gold armlets and white garland, with the reception setting. The bald priest kneels in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace.2014-07-02July 07 20142014-07-07