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A photograph in a bright hall with pale walls, red curtained windows and ceiling lights. On the right, a man with hair swept into a high bun, gold earrings, a red and white garland and a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, wearing a brown and gold shawl over bare shoulders, smiles while holding a sheet of paper and extending his hand to devotees. On the left, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one with a red thread on his wrist. Other attendees in white clothing and dark trousers stand behind a metal stanchion line, with a red and gold decorated backdrop in the distance.

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A photograph in a bright hall with a drop ceiling, fluorescent lights and ceiling fans. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-brown silk garment with gold trim, a long necklace of gold beads and red flower garlands, gold armlets and red-and-gold wrist threads, and extends his right palm outward toward devotees. Several men in white shirts or white dhotis stand with palms joined in namaskar, one with a red thread on his wrist and another in a white dhoti with a red cord at his neck. Behind them a man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead wears a white dhoti and a bead mala, and a woman in a blue sari stands at the far right. In the background, an ornate golden shrine with arched niches, red and gold decorations and hanging orange lamps frames the room.2013-10-16June 26 20122012-06-26 +1 copiesOctober 31AFP 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20132013-10-31A photograph of a satsang-style hall where a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment with a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and gold armlets places his hand on the head of a bowed, grey-haired man. The bowed man and a man in a white shirt with glasses stand with palms pressed together in namaste along a line of silver stanchions. The man in the red garment has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a broad smile; the hall behind has a red velvet drape, a gold-decorated throne with a red cushion, a lectern, camera tripods and seated devotees in white. The man in the red garment is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-gold clothing, placing his hand on a devotee's head in blessing.2013-08-15A photograph inside a bright hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A man with swept-back hair, wearing a brown and gold garment, a long red and white flower garland and a gold bead necklace, raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of men in white kurtas who stand with bowed heads and folded hands. Other devotees, including a woman in white with folded hands, watch. Behind them a decorated shrine area holds hanging lanterns and a red and gold canopy, with a priest in white dhoti and sacred marks at the back. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2013-10-16September 04 20132013-09-04September 30 20132013-09-30Photograph of a devotional blessing inside a temple hall with arched white pillars and blue accents. A man in an orange-red shawl and cream-white ritual dhoti, wearing a white jasmine garland and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and a gold ear stud, touches the forehead of a young man in a black-and-white checked shirt who holds a folded white paper. Several onlookers in white and pale clothing stand behind, and a man in white with a vermilion mark is visible.2012-05-31October 11 20132013-10-11August 19 20132013-08-19A photograph inside a temple hall with arched white walls and a yellow curtain behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange-saffron shawl, long rudraksha-style bead necklaces with gold ornaments, a white jasmine garland, and a vermilion mark on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt who presses his palms together in prayer. Another older man in white with grey hair stands beside, also with hands folded. Several men in white shirts and dhotis watch in the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible. The man with the garlands appears to be giving blessing to the devotee. Chest-level white sandalwood or vibhuti marks are visible on the blessing figure's arms and shoulder.2012-06-01