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A photograph of a blessing scene inside a temple hall with a striped tent canopy and colourful fabric pillars. A smiling man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, with gold-coloured trim and a gold necklace; he presses his palm to the forehead of a bald devotee bending forward, while another devotee in white clothing stands with palms joined. On the left, an older man in white kurta and white dhoti waits with hands together. On the right, a monk in orange robes holds a silver tray. Behind them a priest with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style beads, and a gold ornamental object, are visible. The scene reads as a padapuja or blessing ritual. The long-haired figure with the bare chest and gold necklace is a probable Swamiji by these cues, appearing in person.

November 01 2010

A photograph of a darshan line in a decorated hall with colourful patterned pillars and white draped ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold-bordered orange wrap, places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a brown shawl. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in anjali, waiting for blessings. Cues are consistent with a person, shown giving blessings in person.

A photograph of a darshan moment under a canopy with striped and coloured decorative pillars. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold trim and a gold necklace places his hand on the forehead of a devotee who presses palms together. Behind them, a bald monk in orange robes holds a silver tray with a red cloth and gold-coloured items, while several devotees with folded hands in white shirts and light clothing stand in line. The long-haired man with saffron clothes and a gold necklace is a probable Swamiji by the appearance cues, present in person, giving blessing.

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November 06 2010

A photograph inside a decorated hall with white draped ceiling cloth and tall striped pillars in red, blue and yellow. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a silver tray with a small offering and a cloth, facing a smiling man with long dark hair wearing an orange garment and a dark rudraksha mala. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers stand around, one older man with white hair and beard in white clothes and another in a green shawl, many with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, gold-decorated deity murti and an ornate altar are visible. The orange-robed man appears to be a priest handling the tray, while the smiling man with the mala is the focus of the greeting.

November 15 2010

2010-11-15 +1 copies

A photograph of a devotional greeting in a tented hall with colourful striped pillar banners. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment with a gold-toned trim and ornamental necklaces receives a fruit or offering from a bald man on the right, who wears an orange robe and holds a silver tray with offerings and a flower. Several men on the left, one in white with a rudraksha mala, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene reads as a sarva darshan greeting, with the saffron-clad figure in the central position receiving devotees. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklaces on the central figure, who is receiving offerings and greetings.

A photograph inside a hall with a white ceiling canopy and orange drapes. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulders, a long gold bead necklace, and a red bindi; he smiles, extends his right hand over a devotee, and holds a silver tray with gold-coloured offerings. Another man in white with hands in anjali mudra stands at left, a man in a green striped shirt and a yellow sash bends forward at left-centre, and a man in white bends with a yellow cloth nearby. At right, a monk in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads holds a silver tray. Behind them, a gold throne with a dais stands under maroon and blue draperies, with a projection screen and people in white and orange around the room.

2010-10-18 +1 copies