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A photo of a bare-chested man in an orange saffron cloth with a gold headband and gold necklace, wearing a white and red flower garland, raising his right hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a tilak on his forehead. Another hand rests on the head of a child at lower left. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and checked shirts stands in a bright hall with a corrugated roof and a striped cylindrical pillar. a person: the saffron cloth, gold adornments and flower garland fit the page's description, so this figure is recorded as a probable in-person a person. The devotee receives a blessing and a rudraksha-beaded sannyasi stands at right.

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May 10 20122012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08May 19 20122012-05-19June 17 20122012-06-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing white sandalwood-paste markings on his arms and forehead, a red-beaded head garland, a white jasmine garland, and small gold earrings. He smiles while placing his hand on the head of a devotee who bows with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white and grey clothing crowd nearby, and a man in a white shirt holds a red tray and a camera operator films in the background. The setting is a hall with yellow walls, arches, and ceiling fans. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is given as a man giving blessing.2012-05-19A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands among a crowd, raising his right hand in blessing while others nearby fold their palms in namaste. He wears a red bindi, white tilak markings, a beaded red-and-gold headband, earrings, and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with white and red flower garlands. Several devotees in the background, including women in teal and blue saris, look on in a bright, plain hall with pale yellow walls. a person: the man wears saffron robes, gold ornaments and garlands, and is receiving devotees as a sannyasi-led darshan.2012-05-10A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange robe with a thick red and green flower garland, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and a bangle reaches out and places his palm on the head of a devotee with short dark hair in a light blue shirt, who stands with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold their hands in anjali behind them, one wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala. The man in orange has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and smiles. Pink walls and a red-and-white painted pillar with a yellow motif frame the room, and another person with a white-marked forehead is at the right edge. The orange-robed figure is presented as a person by the page cues, though the appearance is only partly consistent with the description, so the identity is uncertain.2013-01-12Photograph of a smiling man in orange-saffron sannyasa garments with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl over one shoulder, wearing a red-and-gold flower crown in his hair, a long white and red garland of jasmine and roses with gold beads, and a gold ear stud. He raises his right palm to bless or greet a row of devotees in white shirts who lean in and press hands together at left. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and at right another shaved man in white with tilak and rudraksha mala looks down. A sunlit cream wall and crowd are behind them, with an orange tray at the bottom edge.2012-05-10 +1 copiesA photograph in a hall with ceiling fans and a red and gold shrine backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace stands center, with a horizontal white tripundra and red bindi, and places his palm on the forehead of a seated older man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together. Devotees in white and folded hands stand around, and a woman in white is at the right. Other people in white and pink line the background.2012-10-05A photograph of a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti receiving a blessing as a figure in saffron-orange robes places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure wears layered gold beaded necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and has white vibhuti marks on the forehead. Behind them, several people in white and pink clothing stand in a hallway, and a gold deity murti and a red seat are visible at the right edge. The blessing figure is shown with a visible candidate appearance, though the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-10-04May 10 20122012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies