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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a temple-style hall with draped white and red fabric and a golden shrine with a deity murti behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a dark red dhoti, places his hand on the head of an elderly man in white shirt and glasses who bows with palms pressed together. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red cloth stands near a pink tray holding apples, jewellery and offering items. Several devotees in white and cream clothing stand with hands folded, and a woman in a pink sari watches at right. The man in orange-red is a person by appearance, performing a blessing with his hand on the elder's head.

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Photograph inside a decorated hall during a blessing ritual. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, forehead marked with white and red lines, touches the crown of an elderly bearded man in a white shirt and glasses, who holds his hands in anjali. Next to them a man in an orange-brown robe holds a red tray with fruit, sweets and small silver items. Several people in white shirts stand with palms pressed together on the left, and devotees in saffron and sari stand behind. Behind the group is a deity murti in a golden shrine niche under a colourful striped canopy with a screen above. The description of the central figure's identity is not established by appearance alone.2013-03-25March 25 20132013-03-25A photograph inside a decorated hall with a white and red tent canopy and striped pillars. A long-haired man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and gold armbands smiles and raises his right hand over a younger man in a white shirt and lavender top who bends forward with palms pressed together. Beside them, a red tray holds wrapped sweets and fruit. Other people in saffron and white clothing stand around, including a shaved-headed man in orange with a sacred thread and a man in white. Probable Swamiji appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold beads, giving blessing to a devotee.2013-03-23A photograph of a blessing ceremony in a hall with a colourful temple backdrop of deity figures and a lit shrine. A person with long dark hair, a rust-red robe, a thick orange-gold rudraksha mala and gold beads, and a white tilak on the forehead places a hand on the head of a short-haired man in a white shirt, who has his hands folded in namaskar. An elderly man in white with grey hair and glasses stands at left holding a small slip of paper. A priest in orange-red attire with white ash-marks on his chest stands at right. A pink tray with offerings sits in the foreground. Several others stand behind in the background.2013-03-25March 13 20132013-03-13March 25 20132013-03-25December 22 20102010-12-22March 21 20132013-03-21A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall with a stage backdrop painted with a deity figure in red and a shrine with brass lamps. A figure in a rust-brown wrap with a rudraksha-style gold necklace, bracelets, earrings and swept-back hair places his hand on the head of a bald older man in a white shirt, who bows forward. Another man in a checked shirt stands to the left, and a woman in a maroon sari stands behind, with a second older man at the far left. A silver stanchion rope barrier stands in the foreground, and a projection screen is at the left edge. Copyright text appears in the lower right.2013-10-21A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-bead necklace stands center-right, with his right hand extended to bless the bowed head of a devotee in white clothing and a white forehead tilak. The blessed devotee and a second person in white bend forward with palms joined in namaskar. A young monastic in orange robes with white body markings stands at right, holding a tray with fruit and offerings. Red and gold ornate decorations and a painted deity-filled backdrop fill the background, with red drapes and metal barrier stanchions in the foreground. The orange-robed man wears a red bindi, gold earrings and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, matching the swami presentation cues.2013-05-17March 31 20132013-03-31Indoor event hall with a white ceiling canopy and a deity altar with colourful painted figures at the back. A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and gold bracelet, with swept-back dark hair and glasses, stands at right placing his hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt, who has his palms joined. a person: the standing man in red-orange clothing with a gold necklace and swept-back hair, performing a blessing on a devotee. Other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded nearby, and a bare-chested priest in orange cloth stands at left. A plain white projection screen hangs on the wall.2013-03-13