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Indoor hall with red curtained windows and a tiled floor. A long-haired figure in a rust-orange draped garment with thick gold beaded necklace and gold armlets stands at right, touching the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in white shirt and white dhoti who holds a silver plate of yellow marigolds and offerings. A man in a light blue striped shirt at left presses palms together in greeting. Behind them, saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees stand in a line, and a child in red stands near a steel railing.

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October 25 20132013-10-25September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20132013-09-24A figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19September 24 20132013-09-24April 07 20192019-04-07A photograph of a blessing moment in a hall with framed portraits on the wall behind. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti-style wrap and orange turban, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and gold bangles, places both hands on the head of an older white-haired man in a white kurta and rudraksha mala, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Other devotees in white shirts, rudraksha malas and checked shirts stand nearby, one with hands folded.2012-02-09A photograph of a man in a brown and gold ceremonial dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, placing his hand on the head of a smiling devotee in a white shirt in a hall. Several people line the aisle with hands folded in greeting; an older man in glasses and an orange sash is in the foreground. a person cues are visible on the central figure: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewelry and rudraksha beads, and the blessing gesture indicates he is giving darshan. Background includes a gold deity murti and an onlooking crowd.2013-10-20 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20132013-09-27A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold-and-red throne on a stage at the back. A man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, dark hair swept back, a red bindi and gold bangles, stands at the right raising his hand in blessing toward a man in white shirt who bows with folded hands. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand along metal stanchions, and a shaved-headed monk in orange-brown robes with a white tilak and beads stands at the left. Women in colourful salwar kameez watch at the far right.2013-09-12September 24 20132013-09-24