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Indoor photograph of a crowded ritual gathering in a hall with ceiling fans and hanging banners. In the right foreground a man with long hair tied up, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare skin, and rudraksha beads, holds a small spoon and offers a substance to a woman in white and gold sari with rudraksha mala who cups her hands. Her forehead bears white ash markings. Around them devotees in white and orange robes, some with white-painted foreheads and rudraksha malas, stand closely together. Several women wear white saris with gold borders. The scene resembles a prasad or vibhuti distribution during a puja.

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Inside a plain room with a warm-lit ceiling and hanging fabric, a group of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand close together. In the foreground, a woman with blonde hair in a bun, a white sari-style garment and a brown rudraksha sash offers her cupped palms to a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on his bare shoulders, who holds a small white dish. Several other devotees with white forehead markings stand behind them, some with hands folded in prayer.2017-06-09A photograph of a ceremonial gathering indoors. In the right foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair, a gold-framed face, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and a gold ornamental necklace wears a rust-brown wrap over his shoulder and bare torso. He is looking down and appears to be guiding or blessing a woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree who has her hand raised near her ear and holds a small white stick. Behind them a bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands with folded hands, and other people in orange and white dhotis and saris move in the background. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-07-28A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple hall with gold-coloured pillars and a red curtain behind. A figure in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange upper garment with a golden border and a gold necklace reaches out with his right hand to touch the forehead of a devotee. The devotee is a woman in a white sari with a white vibhuti line on her forehead and a dark rudraksha-style mala, wearing an ID badge. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a beaded mala waits with hands folded, and other people in white and cream clothes stand behind. The setting suggests darshan or a blessing with a wall-mounted fan at left. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role.2015-09-06Indoor hall photo of a satsang-style gathering with white tiled floor, red curtains, and a projection screen. In the right foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment, a bronze-coloured wrap, and a rudraksha mala with gold trim, his right hand raised in blessing toward a kneeling woman in white with folded palms. Nearby a young girl in a pink dress reaches forward. Behind, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near a row of people in white, and a crowd of devotees in white and sarees stands along metal stanchions. The man in front has distinctive long hair, rudraksha and gold cues, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable), in person, giving blessing. Roughly two dozen visible people.2013-10-24February 17 20162016-02-17A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange shawl stands at left, his right hand placed on the forehead of a young woman with hair in a bun. She kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed, wearing a white and gold shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several devotees in white and cream garments with rudraksha malas watch, and a gold-trimmed cloth hangs at left with an orange textile near the centre. a person: the standing man has long dreadlocks, a rust-orange shawl and bare shoulders, and is performing the blessing as the central figure, so this is a probable in-person presence, but the face and overall appearance are only partly visible.2017-07-30June 09 20172017-06-09October 12 20172017-10-12February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph from a seated satsang-style session in a large hall. A person with long swept-back dark hair, a yellow tilak, a saffron garment, many rudraksha malas and bead bracelets sits on a wooden chair, reaching to touch the head of a bare-torsoed devotee in a white dhoti with gold border who bows forward with hands clasped. Seated beside them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border wears rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Around them, an audience sits on the floor and chairs, including people in orange, white and blue clothing, and a microphone stand is visible at left.2015-12-09A bald, light-skinned man in a white kurta stands with bowed head while a long-haired person in a red-orange sash and dense beaded garlands places a hand on his scalp and holds a sheet of paper. The person wears rudraksha-style beads, bangles and a red bindi, with a pale-yellow garment beneath the sash. Beside them a man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace stands with hands folded. A man in saffron clothing and another in white stand nearby, and a tray of small items sits at lower right. Behind them hang framed portraits on a cream wall, and a projector screen and red curtain fill the background.2012-04-05 +2 copiesIndoor satsang gathering in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. A long-haired figure in an orange-red wrap sits at the left, reaching forward to hold hands with a seated young woman in a grey shawl; a trident-topped staff and a carved wooden cobra rod stand nearby. Behind them a standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a kumkum mark watches, and a cameraman films. Devotees in white and orange-red shawls surround the scene, with a woman at upper right and a blonde woman at lower left.2016-02-02