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A photograph of a temple or ashram gathering in an indoor hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A man in a saffron-orange robe, gold necklaces, gold armlets and a white tripundra on his forehead, with long swept-back hair, presses his palm to the forehead of a young man in a black shirt while holding a folded white paper in his other hand. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing. Nearby, a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and glasses bows, and other devotees in white and orange stand around. A shaved-headed man in orange and pink shawl stands at the right edge, and a brass ritual vessel rests at the bottom. Several dozen attendees appear partly visible in the background.

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A man in an orange-red saffron shawl with a multi-strand gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a bespectacled young man in white. The blessing figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and looks down. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one holding a bead mala, and a gold-coloured ritual vessel is visible at the right edge. A partial red-and-yellow banner hangs at the top of the scene. Swamiji (probable): the saffron shawl, gold necklace and long swept-back hair mark him as the central figure giving a blessing; the setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2010-12-28A photograph inside a hall with white ceiling fans and a beige wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back black hair, a white horizontal tilak and red bindi, wears an orange saffron wrap, multiple rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and gold armlets. He holds a folded white paper while placing his right palm on the head of a bowed devotee in a pink shirt with hands joined in prayer. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in white clothes and another in an orange wrap watch; a crowd of saffron-clad devotees stands behind. The dominant cues are consistent with a person, shown here performing a blessing.2012-09-15A man in a rust-orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and a orange-brown shawl stands in a temple-like hall, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white who bows forward. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks, gold earrings and bangles, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several men in white clothes stand behind them, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity murti panels is visible. Appearance-based a person in the robed role of the blessing officiant, performing a blessing with a hand on the head.2013-03-06November 15 20112011-11-15September 15 20122012-09-15A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. A man in a red dhoti-style wrap with a blue-and-purple border and a thick gold ceremonial garland stands at right, long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, holding a folded white paper, and extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man at left. That young man, in white clothes with palms pressed together in namaste, and another young man with his head bowed stand beside him. Behind them a man in an orange garment with a gold necklace watches, and a figure in white stands further back. Gold ornaments, a gold-framed shrine with deity murti and warm lamp light fill the background. Lush temple decoration frames the scene.2011-01-25 +1 copiesApril 18 20132013-04-18 +1 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17 +1 copiesApril 14 20122012-04-14September 28 20122012-09-28A photograph of a satsang-style gathering indoors. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red saffron-toned cloth with blue-and-gold border, a heavy gold multi-bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while looking down at a folded paper in his hands and extends his other hand to touch the head of a young man in white kneeling before him with palms pressed together. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a gold chain stands near a bare-chested attendant with white tilak marks, and a gold ornate shrine-like structure with a red-and-gold decorated pillar appears in the background. A few other onlookers stand at the edges of the frame.2011-01-25February 25 20132013-02-25 +1 copies