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A photograph of a crowd of devotees reaching out with open hands toward a central figure. The central man wears a saffron-orange draped garment with a gold border, a rudraksha mala across his chest and arms, a layered turquoise and gold necklace, a red-brown beaded headband, and a gold earring. He has white markings on his forehead and arms and is smiling broadly as he touches an older man in a white shirt who bows his head toward him. Several white-clad devotees and a bald man in white stand behind, in an ornate hall with arched columns and yellow drapery. Appearance-based a person, with saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ornate adornments visible.

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May 08 20122012-05-08May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph of a crowded temple-hall scene. In the centre, a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long hair in a bun and a red-and-white flower garland, presses his palms against the head of a man in white shirt and rudraksha mala. Both of his arms are dressed with white paste markings. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in anjali. On the right, a man in orange robes and layered gold bead necklaces holds a silver tray. Behind them, a priest in white with gold-bordered cloth carries a red tray, and white arched columns and a blue-and-white mosaic panel frame the hall. The orange-robed centre figure has distinctive long swept hair and ornate adornments, so this is a person in person; the role is a figure blessing devotees.2012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph of a blessing moment in a crowded hall with purple drapes and a lit shrine at the back. A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a gold-beaded headband, rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant, extends his right hand to bless the head of a kneeling older man in a white kurta and dark shawl, whose hands are pressed together in reverence. Beside them, another devotee in white holds his hands near the blessing, and several men in orange and white watch on. A man in a blue-and-white striped shirt is visible at the far left edge.2012-05-03May 11 20122012-05-11 +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03May 11 20122012-05-11June 24 20122012-06-24 +2 copiesA 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.2012-05-10May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a man in an orange-brown robe with a red rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant necklace placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in white and striped shirts stand smiling behind them in a crowded hall. The robed man wears a red bead bracelet and a small gold ornamental pendant on a chain.2013-01-02