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Indoor photo in a hall with white ceiling fans, red curtains and a crowd of devotees. On the right, a smiling man in a rust-brown robe with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his hand on the head of a bowing devotee in a white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha beads, hands joined in anjali. Another man in a yellow plaid shirt stands beside them, and more people in white and casual clothes wait behind a metal stanchion. The man in the brown robe holds papers, and a golden deity murti is visible in the background. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment.

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September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold throne-like seat at the back. A man in an orange-brown wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace stands at right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who has his palms pressed together. Other young men in white shirts stand with hands folded, and several men in white and an older woman with glasses stand behind. a person (wearing a saffron-brown wrap, gold bead necklace, gold bracelets, and a red-and-white tilak on the forehead) blesses the devotee with a touch on the head. Visible people number roughly six to twenty.2013-10-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in an orange-brown silk dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold bead necklace, smiling as he raises his right hand in blessing over the bowed head of a man in white. Nearby, several men in white shirts stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and an older bald man in glasses looks on. Behind them are red curtains, ceiling lights, a gold-framed decorative arch and a row of devotees in a hall with metal barrier posts.2013-11-03October 22 20132013-10-22August 19 20132013-08-19May 16 20132013-05-16June 29 20132013-06-29October 11 20132013-10-11A photograph of an indoor hall with a red-draped stage and a lit altar at the back. In the foreground, a smiling man in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace places his hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a striped shirt, who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, a man on the left has eyes closed with palms joined, a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and other devotees in white and light clothing stand at a barrier. The central figure, with long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament and a bindi, is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a blessing role, consistent with the distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2013-10-02June 04 20132013-06-04Indoor photo of a blessing in a hall with a plain ceiling and recessed lights. A man in a pink saffron-toned dhoti-style wrap with a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and gold bangles stands at centre, with a red bindi, placing his right hand on the bowed head of a devotee in a striped shirt and glasses who has his palms pressed together. Several devotees with folded hands stand to the left, and a bald monk in orange robes and glasses with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Appearance-based candidate: a person for the central figure, wearing a pink wrap, gold necklace, gold bangles and red bindi, with the page noting his presence at the event; the figure is standing and blessing, so this is a candidate rather than a confirmed identity. A watermarked copyright line is printed at the lower right of the photograph.2011-11-13October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copies