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A photo inside a hall with red curtains and a golden throne at the back. A person in a saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti with long hair and ornate gold-trimmed jewelry stretches out one hand to bless a line of men with folded palms, all standing and looking down. A man in white dhoti and a mala holds a silver tray at right. Several other people in white stand along the room.

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September 21 20132013-09-21September 25 20132013-09-25Indoor hall with red curtains and ceiling fans. A smiling person in an orange-and-gold sannyasi-style wrap, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments extends a hand toward the forehead of a bowing devotee in a white shirt and black track pants. Other devotees kneel and stand with hands folded in namaste, one in a blue striped shirt, and several saffron-clad sadhus with white tilak stand behind. Devotees in white dhotis stand in the background near a projector screen and a microphone stand.2013-09-21A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold-coloured shrine in the background. A standing figure in an orange-red saffron wrap, with rudraksha mala beads and bangles, places a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Other devotees in white and checked shirts stand in a line with hands folded in anjali, and one man has white tilak marks on his forehead. Chrome barrier posts line the aisle. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas matches the page's account of a Swamiji event, though the face is not used for identification.2013-10-27September 25 20132013-09-25September 25 20132013-09-25A hall where a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a bare-chested man in an ochre-and-gold dhoti with a gold-bordered wrap and a beaded mala extends his right hand in blessing over the head of the nearest devotee. Behind him, a golden deity murti or ornate golden throne-like structure stands on a raised platform with a microphone stand nearby. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in white stand along the rope barrier. One man on the left wears a brown-and-white robe and rudraksha mala. The walls show red curtains and a stage with maroon drapes.2013-09-22A woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari with long rudraksha mala necklaces and gold earrings stands at right, placing her hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. At left an older man in white shirt with folded palms and a rudraksha mala closes his eyes in prayer. Behind them a line of people in white shirts and dhotis waits along metal barrier posts in a hall with red curtains, a deity mural and a framed picture visible on the back wall.2013-09-13October 27 20132013-10-27September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph in a large hall with red curtains and a golden throne on a stage at the back. A man in an ochre-brown robe with a gold border, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and gold armbands, stands on the right, placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white kurta who bends forward with palms pressed together. Beside them, a man with a white forehead band and brown robe, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, stands at left. Several people in white clothes and other attendees stand along a barrier line behind them. The scene suggests a blessing being given to a devotee.2013-09-12A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall with white ceiling fans and red curtains. A man in a rust-orange robe with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a striped polo shirt who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Several devotees in white shirts and white dhotis queue behind, hands folded. On the right, another orange-robed attendant holds a tray, and a man with rudraksha beads stands nearby. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed figure giving the blessing, shown with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala.2013-10-21 +1 copies