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A man in an orange-brown sleeveless robe with a long rudraksha-style bead mala and gold bangles stands at right, smiling and raising his hand to bless a line of devotees. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed on the left. Behind them a golden deity murti in an orange-and-gold ornate shrine with colourful pillars and a seated priest in orange robes appear. The blurred foreground is a photograph of people receiving blessings, with a camera monitor visible at right.

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A person in a rust-orange saffron wrap and matching shawl, with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and a red tilak on the forehead, stands at right smiling while extending a hand to bless devotees. Several devotees in white and cream shirts kneel or bow with palms pressed together and heads lowered toward him, one receiving a touch on the head. A man in white ritual clothes stands behind. Behind them is a temple-style backdrop with painted pillars and deity figures in orange and green. A camera operator is visible at right. Stainless steel barrier posts line the floor.2013-06-05A photograph inside a temple hall with a painted backdrop of a deity figure holding a staff beside a golden throne with red cushion. In the right foreground a woman in a rust-orange saffron-style sari with a long orange shawl, a red bindi and gold bangles reaches out with her arm extended, smiling. To the left, several people in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A young boy with a tilak stands behind them in white. A man in white shirt and rudraksha-style mala stands in the background. A bare-chested figure with adornments stands near the throne area, and a camera is visible at the right edge. No person is clearly identified as a person from appearance here.2013-06-05A photograph in a temple-style hall shows a man in an orange-red saffron wrap and a long rudraksha-style beaded garland, with a bindi on his forehead, extending his right hand toward a blurred crowd at left. He has long swept-back hair and gold earrings and appears to be blessing or greeting devotees. Behind him stands a man in white shirt and dhoti with a mala, and a gilded throne with a red cushion sits beneath painted deity figures on a blue and gold backdrop. Several seated and standing devotees and a metal barrier rail are visible.2013-06-05June 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copiesJune 20 20132013-06-20A photograph of a devotional darshan line in a temple hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl and orange dhoti with gold borders, a large gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, extends his hand in blessing toward devotees. Several people in front, including a woman in a white sari and a man in glasses, press palms together in anjali. Behind him stand a man bare-chested with an orange cloth and a man holding a garland. In the background are golden deity murti and decorated gold-and-red temple shrine panels. a person appears to be the blessing figure in orange robes with distinctive long hair and ornate gold necklace, giving darshan.2013-06-02June 05 20132013-06-05June 24 20132013-06-24A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his right hand on the head of a woman in white, who presses her palms together in namaskar. Beside them, a bald man in white with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala watches. Behind, a gilded throne and colourful painted deity murtis stand against a pink-and-grey wall. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, matching distinctive a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate. A man in white with a white cloth at the left edge holds his hands together in namaskar.2013-06-24A photograph of a satsang hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, a heavy gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold armlets, stands at the right with his right hand extended toward devotees. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, orange clothing and ornate gold adornments. Devotees in front and beside him, several in white and some with folded hands in anjali, sit or stand before a golden throne and red-draped stage with a deity murti in the background. Several people are partially visible in the foreground, including one in a grey shirt and another in a pink shirt.2013-06-02A photograph of a man in a rust-orange saffron-toned robe with a thick gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, long swept-back dark hair, and a red tilak on his forehead, extending his arm to touch the hands of a line of people. A group of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste, one with a white head covering. Behind them, a gold and red ornate throne-like seat (peetha) stands in front of a deep red velvet curtain, with a few women in the background on the right. The scene resembles a satsang or darshan line. The man in orange appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on his long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe, and ornate gold necklace, and is positioned as the central figure.2013-06-04May 31 20132013-05-31