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A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment, a long red and yellow marigold garland, a gold necklace and a red beaded bracelet, extends his right hand to touch the head of a devotee kneeling before him. He holds a small white folded paper in his left hand. Around him devotees press forward with palms joined in anjali. A young man in an orange saffron cloth with red beaded bracelets stands at right, partly turned, and a wooden tray with small ritual items is visible in the foreground. The setting appears to be an indoor temple-like hall with colourful hangings behind. a person is the central figure in white with the garland and long hair, shown blessing a devotee, consistent with darshan or blessing.

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April 22 20122012-04-22Photograph of a long-haired man in white clothing and a red floral garland with a red bindi, smiling as he places his hand on the head of a bald older man in a white shirt during a blessing. Other devotees in white and light shirts press their palms together nearby; a bare-armed person in orange cloth stands at right. Background shows orange and maroon drapes and a warm-lit room. The man giving the blessing has long swept-back hair, a red floral garland, a red bindi and beaded bangles, cues consistent with a person performing an aashirvad blessing on a devotee.2012-04-22April 22 20122012-04-22May 16 20132013-05-16A photograph inside a hall where a man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold ornament at the chest, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several devotees in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together or bow their heads; one wears a blue-and-white striped cloth over the shoulder. A red kumkum dot and white tilak mark the blessing figure's forehead. A large framed painted portrait and an orange-robed figure stand in the background, and a bald man in a white shirt stands at right. The blessing figure's appearance is consistent with the a person presentation cues of the rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornament, but the identification is not certain.2011-11-14 +1 copiesOctober 07 20122012-10-07A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border stands at the centre, extending his right hand to touch the head of a devotee bowed in front of him. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant on a red cord, ornate gold necklaces and a gold armlet. Around him, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in anjali or bowed in devotion, and a man in white holds a silver tray near the right edge. Colourful striped and yellow-orange hangings decorate the hall, and a projection screen is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments, giving blessings to the devotee.2011-02-11May 16 20132013-05-16November 14 20112011-11-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotional darshan in an indoor hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, a red-orange silk shawl and a long ceremonial gold necklace of beads stands at right, placing his hand on the head of a devotee with bowed head. Other devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, and a man in a white dhoti and gold chain at far right holds a white tray with fruit. Background shows a white wall, a patterned banner and a yellow-orange hanging.2010-12-28November 07 20112011-11-07February 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copies