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Indoor hall with red curtains and pale walls. A man in a red-and-maroon turban, maroon robe with gold border, and heavy rudraksha mala necklaces raises his hand in blessing toward a bowed devotee in white kurta. Behind them, another devotee in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and a bald man in white clothes folds his hands in namaskar. Several people in white and orange garments stand in the background beside metal stanchions and a red carpet.

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Indoor hall with a white tiled ceiling, red curtains and a projection screen showing a yellow-tinted image behind a gilded seated figure at right. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with palms pressed together toward a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a silver-and-pink ornament, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, a long beaded necklace and a gold armlet. The turbaned man's head is touched by the bowing man's hand. To the left, a bald man with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in an orange-brown dhoti. At right, a man with long swept-back hair and bead necklaces in a white garment with gold border stands beside a woman in a red top. Several other people in white and light clothing move about the room.2013-11-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor hall with fluorescent ceiling lights and framed devotional pictures on the walls. In the centre, a smiling man wears a rust-brown and gold turban topped with a jewelled ornament, a long brown silk-like robe with gold border, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and gold bangles. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand in a line with hands in anjali mudra, and one man with folded hands bows his head as another reaches out to touch his head in blessing. Saffron-robed monks and white-clad attendees stand nearby, and a shrine with a golden deity murti is visible in the background. The scene looks like darshan or blessing at an ashram gathering.2013-11-12November 19 20132013-11-19November 21 20132013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21A man in a rust-brown silk sash edged with gold wears an ornate turban with a jewelled brooch, a red tilak and a long rudraksha-style bead mala, and smiles while raising one hand in blessing. A young man in a white shirt on the left bows with palms pressed together. Behind them, people in white and orange-trimmed clothing stand with folded hands in a long hall with red banners on the walls.2013-11-09August 17 20132013-08-17A photograph in a bright hall with a drop ceiling, fluorescent lights and ceiling fans. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-brown silk garment with gold trim, a long necklace of gold beads and red flower garlands, gold armlets and red-and-gold wrist threads, and extends his right palm outward toward devotees. Several men in white shirts or white dhotis stand with palms joined in namaskar, one with a red thread on his wrist and another in a white dhoti with a red cord at his neck. Behind them a man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead wears a white dhoti and a bead mala, and a woman in a blue sari stands at the far right. In the background, an ornate golden shrine with arched niches, red and gold decorations and hanging orange lamps frames the room.2013-10-16November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesA photo inside a hall with red curtains and a decorated deity shrine in the background. A smiling man in a rust-orange turban, rust and gold shawl, and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with a large pendant stands at right and extends his hand to touch the forehead of a man in white shirt who bows before him. Other devotees in white shirts and orange or saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas, line up behind a metal stanchion. A dark-robed priest stands at left and a woman in an orange sari stands at far right. Cameras and a tripod are visible near the shrine. The smiling man in orange and gold has distinctive ceremonial adornments and a turban, consistent with a person candidate giving blessing.2013-08-16November 13 20132013-11-13December 29 20112011-12-29