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A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an ashram hall with a white canopy and striped pillars. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red cloth around his waist and a gold necklace, stands at centre placing his hand on the bowed head of a shaved-headed devotee in white with folded palms. A man in a white dhoti and cloth holds a tray with garlands and a golden bowl nearby, and a monk in saffron robes stands at right. A man in a checked shirt stands at left with hands joined in namaskar. A deity shrine decorated with flowers is visible in the background. Several people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph inside a decorated hall with striped pillars and a white canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red robe and a beaded rudraksha mala, presses his palm to the forehead of a bearded man in a checked shirt and dark trousers. Another man in a white shirt stands with hands joined in prayer on the left, and a monk in saffron robes holds a silver tray of small offerings on the right. Several other standing devotees in white clothes fill the background. Caption text on the page reads Panchatapas Pratyaksha Paada Pooja Nithya Satsang Procession.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.2010-10-20Indoor photo of a ceremonial blessing at a gathering. A man in an orange robe with a dark red shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, placing his right hand on the head of a man in a red checked shirt who bows with hands folded. Behind them, several men in orange robes, one with gold beads and a gold necklace, and a bald priest with a red tilak stand near a tray of gold-coloured items. On the left, a man in white with a shawl and folded hands, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala, look on. A projector screen hangs on the back wall.2011-02-28November 20 20102010-11-20October 26 20102010-10-26A photograph inside a hall with colourful striped pillars and draped white fabric ceiling. A man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead smiles broadly while placing his right hand on the head of a long-haired man in a white kurta who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange shirts stand, and on the right a bald man in a white shawl with a white-and-red border holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings. Ritual blessing scene with a standing devotee receiving a head blessing from a saffron-robed figure. Several people visible.2010-11-30A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala places his hand on the forehead of a standing devotee in a white shirt and dhoti. Several other devotees in white with folded hands stand to the left, and an orange-robed attendant on the right holds a silver tray of offerings. Behind them, a decorated shrine area with gold and red draperies and oil lamps is visible. The scene suggests blessing or darshan at an ashram event.2011-02-28A photograph of a blessing at an indoor hall with pink walls and decorated pillars. A man with long swept-back black hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, red and gold garlands and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with hands folded. Nearby a bald attendant in orange holds a silver tray with gold-coloured items. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, some with hands joined in prayer. Swamiji (probable): the robed man with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala is the blessing giver.2011-02-11A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a decorated hall with a white canopy and colourful patterned pillars. A man in a long-haired, orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala places his right hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt and dhoti, who bows with palms pressed together. The blessing figure is a person by appearance, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Nearby, another man in saffron holds a silver tray with a golden object, and other devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around. Ceiling fans and a white draped ceiling are visible.2010-10-10A tented hall with white draping and colourful patterned pillars. A long-haired man in a red garment with a red sash and layered gold garlands places his hand on the head of a bespectacled man in white who presses his palms together in reverence. a person is the man in red with long hair and gold garlands, giving blessings. Beside them, a devotee in a brown jacket and a boy in white stand with hands folded, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes and gold beads holds a silver tray of offerings at right.2010-12-22A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a patterned fabric canopy and colourful painted pillars. A man in a white dhoti with a red border and a black cord around his neck stands with hands joined, being greeted by a younger man in a yellow checked shirt who bows with his hand on his chest. Beside them a long-haired figure in a saffron-red robe with a gold beaded mala holds a folded paper. To the right, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray of gold items. An elderly man in white stands at left, and several other people are partly visible in the background.2010-10-18 +1 copies