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Photo of a devotional gathering in a hall. A figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at right, with a long dark hair and orange shawl, handing a slip to a seated devotee. Around them, devotees in white shirts and a woman in a red sari with gold necklace hold cards and a pineapple as offering. A young monk in saffron stands behind, and a tall man in white with an orange scarf and mala stands at top. A white-draped table with small packets and cards is in front. Several people are visible.

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March 24 20082008-03-24A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi receives a folded white paper from a devotee's hand at an indoor event. Nearby, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in greeting, and another devotee in white kneels in front. A woman in a red salwar kameez with gold earrings kneels in the foreground. Behind them, attendants in white with orange scarves hold a tray of prasad, rudraksha malas, and small books. A trident is visible at the right edge.2008-03-22Indoor healing and blessing session in a hall with white walls and a red curtain. Seated centre-right is a man in orange sleeveless robes with an orange shawl, long hair swept back, holding a small card and leaning toward a woman in a white sari who bows her head, holding a green leaf and fruit. A bowed man in white kurta is in front of them. Behind stand devotees in white kurtas and orange or yellow shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas. A fruit basket with apples, oranges and a pineapple sits at right, and a fan is in the background. Visible identity cues are present, so this may be a person receiving devotees; this is an appearance-based label only.2008-03-28A seated man in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala receives hands from a woman in white in a hall; the seated figure is accepting offerings and blessing devotees. Beside him, a shaved-headed young monk in orange with a red sash holds up a small printed card. Several men stand in the background, one in a denim jacket, and a white-covered table holds stacks of booklets, rudraksha beads, fruit and papers. The scene reads as darshan with a devotee receiving a blessing.2008-03-13March 27 20082008-03-27March 26 20082008-03-26A seated woman with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, extends her hand over the head of a kneeling man in white clothes who bows with palms pressed together. Around them, devotees in white and orange stoles, one holding a plate with offerings, gather closely; a woman in a green sari and gold jewellery leans in, and a trident stands at the upper right. Books and rudraksha malas are laid out on a white cloth in the foreground, and a red curtain hangs behind. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan setting. a person: the seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe, long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, in the role of the one giving blessing.2008-03-22March 27 20082008-03-27March 23 20082008-03-23A seated man in orange saffron robes with long dark swept-back hair and multiple rudraksha malas gives blessing by placing his right hand on the head of an older grey-haired man in a white shirt who bows before him. Several people in white and orange clothing stand nearby; a boy in white wears a rudraksha mala. Blue and white booklets and small items lie on a white draped table at right, with a white bolster and a small tray in the background.2008-03-24A seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and rudraksha mala, sitting on a white-draped throne and extending his hand toward a kneeling woman in white with a rudraksha necklace who smiles and leans forward. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl holds a tray of offerings, and a young man in an orange shawl with a mala stands at left, near a seated woman in white. A white-draped table holds flowers and small items; a trident is visible at upper right and a red curtain hangs behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated saffron-clad man with long hair, rudraksha mala and throne is a distinctive presentation match.2008-03-22Indoor photograph of a healing and blessing session at an ashram hall. A man in a long-sleeved orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces, long swept-back hair, reaches out with his hand toward an older man in a white shirt holding a small blue card. Behind them a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a bald elderly man with beads watch. A woman in a green sari with a long braid in the foreground holds papers. A table below displays books and small framed prints, and a white fan and red curtain are visible in the background, with about six people visible.2008-03-27