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A photograph inside a hall with white ceiling fans and a red curtain backdrop. On the right, a figure in an orange-red turban and a red-and-gold silk shawl over a glittering gold-and-blue garland stands facing left toward a line of devotees. On the left, several men in white shirts and trousers stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and blue lanyards. A young man in the centre wears a white headband. Devotees stand in a queue along the barrier behind them, and a woman in the back right wears a green sari. A small framed deity picture is visible in the background.

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August 03 20132013-08-03A photograph in a hall with white ceiling tiles, red curtains and a projector screen showing a deity image. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-brown robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant and gold bangles, places his hand on the head of a devotee bowing with folded hands. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and bow nearby, one holding a red box. Stanchions and a white carpeted aisle line the room, and a photographer with a camera stands at right. a person: the robed figure with turban, rudraksha-style garland and ceremonial gold necklace is performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-07-13A photograph inside a large hall with a drop ceiling and fluorescent lights, where a line of devotees stands along metal barriers. In the foreground, a young man in a checked shirt and another in a white kurta press their palms together in anjali. At centre right, a smiling man in a rust-red turban with a gold-banded fan top, a dark red shawl with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him, a man with a shaved head wears a saffron shawl, and more people in white kurtas and saris line the aisle toward a golden throne-like seat at the back. a person is shown here as the central figure in saffron-and-rust sannyasi dress, receiving devotees' greetings.2013-11-13Indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling fan. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a long orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala blesses a devotee by placing his hand on the devotee's head. The man has long swept-back hair and gold earrings; the page states Swamiji is at this event, and the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, beaded mala) are consistent, so he is a probable Swamiji. Nearby, devotees in white shirts and trousers with lanyards stand with hands folded in namaskar or bend forward in reverence. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl stands at left, and a row of women and men in white and saffron waits behind metal stanchions. A golden deity murti or throne canopy is visible in the background.2013-09-29A photograph of a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange robe with a pink and gold shawl, his arms draped in silver-tinsel garlands banded with blue and orange ribbon, with a rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold necklace. He raises a hand in greeting to a row of devotees in white, several with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing white kurtas and rudraksha malas. A hall with red curtains and a stage with a backdrop is behind them. a person's appearance cues match the description, with the person in orange receiving greetings from devotees.2013-08-13July 30 20132013-07-30A photograph inside a bright hall where devotees stand in a line with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a man in a white shirt bows with eyes closed, and beside him a bearded man in white kurta also holds his hands in namaskar. On the right, a smiling figure in an orange-red turban, reddish-brown robe and a pink and gold shawl wears heavy garlands of woven straw with blue, green and orange bands; he raises one hand in blessing. Behind them, other devotees in white and saffron clothes wait by a metal stanchion barrier, and a red-curtained shrine with a deity murti is visible in the background.2013-08-13September 27 20132013-09-27Indoor photo of a devotee receiving blessing in a hall with white-covered chairs and red window valances. A figure in a saffron-red turban, pink silk garment with gold border, and a long garland of gold and blue-striped flower strands stands at right, smiling and touching a bald, elderly man's head with one hand. The elderly man wears an orange-saffron cloth and bows forward with hands joined. To the left, an older man in white with a white forehead mark holds his palms together in namaste, a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands beside him, and a man in white shirt stands near the edge. Several people in white and orange robes watch in the background, and a deity shrine with a glowing backdrop is visible at the far end of the hall.2013-08-13November 13 20132013-11-13September 25 20132013-09-25September 26 20132013-09-26