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Photograph of a devotee event in a large hall with pale ceiling and red-draped walls. A smiling man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti-style garment and a red-and-orange striped turban with a gold ornament stands on the right, wearing a long yellow marigold garland and multiple large beaded necklaces. He places his right hand on the head of a man in white clothes who bends forward with his hands joined and holds a small red offering. On the left a man in white with a rudraksha mala and folded hands watches. Behind them a line of people in white and saffron stands along a central aisle toward a golden throne-like seat and a decorated stage. a person is in_person on the right, identified by the turban, gold ornament, garland and beaded necklaces; the figure is a presiding teacher giving blessing to a devotee.

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November 15 20132013-11-15A photo inside a hall with pale walls and a drop ceiling, where a smiling man in a maroon-red dhoti-style garment with gold trim, a gold-bordered orange turban, and a long gold bead necklace raises his right hand toward a line of devotees. Several men in white shirts and a man in a light blue shirt stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, bowing toward him. A man in white ritual clothing stands at right with white-painted forehead marks, and a woman in a sari with a child is visible further back. Trays of fruit and sweets sit at lower right, and a red-draped stage with a golden throne appears in the background.2013-11-14A 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 11 20132013-11-11Photograph of a satsang hall with a man in a saffron-orange turban and reddish-brown dhoti with gold border, wearing long rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant necklace, bangles on the arm, smiling and raising his right hand in blessing toward a shaved-headed devotee in white clothes with a blue lanyard who stands with palms joined in namaste. Other white-clad attendees and devotees in white stand along a barrier in the background, with a red curtain, wall-mounted red lights and a stage lamp visible. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the blessing figure shows saffron turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace cues.2013-08-16November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesNovember 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesNovember 21 20132013-11-21A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Center right, a smiling man in an orange-and-saffron turban and saffron-red garment with gold stripes wears a long gold necklace with large gold pendants and rudraksha beads, gold armlets and bangles, and raises one hand in blessing. Before him, a man in a white shirt bows with palms joined. Around them, people in white clothing stand with hands folded, a man in white wears a small ear microphone, and a man at right wears white garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Behind them, a golden deity image is visible at the back of the hall.2013-08-16A 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.2013-11-12June 29 20132013-06-29October 16 20132013-10-16