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Photograph inside an indoor hall with cream walls, a white ceiling, red curtains and a projection screen at the back. A person in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and gold armlets stands at right, extending a hand toward the forehead of an elderly man in glasses and a white shirt, who has his palms pressed together. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a pink shirt with folded hands, and a woman in a green sari stand in a queue behind a metal barrier. The scene shows a blessing or darshan line.

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October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee line in an indoor hall with a rope barrier and stanchions. A man in a rust-red wrap with gold bangles and a heavy gold bead necklace stands on the right, arm extended toward devotees, appearing to bless them. Swamiji (probable): long hair swept back, gold necklace and bangles, rust-red garment. Devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron garments stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at left. A decorated altar with colourful deity murti and a red curtain is visible at the back, with a tray of offerings at lower right.2013-10-29A photo of a devotional blessing line in a hall with red curtains and a screen behind. A bare-chested man in a brown and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands at right, raising a hand to the forehead of a row of men with joined palms. The men on the left wear white shirts, mundu and rudraksha malas, and one wears a grey-green shirt with a light scarf. A second attendant in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. The blessing man has long hair tied back and ornate neck ornaments; cue for a person is weak, so identity is uncertain. Ceremonial gold ornaments and a tray of offerings are visible.2013-09-22October 27 20132013-10-27A photograph in a hall with white walls, red curtains and a gold-coloured throne-like seat in the background. A man with long dark hair, gold necklaces, gold bangles and an orange-brown and gold garment touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing glasses and rudraksha-style malas. A row of white chairs lines the aisle. Swamiji (probable): the man in orange-brown and gold with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and bangles, blessing a devotee with a touch to the forehead.2013-08-15October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a hall with pink curtains and white walls where a man in an orange-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of people. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one bowing his head low. A bald man on the left also has his hands folded. The man in orange has a thick swept-back hair and gold bangles, holding a folded white paper in his left hand. Other people stand in the background near chairs and a red-draped stage.2013-09-04A photograph in a large hall with red curtains and ceiling lights shows a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap with a gold border and an orange shawl with a beaded mala, reaching out to bless the head of a devotee. Probable Swamiji's appearance matches the presentation cues of long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange shawl, and he is the one giving blessing. Around him, a row of devotees with folded hands and white clothes, some with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, stand behind stanchions, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Several people in white kurtas and saris are visible in the background. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible.2013-09-21October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesA photograph in a hall with red curtains and a white projection screen. A man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold earrings stands at right, his palm raised over a devotee's head in blessing. Devotees in white and pink shirts stand with folded hands and bowed heads, one holding a small offering packet. Behind them, another robed man in orange and a white-clothed man with a rudraksha mala watch. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan line.2013-09-22A photograph inside a bright hall with white floors and red curtains, showing a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armlets. He places his hand on the head of a devotee in white shirt who bows with folded hands, while another devotee in white holds a rudraksha mala. Several other people in white stand behind, with a crowd and a screen in the background. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan in an ashram setting.2013-10-29 +1 copies