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A photograph inside a bright hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights shows a smiling man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala blessing a grey-haired devotee in a white shirt with orange trim. The blessed man bows with palms pressed together, while an older man in white kurta stands with hands folded and a row of people in white and saffron stands behind. a person in saffron robes with long rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a white tilak with red bindi places his hand on the devotee's head, giving sarva-darshan blessings during a satsang. A young boy in a striped shirt watches at right, and a red tray sits near the blessing.

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Indoor temple scene during a darshan blessing. A smiling man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands at center, his right hand raised to bless a bowing elderly man in a white shirt and orange shawl who leans forward with hands joined. Other devotees in white and light clothing wait behind a metal railing; a man in orange robes stands at right. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead. White vibhuti marks are visible on several foreheads.2012-10-05September 28 20122012-09-28A photograph in a hall with ceiling fans and a red and gold shrine backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace stands center, with a horizontal white tripundra and red bindi, and places his palm on the forehead of a seated older man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together. Devotees in white and folded hands stand around, and a woman in white is at the right. Other people in white and pink line the background.2012-10-05September 27 20122012-09-27A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor ashram hall. A man with grey hair, a grey moustache and a vibhuti and kumkum mark on his forehead, wearing a white shirt, presses his palms together and smiles. A figure in an orange-saffron garment with a gold border, gold necklace and beaded bangles on the arm places a hand on his head in blessing. Other people in white clothes stand behind, with a gold deity murti and red-and-maroon drapes in the background. The figure's face and identity are not established, so the a person value is unsure; no printed name is visible on the scene itself.2012-09-23June 25 20132013-06-25October 08 20122012-10-08September 27 20122012-09-27October 04 20122012-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with a tin roof and ceiling fans, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas stands at centre, raising his right hand toward the head of an older bald man in a white shirt who bows with hands folded. A gold-bordered brass ornament hangs on his arms. Nearby, a bald man in orange robes and a woman in a maroon-bordered sari with a mangalsutra and dark hair stand among devotees in white and checked shirts. A decorated deity shrine with a gold canopy is visible at the back. Around twelve people are visible. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha malas, and performs a blessing; role is a blessing giver.2012-01-08A photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-edged dhoti, wearing multiple gold chains, a large rudraksha-style pendant and gold armlets, with white vibhuti stripes and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Several other people in white clothes stand with folded hands and bowed heads behind them, and a woman in a white sari is at the right edge. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a hall with a backdrop of red curtains and a framed picture are visible. The orange-robed man has distinctive ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing consistent with a person appearance, shown in a blessing role.2012-10-04A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors with red curtains behind. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a long garland of red and white beads with a gold-bead necklace wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and extends his right hand in a blessing gesture toward devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in front of him with hands folded and palms pressed together, one holding a rudraksha mala. A older man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead wears a saffron waist cloth and white shirt. A bare-chested man on the right with white ash markings on his arm stands near a small wooden offering box. Several people are visible in the scene.2013-05-16