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A photo in a bright hall with red curtains and gold-trimmed arches. A man in a brown-and-gold dhoti-style garment, with a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and a red tilak, smiles while placing his palm on the forehead of a bespectacled man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. Other men in orange and white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, stand behind them, and a row of devotees with folded hands waits along barrier rails. A depiction of the blessing is shown as devotees watch.

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Indoor event in a hall with white ceiling lights and a decorated stage backdrop with ornate arches and hanging orange lamps. Centre right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, tilak on forehead and red bindi, wears a dark maroon-brown robe with gold border and a heavy gold ceremonial garland with pendant; he smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward a man in white shirt with glasses who bends forward with hands folded. Other people in white and maroon robes, a bald man in a maroon shawl, and women in white saris stand around; a shaved-head man in saffron-orange cloth stands at left edge and an older bearded man with white tilak is partly visible at far left. Several people appear to be devotees receiving blessing.2013-10-05Indoor photo of a satsang hall with red curtains, ceiling fans and a golden throne-like seat in the background. In the foreground, a man in orange-and-gold robes with a long orange rudraksha mala, a red tilak and swept-back long hair raises his right hand in blessing toward a man in white shirt and trousers with an ID badge who bows with palms pressed together. Several other men in white and saffron-clad devotees with white forehead markings stand bowing along a railing. Probable Swamiji is the figure in orange-and-gold robes with long hair and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing.2013-09-25October 17 20132013-10-17A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bowing with palms pressed together while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala of gold-capped beads places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, gold hoop earring and a gold necklace over orange garments, with a bald priest in orange robes and other people in white and grey standing behind in a room with red curtains and a draped backdrop.2013-05-17September 30 20132013-09-30October 29 20132013-10-29Indoor photo of a hall with pink walls, red curtains and ceiling lights. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-brown wrap with gold border, ornate gold necklace, large rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands at right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with hands folded in prayer. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and ceremonial orange-gold wrap) is the figure placing his hand on the devotee's head. Behind them, a row of people in white, orange and pink clothes stand along barriers, and a monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands at left. A red-lidded box with items sits at lower right.2013-07-24September 29 20132013-09-29June 04 20132013-06-04Indoor photo in a large hall with white ceiling lights, red curtains and gold-and-red decorative backdrop. A man with swept-back long dark hair, sandalwood-coloured body, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a brown-and-gold robe, smiles while raising his right hand toward a row of devotees. Several men in front press their palms together in anjali, one in a blue-striped shirt wearing glasses, another in a white shirt. Women in cream and orange saris stand behind a metal barrier, and a deity image is visible at the far right. a person, giving blessing to devotees at darshan.2013-10-17Indoor ashram hall with cream tiled floor and a deep red curtain behind a stage. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and a red bindi, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in white shirt and dhoti who has his head bowed and hands joined. Devotees in white and saffron stand nearby, one wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them a decorated deity murti stands in a golden shrine, and a screen shows a colourful image. A partially visible man on the left has his palms pressed together. Roughly six people are visible.2013-09-02February 17 20132013-02-17