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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with pink walls and a tiled floor, where a man in an orange-and-gold draped garment, a gold-bead garland with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and an orange turban smiles and raises his hand in greeting toward devotees. He is dressed for a Dakshinamurthy-themed role. Around him a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a pale green top stand close, and a man in a white shirt reaches out, with more attendees and white-clad devotees in the background behind stanchions. Fruit sits on a tray at the lower right.

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Indoor photo in a large hall with white walls, ceiling lights and red curtains. A man in a rust-orange turban with a white jewel ornament, gold necklace of large beads and orange-gold drape touches the forehead of a white-haired elderly man in white with a white vibhuti mark. Beside them, a bald man in an orange robe stands near a white-clad man in glasses and a shaved-headed elderly man with white forehead marks presses his palms together. Devotees in white clothes stand behind the barrier and a floral garland hangs in the background.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph in an indoor hall with white ceiling tiles and a red stage backdrop. In the right foreground, a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-brown robe, bare-chested with a draped shawl, wears a long ornate gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets. He raises one hand in a greeting gesture. To the left, a man with white forehead markings in a light blue shirt stands with hands pressed together. Behind them, a line of men in white shirts and women in white saris stand with hands folded, and a stage with a golden figure is visible in the background.2013-08-02A photo inside a hall with red curtains and a golden throne-like seat at the back. On the right, a man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment and a heavy gold bead necklace raises his right palm in blessing while smiling; he has a red tilak and a red flower in his hair. Before him a boy in a white shirt and a man in white shirt bow with hands folded, and a man in a white dhoti stands nearby. Two men in orange-brown robes with shawls stand at the left edge. Several people in saris and white clothing watch from the background, along with a sitting figure beside a golden seat. The scene suggests darshan and blessing during a satsang-type gathering.2013-10-22August 16 20132013-08-16A hall with a maroon curtain and a small golden shrine at the back. A man in an orange turban, orange-and-gold cloth and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant smiles while extending his right hand to bless a devotee. Around him, a line of people in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a pink shirt on the left holds his palms together. Another man in orange and white with a tilak on his forehead stands at the right edge, and a row of metal stanchions guides the queue. Several people wear gold bangles. a person cues: orange turban, orange garment, and ornate gold necklace on the blessing figure.2013-08-03Indoor hall with a tiled ceiling, ceiling fans, red curtains and rows of chairs. A man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-toned shawl and a long gold bead necklace stands center-right with his palm raised toward a line of women, smiling. Several women in saris, including one in purple and one in maroon, stand in a queue with hands together. A shaved-headed man with white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and arms stands at the right edge. A woman at the left wears rudraksha beads and glasses.2013-11-03July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph in a bright indoor hall with cream walls and tiled floor. A man in an orange-brown saffron robe with a thick gold necklace and gold earrings, holding a small white book, smiles while extending his right palm toward the face of a man in a khaki shirt who has his hands folded in greeting. Beside them, another robed attendant in saffron stands, and a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown dhoti and a white-shirted man stand nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and blue clothing and a woman in a blue top stand in the background, and a decorated golden deity murti and red drapes are visible at the far end.2013-09-02Indoor hall scene where a person in a brown-orange draped garment with a gold-toned cloth, a brown-orange turban with a gold ornament, a long gold bead necklace, gold bangles and armbands raises a hand in blessing toward a devotee. The devotee in a green-and-maroon striped shirt with brown beads and orange wristband presses palms together in anjali, and a man in white kurta with rudraksha beads stands nearby with head bowed. Other devotees in white and a few people in orange clothing stand behind metal stanchions. In the background a golden deity murti and a red curtain with floral decoration are visible, and a white ceiling with recessed lights and a projector screen completes the room. This is an appearance-based candidate who is physically present, with distinctive turban, ornate gold jewellery and orange-brown clothing; the identification is probable only from appearance, not from the face.2013-11-05A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold-and-red throne on a stage at the back. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange-brown shawl draped over the shoulder, long gold necklace with a large pendant and gold armbands stands at right, one arm extended to a seated devotee who bows with palms together. Behind him, a line of people in white clothes stand with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in a purple sari, and a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha mala at left. A ceiling-mounted screen and a copyright overlay appear, with the title and descriptive text from the page excerpt not shown in the image itself. a person appears as the central figure in the orange turban and gold ornaments, receiving devotees' greetings.2013-08-02August 02 20132013-08-02