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A photograph of a man in a brown and gold ceremonial dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, placing his hand on the head of a smiling devotee in a white shirt in a hall. Several people line the aisle with hands folded in greeting; an older man in glasses and an orange sash is in the foreground. a person cues are visible on the central figure: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewelry and rudraksha beads, and the blessing gesture indicates he is giving darshan. Background includes a gold deity murti and an onlooking crowd.

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October 20 20132013-10-20A man in a brown and gold saffron-toned robe with a rudraksha-style orange-brown bead garland and multiple beaded bangles extends his hands toward a line of devotees in a hall. He has long swept-back hair, a sandalwood forehead mark with a red bindi, and a broad smile. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with white vibhuti and orange lanyards, press palms together and bow forward to receive blessing. A golden throne-like seat stands at the back of the hall beside a stage with a tripod camera and dark curtain. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure with swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style bead garland, ornate bangles and brown-gold robe fits the candidate, and is shown blessing devotees.2013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 21 20132013-10-21 +1 copiesA figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20132013-09-24September 14 20132013-09-14October 22 20132013-10-22A photograph of an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtained windows. In the foreground on the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a long orange-red rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl with gold border stands with his right arm extended. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bows forward with his hands together, reaching toward the extended arm. On the left, a bespectacled man in white with an orange lanyard holds a string of orange-red rudraksha beads and a small gold-coloured object in his open palms. Behind them, several men in white shirts, orange robes and dhotis stand near metal barrier railings, with more people in white saris and white clothes further back.2013-09-28September 27 20132013-09-27September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesOctober 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copies