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A photo from an indoor hall with a red curtained stage and a deity murti in a shrine behind. A figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red dhoti and draped sash, wearing a gold necklace of beads and gold armbands, reaches out and touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee in a white shirt presses palms together. Nearby, saffron-clad children and a white-clad man stand behind barrier posts. A basket of apples and sweets sits in the foreground.

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Indoor hall event where a smiling man in an orange-red turban and rust-orange dhoti with gold waist band extends his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold bangles. Nearby, a man in a pink shirt and a man in white dhoti-style clothing press palms together in namaskar, and others in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind metal stanchions. A large red-and-gold backdrop with a painted deity mural hangs on the stage, and a projection screen is visible at left. A basket of red apples sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable) in saffron-orange turban, gold necklace and rudraksha mala giving blessings to devotees.2013-07-30July 30 20132013-07-30July 13 20132013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13November 13 20132013-11-13A man in a reddish-brown turban with a jewelled ornament and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial beaded ornaments, wearing a copper-gold dhoti and bangles, extends his hand in blessing toward the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt. Nearby devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, and a small child in blue is visible in the background. A hall with pink curtains and framed posters lines the walls. The man in the turban is Swamiji (probable), identified by his distinctive turban, rudraksha mala and ornate attire, and the image shows an in-person blessing scene. Approximately 15 people are visible.2013-11-07Indoor hall with a line of devotees along a roped barrier on the right, many in white or cream dhotis and orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown turban and a brown-orange robe layered with a gold necklace, gold armlets and a rudraksha mala extends his hand to bless a row of shaved-headed young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who fold their hands in reverence. A man in a white shirt and a girl in orange stand nearby. On the right, a man in white holds a tray, and a red box of apples and fruit sits on the floor. A screen and red curtains are visible at the back of the hall.2013-07-30A man in an orange turban, saffron-orange draped robe with gold edging, layered gold necklace and gold armband stands on the right and places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with hands folded. Two men in white and light striped shirts stand to the left, and a bearded man in glasses behind them watches. Behind, saffron-robed attendants and devotees fill a hall with red curtains, a projector screen, and white bases with rope barriers. The orange-robed figure with turban and gold ornaments is a person; this is an in-person scene of blessing at a gathering.2013-08-02August 18 20132013-08-18A photograph inside a hall with a red curtain stage, a deity altar with flower garlands, and a projector screen. A smiling man in a dark red-brown dhoti-style wrap, with a red-brown turban topped by a gold ornament, gold necklaces and gold armbands, places his hand on the head of a devotee who bows with palms joined. The devotee wears a light striped shirt and a white dhoti with gold bangles. Behind them, people in saffron-orange robes stand in a line, and another person in white stands at left. The central figure, who has a cue matching the presentation of a bare-shouldered, gold-adorned a person, is giving a blessing (padapuja-style touch) to a devotee. Nearby, attendees in white and orange clothes are visible.2013-11-01November 05 20132013-11-05November 07 20132013-11-07