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A crowd gathers under a decorated canopy of banana leaves, flowers and colourful cloth at an outdoor gathering. A central man with long hair and a red-maroon robe with gold trim wears a rudraksha mala and a large garland of white and red flowers, smiling as he raises a hand toward a woman's head in blessing. Around him, several shaved-headed men wear maroon-orange robes, rudraksha malas and orange shawls. A woman in white with flower garlands stands at left. Behind them, a printed banner shows a smiling woman in orange and a painted garden scene. The central figure has distinctive long hair, rudraksha and ceremonial robes, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, shown in an ashram-style blessing setting.

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July 04 20142014-07-04July 04 20142014-07-04Outdoor scene under a red canopy hung with green leaf garlands and yellow fringe. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a maroon and gold garment, bows her head while a large garland of red and white flowers, green leaves and a strand of yellow beads is placed around her neck by a man in a saffron-striped robe. Behind her, a shaved-headed attendant in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala watches. At the right, a bald man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, crowd the scene, with a vehicle parked behind.2014-07-03June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03A man with a close-cropped appearance stands at the centre in a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth, bare-shouldered, wearing a long white jasmine garland with red roses and green leaves and gold armlets. A white sandalwood stripe and a red dot mark his forehead, and he looks downward. Around him, saffron-robed men with shaved heads stand among devotees, including a young boy in a striped shirt at left and women with flowers in their hair at right. Behind them hang draped cloths in orange, green, teal and magenta, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. The scene reads as a devotional reception with garlands.2014-06-21July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man with short hair and a white vibhuti band with red kumkum on his forehead, wearing a large white and red flower garland and gold bangles, dressed in a reddish-brown cloth. He stands with eyes lowered as a devotee touches his hand and another person's head is pressed toward him. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads stand among colourful draped fabrics in red, teal, green and pink decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A small boy in a striped shirt watches. The setting is a decorated hall with a crowd of devotees in a blessing or pada puja style gathering.2014-06-21A photograph of a long hall with red-framed windows and a row of attendees standing behind metal barriers. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange and gold shawl with a long rudraksha mala and gold earrings, long swept-back black hair and a red bindi, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a bowing man in white clothes with a red shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Two men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at left, and several men in white shirts and red-and-white shawls watch in the background. Probable Swamiji is the figure in orange and gold with long swept-back hair, a bindi and rudraksha mala, giving blessing; he appears in person.2013-09-28June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA procession under a red and multicolored patterned canopy with a striped border. Central figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe wears a long multicolored flower garland with white and yellow blooms, walking beside devotees. Several monastic men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk alongside, one holding a flower garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind, with onlookers and greenery visible in the background.2014-06-26June 24 20142014-06-24