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Indoor photograph of a crowded devotional gathering in a bright room with white walls and a ceiling fan. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits on the floor with flower garlands, bending over a seated devotee and placing hands on the person's head in a blessing. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange headbands, stand and kneel closely, while a man in a light blue shirt kneels beside a woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace. A woman in a yellow sari and others in white saris and orange-clad figures watch. A man in white holds a video camera, and an elderly man in glasses stands at right. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan line.

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July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a bright hall with cream walls, a yellow-green wall, a wall fan and hanging decorations. In the foreground, a seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban with a flower garland receives a devotee, who bends forward in white clothing with a white flower in the hair and a bead necklace. Around them, men in white shirts with orange headbands and lanyards stand, one holding a camera. A woman in a yellow salwar kameez and another in a white sari with a red border watch, and an older man in a white checked shirt stands nearby. Garlands of white flowers lie on a white cloth in front of the seated figure. Visible people: about ten or more standing and seated.2008-07-28A photo of an indoor gathering where a man in an orange turban, orange robes and a multicoloured flower garland sits on a white-draped bed or dais, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothing stand and kneel; a woman in the foreground in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala bows with her hands folded, and another woman in white kneels nearby. A man in white stands at centre with his hand on his chest, and a white-shirted crowd fills the room with a speaker and a red-and-white wall backdrop.2007-01-12Indoor gathering at KAILASA's Pattanam centre where a woman in orange robes and an orange turban, holding a golden-tipped staff, reaches out to place her hand on the head of a boy in white. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, orange headbands and black rudraksha malas press in; a woman in a white sari with folded hands waits her turn, and a man in a dark suit and orange scarf stands at right. Small decorative hangings and a white-draped table with flowers are visible. A cameraman in white at left films the scene.2008-07-28January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a bright hall with cream walls and hanging colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap kneels or bows with hands pressed together toward a white-clothed man seated low on the floor. Nearby a man in a white shirt and dark rudraksha-style pendant stands with his hands extended, a woman in white with gold bangles bends forward smiling, and several devotees wear orange headbands. A cameraman with a shoulder video camera stands at left, and a man in a grey jacket and orange scarf observes beside him. Several onlookers in white and dark suits fill the background.2008-07-28A photograph inside a bright hall with cream walls and hanging decorative streamers in red, yellow and green. A woman in orange and gold sari presses her palms together in prayer while a young boy in white stands before her. A woman in orange robes and orange head wrap places her hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a dark pendant necklace, who stands at centre with a gold bracelet. Other men in orange headbands and white or grey suits, and women in white saris with gold borders, crowd around. At right, a man in a dark blue jacket with an orange headband faces away. A man at left holds a video camera. A woman in white bends forward at lower centre with flowers in her hair. Flower petals and a brass plate lie at the bottom edge.2008-07-28October 15 20082008-10-15February 06 20072007-02-06A photograph inside a hall with orange floor mats where a seated figure in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a gold ornamental necklace extends a hand to bless a kneeling man in a white shirt with hands folded in namaskar. The figure wears a gold-beaded necklace and has long hair and a bare arm visible. Around them, many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow and orange shawls, sit and stand. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded mala kneels in the foreground at left. The scene resembles a darshan, with the seated figure blessing devotees. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold ornamental necklace match the page's Swamiji context.2010-07-24February 11 20072007-02-11