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A photograph of a satsang hall with a striped fabric canopy and tall decorative poles in red, blue, white and yellow with orange tassels. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace and rudraksha beads, wearing glasses and a red vertical tilak, smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt in the foreground. Other devotees in white and pink shirts stand in line behind them, and a lit altar area is visible at right. Roughly six to ten people are visible.

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March 17 20132013-03-17March 17 20132013-03-17A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an ashram hall. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-bead headband, a long gold-bead necklace and a tulsi-style wooden mala, places his right hand on the head of a bowed devotee with folded hands. Beside them a woman in a red-orange sari with a flower garland and gold bangles also bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a bald man in glasses and a white shirt stands with palms joined, and several men in white and light shirts stand in the background. Striped and red-white decorative pillars hang from the ceiling, and red banners and a white canopy frame the hall. a person wears the distinctive gold-bead headband, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's record of him at this event.2012-05-01A photograph inside a decorated hall with a white canopy and striped pillars. A long-haired man in a red shawl and red dhoti, with a gold bead necklace, extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a man in a checked blue-and-white shirt who has his palms pressed together. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes faces the scene, and in front a row of brass and glass vessels is set out. Above, an ornate golden deity display with a garland is visible. Other visible people are devotees in white and a monk in orange.2010-11-20March 23 20132013-03-23September 14 20132013-09-14A 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.2013-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, red curtained windows and ceiling lights, filled with standing devotees. In the centre-right, a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a green and gold ornament, a gold bead necklace and a maroon wrap raises his right hand in greeting while people reach toward him. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands near a dark-red curtain with a small golden deity image. An elderly bald man in white with an orange-red shawl leans forward at left. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the maroon turban and gold necklaces, shown blessing devotees in a darshan line.2013-11-01Photograph of a temple scene where a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and white marks on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a white flower garland over an orange-and-yellow shawl, extends his hand to bless a line of devotees who bow with folded palms and bent heads. Behind him, a priest in white ritual dhoti with gold border and a saffron-robed monk stand near a red-draped altar, arches and pillars frame the hall, and a small deity picture hangs in an arched niche.2012-05-21A photograph of a devotee event in a decorated hall with draped white fabric and colourful striped pillars. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange saffron robe with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha bracelets smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside them, a man in white shirt and a man in a blue-green polo stand with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, more devotees, several in white clothing, stand along a metal barrier. A person in saffron-orange robe with a tilaka-marked forehead and ornate necklace appears to be the central figure, with long swept-back hair and a crown-like headpiece, a person by visible adornments and robe, though the image does not confirm identity. A screen with a portrait is visible at the top.2013-02-03A 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.2013-09-28A photograph inside a bright hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains. In the foreground a man in a lime-yellow shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar while a man in an orange-red robe with a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armbands raises his right hand in blessing over his head. The blessing figure has a red tilak and white forehead markings and is smiling, with a mala-style ornament and orange garments visible. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand near metal stanchions, and a shrine with a deity murti and lamps is visible at the back.2013-10-22