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A crowded indoor event under a white tent with patterned banners and maroon drapes. In the foreground a woman with long curly hair in an orange garment reaches out with her hand toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with horizontal tilak marks, who is pressing his palms together. Beside him stand an older man in a light kurta, a woman in a sari, and a younger man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head. Several other men in orange shawls and white clothes stand behind, with more devotees in the background. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identification is made.

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July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, extends his right hand to bless the head of a devotee bowing before him. Nearby, a shaved-headed young monk in orange robes and beaded mala stands beside him, while a man in white clothes with an orange garland and an older man in white shirt and mala watch with folded hands. Behind them, a hall with patterned hangings and orange-draped seating holds more standing devotees in white. The long-haired figure's cues (hair, saffron robe, rudraksha, gold necklace) are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji, giving his blessing in person.2008-07-17A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a devotional gathering. In the centre, a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes and a large gold-toned necklace with a pendant stands beside an older man in a white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala, who holds up a folded white paper or offering. Several people in white or orange clothing, including a woman in a pink and purple sari on the left, watch and fold their hands in reverence. A woman in orange with dark curly hair in the lower right gestures toward the offering. Behind them, banners with geometric patterns hang from the ceiling and a curtain is visible at the right edge.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare chest wears saffron-orange cloth and a gold pendant necklace, extending his right hand toward a woman who bows with folded hands. Around him a crowd of devotees in orange, white and green saris and shawls gathers under a tent with decorated pillars and gold drapes. A standing man in white with an orange shawl and a younger man in saffron with a gold garland stand nearby. The setting suggests a darshan gathering.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17Photograph of a crowded indoor tent event with a red-and-white patterned tent canopy and painted decorative pillars in red, yellow and blue. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with palms pressed together in namaskar stands before a young woman in an orange sari who gestures with one hand. Beside them, a man in orange robes with a pink-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds his hands together, while a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-coloured garland stands nearby. Several women in white and colourful saris, and a young man in a white shirt and yellow vest, watch in the background. A red velvet curtain hangs on the right. Visible people number about twenty or more.2008-07-17A photograph inside a temple-style hall shows a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a long swept-back hairstyle placing his hands on the head of a bespectacled man in a white shirt, who bows with hands folded. Beside them a monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of offerings, and a shaved-headed priest in orange with gold necklaces stands behind. A man in a pink striped shirt watches at left, and another person in white stands behind the bowing devotee. Hanging orange and yellow banners and draped white fabric decorate the ceiling, with a decorated deity murti visible at the right edge. A man with a bowed head and a bespectacled devotee form the central exchange. Pictured people appear to be standing without visible seating.2010-10-29A photograph in an indoor hall with ceiling lights and a draped backdrop. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, with layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while raising his right palm toward the forehead of a standing devotee in a white shirt with folded hands. Around him, several men in white and grey shirts press palms together in greeting; a man at right, bald and in an orange cloth, holds a tray. A videographer lifts a camera at upper left, and a portrait with a black-and-white figure hangs on the backdrop. Probable Swamiji is the orange-robed man giving the blessing, identified by his long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas.2011-11-06July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a darshan line in a decorated hall with colourful patterned pillars and white draped ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold-bordered orange wrap, places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a brown shawl. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in anjali, waiting for blessings. Cues are consistent with a person, shown giving blessings in person.2011-01-29