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Indoor photograph of a crowded hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a swept-back long hairstyle, a white forehead band with a red bindi, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace places one hand on the head of a seated young person. Beside them a shaven-headed priest in orange clothing with white forehead markings stands near a red tray holding offerings. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in an orange sari, and a young man in a checked shirt watch closely. Background shows a shrine area with a deity murti and orange drapery. a person appearance is uncertain from this view.

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May 19 20132013-05-19October 14 20122012-10-14October 14 20122012-10-14May 17 20132013-05-17May 19 20132013-05-19October 20 20132013-10-20A photograph inside a decorated hall with a striped ceiling canopy, orange fabric and pillars wrapped in coloured bands. A young man in an orange robe with a red rudraksha mala stands at right, pressing his palm to the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt, while holding a tray of offerings and a small brass vessel. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti wears gold ceremonial necklaces. Several devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a light blue shirt, another in white. Left foreground shows an older man in pink shirt with clasped hands. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan ritual.2010-10-09A photograph inside a hall with a tin roof and ceiling fans, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas stands at centre, raising his right hand toward the head of an older bald man in a white shirt who bows with hands folded. A gold-bordered brass ornament hangs on his arms. Nearby, a bald man in orange robes and a woman in a maroon-bordered sari with a mangalsutra and dark hair stand among devotees in white and checked shirts. A decorated deity shrine with a gold canopy is visible at the back. Around twelve people are visible. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha malas, and performs a blessing; role is a blessing giver.2012-01-08May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesOctober 11 20122012-10-11A photograph of a ceremony in a bright hall with red curtains. A man with a long dark hairstyle, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown cloth, a gold necklace, a red-and-white flower garland, gold bangles and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, holds a silver trident and rests its tip on the head of a seated child. Around him, women in orange and saffron garments and rudraksha malas, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari, stand with hands folded. Several people in the background watch. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan.2013-07-18A photograph of an indoor hall with a red-draped stage and a lit altar at the back. In the foreground, a smiling man in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace places his hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a striped shirt, who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, a man on the left has eyes closed with palms joined, a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and other devotees in white and light clothing stand at a barrier. The central figure, with long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament and a bindi, is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a blessing role, consistent with the distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2013-10-02