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Indoor temple-hall event with a standing man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant and gold armbands, holding up one palm in a blessing gesture while holding a small tray of items. A man in a white shirt bows with hands joined in front of him. Behind them a bald man in orange robes stands at a low table, and other people in white and orange garments and a woman in a cream sari with red border stand along metal stanchions. A deity murti and gold throne are visible on a stage behind a red curtain, and a projector screen shows a colourful graphic.

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A photograph of a devotee line in an indoor hall with a rope barrier and stanchions. A man in a rust-red wrap with gold bangles and a heavy gold bead necklace stands on the right, arm extended toward devotees, appearing to bless them. Swamiji (probable): long hair swept back, gold necklace and bangles, rust-red garment. Devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron garments stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at left. A decorated altar with colourful deity murti and a red curtain is visible at the back, with a tray of offerings at lower right.2013-10-29October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a decorated hall with a golden throne-like seat and a deity display on a stage behind, with two screens showing images at upper left and right and maroon curtains framing the stage. A figure with long dark hair, a red-brown saffron-toned robe, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace, gold bangles and a red bindi, holding a small card in one hand, raises the other palm toward the head of a man in a white shirt and checked lungi who bows with hands in anjali. Other devotees in white and checked clothing, some with hands folded, stand along a metal barrier, and a few women in red and orange garments stand at the right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron-toned robe, ornate gold necklace and gold bangles, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, performing a blessing as an in-person presence.2013-04-14August 15 20132013-08-15Indoor ashram hall with cream tiled floor and a deep red curtain behind a stage. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and a red bindi, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in white shirt and dhoti who has his head bowed and hands joined. Devotees in white and saffron stand nearby, one wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them a decorated deity murti stands in a golden shrine, and a screen shows a colourful image. A partially visible man on the left has his palms pressed together. Roughly six people are visible.2013-09-02October 11 20132013-10-11September 25 20132013-09-25Indoor photo in a large hall with pink walls, red curtains and ceiling lights. In the right foreground a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a red-orange wristband and a gold earring. In front of him a man in white shirt and white trousers bows with palms pressed together. Behind them, a row of people in white and grey clothes stands along metal stanchions and chain barriers. A golden deity murti and a gold throne-like seat are visible in the background, with a large framed picture on the wall to the right.2013-09-04A man in white shirt and trousers bows forward with his head lowered toward a robed figure standing at the right. The robed figure wears a saffron-orange garment, a long rudraksha mala with heavy gold ceremonial beads and a gold pendant, and a red bindi, and places a hand on the bowing devotee's head in blessing. Behind them a line of devotees in white waits along metal stanchions in a hall with ceiling fans and a golden shrine arch decorated with hanging lamps. Women in white and saffron sarees stand at the right. a person cues present: saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace while blessing the devotee.2013-10-09October 12 20132013-10-12A photograph of a saffron-robed man with short dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with folded palms. The robed man wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets over a bare upper body in an orange-brown wrap. Behind him stand other robed devotees and people in white clothing near metal stanchions, with a decorated backdrop of painted deity figures and gold-trimmed shrine panels in the background. A white-clad person on the left holds a folded paper. a person is shown in the centre giving blessings to a devotee, with gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2013-07-25September 29 20132013-09-29