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A woman in a maroon and gold sari stands at left, her hand pressed on the forehead of a man with closed eyes who wears a dark navy polo shirt and an event badge on a lanyard. Her other hand is raised near his temple, a blessing gesture. Behind them, a gold-coloured deity murti is partly visible at the left edge. A woman in white clothing stands with palms joined in namaste, and several men in white shirts stand in the background near red curtains in a hall with a ceiling fan on the wall. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment in an indoor hall.

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November 01 20132013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-patterned shawl and a red-tied topknot giving a blessing, pressing a hand to the forehead of a young man in a navy, orange and green striped polo shirt who holds his other palm up. The blessing figure is a person by appearance, with a swept-back hairstyle and ornate red and gold clothing, and seems to sit on a golden throne-like seat with a carved lion-like base. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cloth sits on a red mat, and standing observers in white and yellow shirts watch in a hall with red curtains.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment in a hall with red curtains. A man in a saffron-red wrap with a dark bead necklace and a gold-trimmed shawl stands at left, hands raised and pressed to the forehead of a kneeling bearded man in a white short-sleeved shirt. A woman in white with gold trim and a bead necklace sits behind, and several men in white shirts stand in the background. A gold ritual vessel is in the foreground. Watermarked archive text sits at lower right, which is not included. a person: the robed man wears a red wrap, gold-trimmed shawl and a long dark ponytail with a red tie, but the figure is partly cropped and the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.2013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A person with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a red-maroon and gold-bordered shawl over a bare shoulder, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated devotee in a white shirt with an ID badge on a lanyard. The devotee holds both palms raised. Beside them, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth sits watching, and a gold ritual vessel is visible in the foreground. Standing men and women in white clothes watch in the background, near a red curtain and a wall fan.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered, wearing a red and gold-bordered shawl, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold ornament, extending a hand to press the forehead of a kneeling man in a navy polo with folded hands. Behind them a seated attendant in white dhoti with gold border and beads sits on a red cloth beside a golden ceremonial object. Standing observers in white and yellow clothes, a woman in white with a shawl and a bearded older man in white with a rudraksha mala watch from the background; red curtains hang at right. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold-and-red adornments and rudraksha beads, a probable Swamiji candidate, so the swamiji field is set to in_person.2013-11-01A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with her hair in a low bun stands at left, extending her right arm to press her palm to the forehead of a young man in a black t-shirt with eyes closed and hands raised to his face. A man in a white shirt and a bald priest in white dhoti hold a silver vessel behind them; a golden ceremonial object sits in the foreground. A woman in white stands in the background before a red curtain. Photograph of a blessing or darshan moment in an indoor hall.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph inside a hall with a white floor and red mats. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold sash, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised palms and a name badge. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha malas blesses with closed eyes. In the background, a man in yellow and several people in white stand watching, and a golden deity murti sits at the lower left. A red curtain and a standing fan are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing given during a darshan session.2013-11-01