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A man in a red-orange sleeveless robe stands at the right, wearing a long white flower garland with orange and red flower accents, a gold-bead necklace with a wooden-bead strand, gold armlets and bangles, and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. He holds a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a bowing man in a white shirt and glasses. Nearby, a woman in a purple top and dark beaded necklace bows with hands joined. Behind them, devotees stand, a golden deity murti is lit on an altar, and a hanging banner with a bird emblem is visible. The person may be a person, with flower garlands and a red-orange robe, performing a blessing.

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A central figure in a saffron-red dhoti and wrap with long white jasmine garlands and an orange-flower garland stands reading from a folded paper, a white tilak and sandalwood-toned markings on the forehead. He lays his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with folded hands, and a man in glasses and a blue shirt watches at left. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and red shawl stands among devotees in orange and pink saris, with a lit altar and a dark curtain in the background. Gold-beaded bracelets and a gold-bead necklace are visible.2013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment at an indoor hall. A man in a red-brown saffron-toned robe with a white flower garland and a long beaded orange rudraksha-style necklace with gold bead accents stands center, reading a sheet of paper while his other hand rests on the head of a seated man in a grey patterned shirt who bows his head. The standing figure has a white vibhuti line and red bindi on his forehead, long swept-back hair and glasses. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with an orange border and white forehead markings holds a booklet. Behind them stand several onlookers in dark and blue shirts, and a gold-coloured deity or altar piece and orange and red banners are visible in the background.2013-03-26April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesApril 09 20132013-04-09June 06 20122012-06-06March 26 20132013-03-26December 26 20102010-12-26June 25 20132013-06-25A photograph of a man in a rust-orange robe and orange-and-gold beaded necklace raising his right palm over the forehead of a devotee in a striped shirt. The robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and wears a red tilak and gold earrings, with long dark hair swept back. Behind them, a row of devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a golden deity murti glows in the background beneath orange and gold hanging tassels. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure has long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2013-04-09A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in which a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red and green flower garland, gold ornaments, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold earring, holds a folded white paper while placing his right palm on the head of a devotee. The devotee in a maroon checked shirt has folded hands and bowed head. Other attendants in orange and a bald man stand behind, with an orange-striped backdrop and a metal tray of offerings visible below. The man with the garland shows distinctive ceremonial adornments and orange clothing; the page identifies him as a person, but his appearance is only partly consistent with that and the identity is uncertain, so he is described by role as a presiding figure blessing a devotee.2013-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha-style red bead bracelet and an orange-red wrap stands at right, placing his right hand on the head of a seated man in glasses and a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala. He holds a silver ritual rod or sceptre in his other hand. A woman with her hair pulled back is at left, and other devotees in white stand behind. Ornate banners and a lit lamp with a deity display are visible in the background.2013-04-06March 26 20132013-03-26