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A photograph in an indoor hall with a maroon ceiling drape and projection screens. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an ochre-and-maroon shawl over a saffron garment, multiple lime-green fruit garlands, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bangles, raises his right hand in blessing toward the forehead of a young man in a red-and-white striped shirt who stands with palms pressed together. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a sacred thread holds a tray with a red cloth and small items. Other devotees stand with hands folded in namaste, and a woman in orange sari stands at the right. The man giving the blessing has distinctive visible cues consistent with the event's a person, giving blessing to a devotee.

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October 30 20132013-10-30Indoor ashram hall with a red curtain and yellow-draped seat at the back. A smiling man in an orange-brown shawl and a long necklace of green limes raises his right hand in blessing toward devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one with eyes closed. A man in white dhoti with a long braid stands behind him holding a tray. A woman in a green sari and another in red stand at the right edge. Red fruit or offerings sit on a tray at lower right. Barrier posts line the aisle.2013-10-30A man in an orange-saffron garment with thick rudraksha mala beads and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant stands at right, smiling and raising one hand in greeting toward a line of devotees. Several men in white shirts and checked shirts stand at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, heads bowed, along a metal barrier rail. A red bindi is on the standing man's forehead and gold bangles are on his wrists. Behind them a stage shows a golden throne-like seat with colourful painted figures and a red curtain, with a camera on a tripod and a projection screen. a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, receiving namaskar from devotees.2013-07-24October 31AFP 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with red curtains and a projector screen. In the right foreground a man with shoulder-length swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange robe, a heavy ornate gold necklace and gold bangles extends his right hand in blessing toward a bowed devotee. Several men in white shirts and a man in an orange-brown shawl stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a line of onlookers stands behind a metal stanchion rail. The blessed devotee leans forward with his head lowered. The presenter's cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace) are distinctive, and the page places Swamiji at this event, so this is a probable identification.2013-06-26October 06 20132013-10-06October 31AFP 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31AFP 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph in an indoor hall where a man in a rust-brown sari-style robe and a large yellow and red marigold garland raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali, one bending forward with head lowered. Rudraksha beads and gold bangles adorn the central figure, who has a red bindi and white tilak. Behind the line, a golden throne-like peetha with a decorated back stands on a stage with dark red curtains, and a monk in saffron robes stands nearby. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing line.2013-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 10 20132013-11-10October 30 20132013-10-30September 19 20132013-09-19