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A photograph of a smiling man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, holding a large ornate gold-coloured vessel in his left hand while reaching out to touch the forehead of an older man in a white shirt who has pressed his palms together in respectful greeting. The orange-robed man has long hair swept back, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind them, several other men in white shirts and onlookers stand along a metal railing under a corrugated roof draped with red and orange cloth. The white-clad man kneels slightly, eyes lowered, receiving the blessing. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with decorative pillars and colourful banners. Probable Swamiji (orange robes, rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair, ornate gold vessel) performing a blessing for a devotee.

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November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of a covered temple courtyard with a red-painted wall and a decorated shrine behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold bead necklace, smiles while raising his right hand toward a man in a white shirt with folded hands. The man in white, on the left, presses his palms together in namaskar, and another man in white bends forward. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Behind them, a large decorated deity murti with gold and red drapery is visible, with other devotees in white and orange around. Appearance-based label: a person, the long-haired figure in orange with the gold bead necklace, giving a blessing.2010-11-06 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12November 06 20102010-11-06November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of a blessing scene under a corrugated metal roof with hanging decorative strands. A man in an orange saffron robe with a dark maroon border, rudraksha beads around his neck, and a horizontal white tilak on his forehead stands at the center, his hand raised and pressed to the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and dhoti. Behind the rail, several people in white with folded hands watch and an attendant in orange holds a folded orange cloth with brass items and offerings. A printed-banner photo of a deity is visible in the background. The man in orange has long swept-back hair and appears to be a person, giving a blessing to the devotee.2010-11-14A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.2010-10-20A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27A photograph of an indoor ashram gathering. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, and extends his hands toward an older white-haired man in a white shirt who has a rudraksha mala and joins his palms. Beside them, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with small items. Several men in white and yellow shirts stand nearby with hands folded in namaste, and a decorated hall with coloured pillars and orange banners forms the background.2010-10-16Photograph of a crowded indoor hall under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe reaches out to bless a devotee. A second orange-robed sannyasi in the right foreground holds a silver tray with gold ornaments. A man in a light blue shirt and a man on the left with white forehead markings stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in saris and a purple top watch from behind a metal barrier. Swamiji (probable): the central orange-robed figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and bindi.2010-10-30A photograph inside a covered hall with orange-painted walls and decorated pillars. A man in saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a bare chest/shoulder covering, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward an elderly man in white who bows with hands folded. Beside them a monk in saffron with a shaved head holds a golden kalasha-like vessel on an orange cloth. A younger man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at the railing, and a man in white kurta stands in the background. Several people are visible in the room. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-clad figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and blessing gesture, identified by appearance cues, not by face.2010-09-12A photograph of a darshan line under a tent-canopy of a temple hall. A smiling man in long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange robe with a sleeveless orange garment, and a long rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, offering a blessing with his raised hand to a devotee who bows with folded hands. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand behind a metal railing on the left, while a man in white kurta holds a small wooden box. Hanging colourful cloth banners and a floral decorated altar appear in the background. Appearance-based probable identification as a person is not sufficiently supported by unambiguous cues here, so the a person value is unsure.2010-09-21