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Indoor satsang hall during a Bhagavad Gita event. A long-haired person in an orange saffron garment with gold bangles and beaded necklaces presses a hand to the head of a young man with folded hands, while holding a small white cloth or offering. Nearby, an older man in a checked shirt and other devotees stand with palms pressed together. On the right, a bald priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a tray of offerings and red fruit. Banner behind reads Bhagavad Gita. Roughly ten people visible.

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A photograph of a hall during a devotional gathering. A woman with long curly black hair in an orange saffron sari and ornate gold jewelry and bangles stands center right, applying a tilak mark to the forehead of a man in a white shirt who bows his head with folded hands. Around them, devotees in white and striped shirts stand with hands pressed together. On the far right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha beads observes, and red fruit sits on a tray in the foreground. A large colourful banner is visible on the wall behind.2011-10-23November 16 20112011-11-16A photograph at an indoor satsang hall where a man in a long-sleeved white shirt bows with hands pressed together while a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala places a hand on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and gold armlets, and holds a pink tray with apples. Other people in white and saffron stand around, including a bald man on the right in saffron. Behind them a pink backdrop reads 'Bhagavad Gita Nithyananda Satsang' with a portrait of a smiling figure. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the blessing figure, based on long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments.2011-11-02A photograph of a darshan line inside a decorated hall with striped pillars and white draped ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl, wears multiple beaded necklaces and places both hands on the head of a devotee. Several devotees with folded hands stand in a row, including an older man on the left in a brown shawl and men in pale shirts. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in an orange garment wears a tilak and beaded malas, and another monk in orange holds a silver tray with offerings. a person cues: long hair, saffron shawl and ceremonial necklaces, shown in the act of blessing devotees.2011-01-29A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-and-gold silk sash with rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets placing his right hand on the forehead of a devotee with glasses and a shaved head. The devotee, dressed in white, has hands folded in prayer. Other devotees in white stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a rudraksha mala hangs from one man's neck. A large backdrop portrait shows a smiling woman with flowers and warm orange light. The man in orange has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, a person by appearance. Roughly six to ten people are visible.2011-11-15Indoor hall scene where a man in an orange saffron dhoti-wrap and rudraksha bracelets, with a red bindi and a long gold necklace, presses his palm onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt who bows his head. A bald man in orange robes and glasses stands at right, and several other men in white and cream clothes crowd around. Behind them a projection screen and wooden fixtures are visible. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate gold adornments, consistent with a person candidate performing a blessing, though the face is not clearly distinct enough to confirm. Several people stand in the background.2011-11-12A photograph inside a hall with a projection screen and a framed portrait of a deity in the background. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over a bare chest, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments and bangles, places his hand on the forehead of a bald devotee in a cream collared shirt, who bows with hands joined. Other devotees stand around with palms pressed together, and a cameraman films at upper left. A bald man in orange robes with a white tilak stands at right. a person is the long-haired figure in orange, performing a blessing touch on the devotee, consistent with a darshan or padapuja setting.2011-11-05Probable Swamiji, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wears an orange saffron robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and orange-red beaded armbands, and places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. A shaved-headed priest in orange with a gold chain and white tripundra marks on his forehead stands at right. Around them, several men in white shirts stand with hands folded in a hall with pink and purple banner backdrop and ceiling lights. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment during a satsang gathering.2011-11-02October 16 20112011-10-16A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and a crowd of devotees behind. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and layered gold-toned beaded necklaces places his right hand on the head of a young man in a beige shirt with his palms pressed together. A man in orange robes at right holds a silver tray of offerings, and a small boy in white stands at lower left. A white cardboard tray with flowers and sweets sits near the centre. The scene resembles a sannyasi giving a blessing during satsang. a person: the long swept hair, orange robe and layered beaded necklaces match the candidate, who is giving the blessing.2011-02-27A photograph in an indoor hall with ceiling lights and a draped backdrop. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, with layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while raising his right palm toward the forehead of a standing devotee in a white shirt with folded hands. Around him, several men in white and grey shirts press palms together in greeting; a man at right, bald and in an orange cloth, holds a tray. A videographer lifts a camera at upper left, and a portrait with a black-and-white figure hangs on the backdrop. Probable Swamiji is the orange-robed man giving the blessing, identified by his long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas.2011-11-06November 05 20112011-11-05