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A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and bare chest, smiling as he reaches out to a crowd. Several men in shirts, one wearing glasses and another with a white forehead mark, lean in with outstretched hands toward him. Behind them, a larger crowd of devotees stands under white arched columns in a hall with ceiling fans and a red sign on the wall. a person is shown in a blessing exchange with devotees.

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May 23 20122012-05-23 +2 copiesMay 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing white sandalwood-paste markings on his arms and forehead, a red-beaded head garland, a white jasmine garland, and small gold earrings. He smiles while placing his hand on the head of a devotee who bows with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white and grey clothing crowd nearby, and a man in a white shirt holds a red tray and a camera operator films in the background. The setting is a hall with yellow walls, arches, and ceiling fans. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is given as a man giving blessing.2012-05-19A photograph inside a pillared hall with arched cream walls and blue doors. A man in a striped orange-and-white shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting, reaching toward a figure in a rust-orange robe with a white jasmine garland and a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest. The figure, with long dark hair and a red bindi, is speaking while resting one hand on the other. Other people stand behind, including a man in white dhoti at right, and a video camera is visible on a tripod. The figure matches the a person candidate by long swept hair, saffron-orange robe, and rudraksha mala, so this is a probable match.2012-05-25 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01A photograph of a central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a small red tilak on the forehead, a white jasmine garland, rudraksha beads and a red-orange wrap, placing his right palm on the head of a kneeling devotee in a plaid orange shirt. The devotee has his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stands another man with a shaved head and red-orange cloth, and a few people in light shirts. White pillars and blue arched walls form the hall. Appearance-based a person with the cues of long swept hair, jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing on a devotee.2012-05-25 +1 copiesMay 19 20122012-05-19A smiling man with long dark hair and a white vertical forehead mark stands in an orange-robed ritual setting, wearing a large garland of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers and green leaves, with blue stone accents, plus gold necklaces and a gold earring. He is handed or receives an offering while holding green leaves. Around him stand other people in orange and white clothes, including a shaved-headed man in orange with white forehead marks on the right. A tray of bananas and red fruit is in the foreground, and a bamboo screen forms the background. a person: the long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces and garland cues match the page description, so this is an appearance-based candidate.2013-03-03 +1 copiesMay 23 20122012-05-23May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with arched white walls, a ceiling fan and a corrugated roof. A bare-chested man with long hair swept into a bun, a red-and-white headband, white tilaka and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder reaches out and touches the head of an older man in glasses who holds a white jasmine garland. Several men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, one smiling, and a figure in orange robes stands at the right edge beside a deity shrine. The saffron-clad man with his bun and ornaments is an appearance-based candidate for a person, shown in person giving blessing to devotees.2012-05-19A smiling man in saffron/orange robes wears a gold crown-like headband, a red bindi on his forehead, a white jasmine garland and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck, with gold ear studs. He is turned toward a man in a striped light-blue shirt who reaches toward him, and a crowd of men stands behind them in a plain yellow-walled hall. Several people in the background wear shirts and glasses, and a camera with a screen is visible at the right edge.2012-05-08 +3 copies