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A photograph in a temple setting shows a bare-chested man with long dark hair wearing a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers around his neck, standing near a metal railing. A man in orange saffron robes stands at right, holding a small offering and looking toward him. At left, a man in white clothing and a white cap stands with his hands folded in greeting. Other devotees in white are visible in the background among pillars and lamps. The scene suggests a welcoming or darshan moment during a public event.

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Photograph of a temple interior with a man in long hair and an orange robe wearing a thick garland of yellow and red-pink flowers, standing at a metal railing and looking down at a sheet of paper in his hands. A man in white clothes with palms pressed together bends toward him at left, and a bald man in orange robes stands at right holding an envelope-like paper. Devotees and a deity murti are visible in the background, under a dark ceiling with lamps. The figure in the garland has distinctive long hair and orange ceremonial clothing, a person candidate, and is standing among devotees.October 06 20102010-10-06A photograph of a devotional blessing at an ashram setting. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center, smiling, as a robed figure in orange and white places a hand on her head. To the left, bald men in white clothing stand with hands pressed together in namaste, and a young man in white is nearby. Behind them are wooden railings and a red-and-white painted wall. No candidate is confidently identifiable from appearance, so the robed blessing figure is described by role only.2010-08-30A photograph taken under a tented roof at an outdoor gathering. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a rudraksha mala, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a man in white shirt and trousers with hands pressed together in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and another saffron-robed sadhu stand among a crowd of devotees in white and orange. The saffron-robed sadhu on the right holds a sheaf of papers and a brass vessel. Several people are visible in the background.2010-09-10A photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering under a tent. A woman in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands centrally, holding a silver plate of offerings toward a seated man in saffron robes at lower right. Several devotees in white and cream clothes stand at left with hands pressed together in prayer, one wearing glasses. A lit lamp and a deity image or altar are visible in the background. Ritual offering or aarti setting.2010-11-03A photograph of a temple or ashram setting with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long swept-back hairstyle holding an open book, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. Another saffron-robed monastic stands at the right, and a bald man in white clothing with hands in anjali mudra stands at the left, a person in the foreground appears to be receiving a touch or blessing on the forehead. Several onlookers stand in the background near a shrine with a colourful deity murti and lit lamps, and a wooden railing or counter runs along the front.2010-08-31October 13 20102010-10-13A photograph of a temple-like indoor setting with a metal railing where devotees line up. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands at center, placing his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. Another man in a white shirt on the left has his hands joined in namaste. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes holds a brass plate of offerings. Background shows other devotees and a wall with framed notices.2010-09-08A photograph of a devotional reception in an open pavilion with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a sheaf of papers and extending his hand in blessing toward a kneeling man in a white shirt who bows with his palms pressed together. Behind them, men in white and light clothing watch and smile. At right, a bald man in orange robes holds a brass and gold ceremonial staff wrapped in an orange cloth. A metal railing runs along the foreground. The orange-robed man with long hair and rudraksha is a Swamiji (probable) candidate, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and is shown in an in_person blessing role.2010-09-01August 28 20102010-08-28 +1 copiesA man in orange robes with a white flower garland layered with red flowers and a rudraksha mala stands at a shrine, placing his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. Behind them a priest in white dhoti and another figure in orange stand near a metal railing, and a colourful deity murti with a golden backdrop sits on the shrine. The orange-robed figure has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, matching the Swamiji (probable) cues on this page, and is shown giving blessing to a devotee. +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple hall. A man in long, flowing dark hair and an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right, placing his right palm on the head of a man in white clothes who bows with hands folded. Behind them, two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis wear sandalwood-marked foreheads and gold necklaces. In front, a silver tray holds ripe red apples and a small plate with a silver vessel. A man in a yellow-and-white shawl stands at left, and an orange draped backdrop with garlands stands behind. Appearance-based cues are strong for the central saffron-clad figure, so this is a probable identification of a person performing a blessing, with the man receiving it being a devotee.2010-10-16 +1 copies