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A photograph of an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains. A man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap, with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a gold-edged saffron shawl, stands smiling while placing his hand on the head of a younger man in a purple shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Behind them, other devotees in white shirts and saris stand near metal barrier posts, and a second robed figure is visible at the left edge.

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September 19 20132013-09-19September 25 20132013-09-25A smiling person in a saffron-orange robe and multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stands on the right, with white ash lines and a red dot on the forehead and a gold earring visible. He places his right hand on the head of a man bending forward at the lower left, who wears a grey-striped shirt. Behind them, a standing crowd in white shirts, orange shawls and saffron dhotis watches in a bright, pale-pink hall with red curtains and lit lamps. The overall setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2013-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20132013-09-04A photograph inside a large hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains along the walls. A man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and rudraksha mala, wearing an orange-red wrap with gold border, stands smiling with his right hand raised in blessing toward a man in a white shirt who bends forward with his head lowered. Another man in white shirt with an ID lanyard stands behind, a woman in pink salwar kameez and a person in white stand to the right, and a few more people are visible in the background near a red-draped table. The bent man has a shaved-looking head and is receiving the blessing. Overall a blessing or darshan moment in an ashram-style hall. A man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange-gold wrap fits the appearance cues for a person, receiving devotees.2013-10-02September 24 20132013-09-24September 24 20132013-09-24October 26 20132013-10-26A photograph in a bright hall with a red-curtained stage behind. A man with long dark hair in a rust-orange shawl over a bare-chested torso, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, bangles and an armlet, stands on the right with his right hand raised, placing it on the head of a kneeling-bowing man in a light grey jacket with palms pressed together. Other people in white shirts and a woman in a blue sari stand along the line of devotees. A yellow-canopied seat and an altar are visible at the back. Probable Swamiji (a person with long swept-back hair, orange shawl and bead garland giving blessing) is the central figure.2013-10-27Indoor photo in a large hall with a drop ceiling and fluorescent lights. A smiling man in an orange-saffron shawl and long gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and bangles, with a sandalwood-and-vibhuti forehead mark and long swept-back hair, places his raised right palm on the head of a bowed devotee in a checked shirt. The devotee presses his hands together in anjali, and a woman in a red sari and another in green stand nearby with hands folded. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and gold armband stands beside a table. Crowd of standing people in white and green clothing in the background. Swamiji (probable): the smiling central figure wears saffron clothing, a long gold necklace, gold armbands, a forehead mark and long swept-back hair, and is giving a blessing to a devotee in a satsang-style gathering.2013-07-25A photograph inside a hall with white walls, ceiling lights and red curtains. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears an orange-brown robe with a gold border and a large orange beaded mala, raising his hand in blessing toward a devotee. A man in a white shirt bows with palms joined in the foreground, and a man in a pink shirt stands nearby. Behind them, several saffron-robed men with shaved heads and white tilak stand in a line, and additional people in white and orange clothing are visible further back. Swamiji (probable): the right-hand figure has long swept-back hair, an orange-gold robe and an ornate beaded mala, matching the page's Swamiji reference.2013-09-24September 19 20132013-09-19