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August 28 20112011-08-28A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering. A man in a maroon turban with orange and white ornaments, a white and green flower garland, orange bangles and a maroon robe is smiling as he holds a folded white paper. Around him a woman in a teal salwar holds a small toddler with a bindi on her hip, and several women in white, red and cream saris stand nearby. A dark framed picture hangs on the pale wall behind them. A faint2011-08-28A photograph of an indoor hall with framed pictures and red-lit walls. A smiling man in a cream turban, red garment and a long dark swept-back hair wears rudraksha malas and a red-and-gold bangle on his raised arm and holds a folded white paper. He reaches out to a young child in an orange top held by a woman with a white forehead mark and gold earrings, who holds up beaded malas. Several onlookers in white and light shirts stand around, including hands pressed together at the left. Probable Swamiji: the cues are the cream turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and red garment.2011-09-16A photograph of a devotee-facing moment in an indoor hall with bookshelves in the background. A man in a maroon and orange turban with a decorative flower ornament, wearing a white and green jasmine-and-rose garland and an orange-gold armband, stands bare-chested holding a sheet of paper and reading from it. Beside him a young woman in a dark blue top with a red trim and a woman in a red patterned sari stand close, looking attentively. Several other women and a man in white stand behind, and a gold ritual tray is visible at lower right.2011-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A figure in an orange turban and orange shawl over blue clothing, with rudraksha beads and gold-toned bangles, smiles while raising a hand over the head of a young boy with a shaved head and white forehead markings. The boy is held by a man in glasses with a tilak, beside a woman in a white and orange-striped top with an orange shawl. Other people in white and orange stand behind, and a man in a white shirt with a mala presses his palms together. The turbaned figure holds a sheet of paper, and a tray of offerings is visible at the lower right. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing.2011-12-17August 21 20112011-08-21August 28 20112011-08-28November 10 20152015-11-10A photograph of an indoor gathering where a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a long garland of white flowers with pink and red blooms, reaches toward a woman in a white sari with a red bindi who holds a baby. A woman in a light blue patterned sari and dark blue blouse with glasses and an ID badge steadies the baby. Other women in white and pastel saris stand behind them in a room with fluorescent lights.2004-01-01September 16 20112011-09-16A photograph of a ritual or blessing exchange in an indoor hall. A man with shoulder-length swept-back dark hair wears an orange-and-gold garment and a large green leaf garland with yellow flowers, gesturing with an open hand while speaking to a family. A bald man in a white dhoti with red border stands at right, partly visible, beside a camera. A shirtless young priest with tripundra vibhuti marks and a sacred thread stands behind them. Facing him, a woman in green and a woman in red saree, plus a small child in a pink checked shirt holding a red-bead mala, are gathered before a tray of offerings and a brass vessel. Wall banners are visible in the background.2010-10-25May 01 20122012-05-01