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October 30 2011

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Photograph of an indoor devotional gathering in a hall with warm orange walls. In the centre, a long-haired person in a blue and purple sari-style garment with a red bindi, gold bangles and a long beaded necklace raises a hand in blessing toward devotees who bow with palms pressed together. A man in a white shirt bends forward with his head lowered, a boy in a checked shirt stands nearby, and a man in red clothing kneels at right. At far right a shaven-headed person in orange robes with a bead bracelet and glasses stands beside the blessing figure. Behind them a decorated deity murti with garlands and a cameraman with a camera on the left complete the scene.2011-10-30Indoor devotional scene in a hall with a large portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi in the background, decorated with gold garlands and colourful fabric. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a blue and red garment, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, smiles and raises a hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes with hands pressed together. A man in an orange shawl with a sandalwood tilak and bangles stands at right beside a tray with apples and ritual items. Several other men in white and light shirts stand nearby, one with hands folded. a person: the blessing figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces is a candidate for a person, but the appearance cues are not conclusive.2011-10-30April 14 20122012-04-14A photograph of a crowded indoor hall where a man with long dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, wearing a blue and red silk garment with gold trim and gold armlets, smiles and extends his hand to devotees. Several older men in white shirts press their palms together in greeting, one holding a white envelope. Other onlookers in white and checked shirts stand nearby under warm ceiling lights.2011-10-30A photograph of a long-haired man in a purple and red silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, bare-chested and wearing layered gold beaded necklaces, bangles and armlets, with a red bindi on his forehead. He smiles and places both palms on the head of a bald, bespectacled devotee in a white shirt who bows with hands folded. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe with a tilak and glasses looks on. Other men in white and striped shirts stand around in a warmly lit hall, and a camera operator is visible at left. The cues on the central figure (long swept hair, layered malas and gold ornaments, the purple-red garment) are distinctive, so this is a person in person giving blessing.2011-10-30A photo taken at an indoor hall with a white ceiling and fluorescent lights. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold hoop earring, gold-bead and rudraksha necklaces, bangles and an orange-saffron shawl smiles and gestures with an open hand toward a visitor. a person, a devotee in a white shirt with folded hands, leans in with a smile, and another man with folded palms stands beside him, with a red curtain and a lit gold altar in the background.2013-05-19A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead, a blue silk garment with a gold border, and a heavy gold necklace stands with one arm extended toward a line of people. Appearance cues are compatible with the a person candidate, with long swept-back hair and ornate blue and gold clothing. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with white sacred markings on his arms and chest and red-and-gold bangles stands facing him. On the left, several men in white shirts and brown striped clothing stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed, receiving blessing. Behind them, other people in yellow and grey stand in the background, and a warm golden light glows from a shrine-like decoration.2011-10-28April 14 20122012-04-14A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands in a bright hall, extending his arm to touch the forehead of an elderly man in white clothes whose hands are pressed together in greeting. The standing figure wears a red bindi, pearl necklace, rudraksha mala, pearl bracelets and pearl earrings. Around him, other devotees in white and saffron stand close, one with a shaved head and one with glasses in orange robes. Behind them a red wall displays framed deity images and a golden decorative panel. The standing man has long swept-back hair and ornate pearl adornments, matching the cues for a person in an appearance-based label, though his face is not used for identification.2011-06-06June 24 20122012-06-24 +2 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29November 16 20112011-11-16