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A photograph inside a temple hall of a man in orange-red robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a heavy gold-bead necklace, reading from a sheet of paper held in his hand. A man in white dhoti with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, holding a young child in a red and navy sweater. Other devotees in white and cream clothing stand behind, and a silver tray holding gold items sits at lower right. Orange and saffron decorative pillars with coloured bands rise in the background.

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A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a hall with orange and white pillars. A man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, holding a young child in a red and navy sweater. A figure in a saffron-orange shawl with a long, swept-back hair, a heavy gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha mala holds a sheet of paper and blesses the child, as Swamiji (probable). A silver tray filled with gold-coloured items rests at right, and a man in white stands at the edge. Several standing people in light clothing are behind, some with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-28A photograph inside a temple hall with tall decorated pillars in orange and yellow behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and a long necklace of gold-toned beads, stands reading from a sheet of paper. In front of him a seated man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a young child in a red and navy jacket on his lap. Devotees in white and light shirts stand behind with hands folded, and a silver tray with fruit and gold-coloured items is visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown here as the standing figure, identified by long swept-back hair, orange-red shawl and ceremonial gold-toned bead necklace, reading a blessing during the child's ritual.2010-12-28A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-orange saffron wrap stands centre-right, holding a sheet of white paper and reading it with a downcast gaze. He wears a thick necklace of gold-coloured beads and a rudraksha-style gold mala, and a red bindi-style mark on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a dark rudraksha mala holds out a folded red-and-white cloth. Behind them, a smiling bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near a tray, and other people in white and a child in red stand in the background. Orange and multicolored cloth banners hang from the pillars of a hall.2010-12-28A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl with gold bead necklaces and a red bindi, looking down while reading a sheet of paper held in both hands. A man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala stands on the left, facing him, and a smiling man in white with beads stands at the right edge. Blurred orange and gold decorations hang in the background of a temple hall.2010-12-28A man in an orange-red saffron shawl with a multi-strand gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a bespectacled young man in white. The blessing figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and looks down. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one holding a bead mala, and a gold-coloured ritual vessel is visible at the right edge. A partial red-and-yellow banner hangs at the top of the scene. Swamiji (probable): the saffron shawl, gold necklace and long swept-back hair mark him as the central figure giving a blessing; the setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2010-12-28A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red bindi reading a sheet of paper held in his hands. He wears a saffron-red shawl with a green and gold embroidered border and a heavy necklace of gold bead ornaments. Beside him at the left edge, a man in profile is partly visible. Behind them, out-of-focus people in light clothing stand in a hall, some with hands pressed together. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, saffron shawl and gold necklace is a person candidate. The setting appears to be an indoor gathering space with pillars and warm lights.2010-12-28A photograph of a temple gathering in which a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads, smiles while handing or offering something to a young man in white clothes with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a tilak on his forehead. Other devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around them, and a silver tray with gold-coloured objects is visible at the lower right. Striped red, yellow and white pillars and hanging orange fabric decorate the hall.2010-12-28A photograph of a ritual blessing at a temple. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red shawl and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a small silver dish and touches the head of a bowed devotee in a striped top. Around them, white-clad attendants and onlookers stand, and a second priest in white with a shaved head holds a silver tray with brass lamps on the right. A decorated red and gold backdrop hangs behind. Swamiji (probable): the robed man with long hair, orange shawl and gold bead necklace is performing the blessing, based on several distinctive appearance cues.2010-12-28December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with orange and white drapery overhead. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt, while holding a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind him, shaven-headed priests in orange robes and white dhoti shawls stand near a silver tray holding gold items. Several onlookers, including a boy in a navy shirt in the foreground, watch the blessing. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads is the appearance-based candidate, shown in the act of blessing a devotee.2010-10-26February 25 20132013-02-25A photograph inside a temple-like hall with a decorated backdrop of painted panels and a golden deity figure. A central man with shoulder-length dark hair, a red tilak and gold earring wears an orange-saffron cloth, a large rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold armlet and gold bracelets. He looks down at a sheet of paper in both hands. Around him stand devotees in white shirts, including a fair-haired man on the left and a shaved-headed priest in orange with a white tilak on the right. Several hands and onlookers are visible in the foreground.2013-05-15