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A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall with many people. In the left foreground a person with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and extends a hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several men in white shirts and light green shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and one man bends forward over a red tray holding fruit. A woman in a yellow top with a long braid stands at the right edge. Crowded background figures are partly visible. The presenter's visible cues are long hair, saffron clothing and bead necklace, so this is a probable identification of Swamiji in the blessing role.

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A seated long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a red-draped dais at the right, palms joined in anjali toward a seated crowd. Before the dais stands a white tray of apples and flower offerings, with silver vessels on a brass plate in front. In the foreground, several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, one in a blue shirt, sit with hands pressed in prayer. Behind them, many women in saris and men sit in rows, and a gold-framed altar with multiple deity murtis and oil lamps is visible at the left beside a white curtain. This appears to be a satsang or pada pooja gathering.2010-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 24 20082008-03-24Night outdoor gathering with stage lights and orange flags in the background. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised seat, smiling and extending his hand toward devotees. Swamiji (probable): long hair, orange turban and robe, and a rudraksha mala are the cues. Nearby, a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala leans forward, and women in orange, yellow and white saris kneel with palms pressed together. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange with a gold-toned necklace stands at the top right. Fruit sits on a white table in the lower right. A large crowd of people in white fills the background, with uniformed police visible.2010-01-09March 25 20082008-03-25March 23 20082008-03-23February 03 20092009-02-03March 23 20082008-03-23Night photograph of an outdoor satsang with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a long swept-back hair style sits on a cushioned throne-like seat with rudraksha malas hanging from the neck; a rudraksha mala and a wooden box with red and white offerings sit in front in the lower right. A devotee in a maroon checked shirt and white cloth presses forward and is being approached by a man in white, while a woman in white with a yellow scarf sits in the lower left. Another orange-robed attendant stands at the upper right and string lights illuminate the background.2010-02-16A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits at the right, his right hand extended to rest on the bowed head of an older man in white with grey hair. Around them, several people crowd close: a woman in a purple sari, a woman in a yellow sari with a long braid seen from behind, and young men in saffron robes, one in a white shirt holding papers. A man in a white turban stands at left. Darshan-style blessing is taking place in a crowded hall with a red curtain behind.2008-03-23May 10 20082008-05-10May 09 20082008-05-09Night outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees, many in white, gathered behind barricades. In the foreground a figure in an orange-yellow turban and sleeveless yellow-orange garment, wearing a white and pink flower garland strung with yellow beads and a rudraksha mala, extends hands toward devotees. Nearby, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a green sari with glasses hold up yellow fruit with palms pressed together. Other devotees kneel and sit on blue plastic chairs under string lights and a tree.2010-02-18