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November 09 20072007-11-09December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph inside a temple hall with deity murtis decorated with flower garlands and gold jewellery. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, raises one finger and speaks while standing before a tiered tray of fruit and sweets. Beside him a long-haired man in an orange garment and gold necklace smiles, and in the foreground a woman in a brown embroidered shawl and a man in a patterned shirt with glasses stand near a brass lamp and offerings. A woman in a red sari stands at the lower right. A large ornate golden throne-like chair and a tall deity murti in the background are covered with marigold garlands. Kalasha-style offerings and brass items are on the altar. Whether the long-haired man in orange is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2007-11-09A seated figure in a rust-orange turban, rudraksha necklaces and gold ornaments, with a golden ornate throne and red cloth behind, extends a hand in blessing over the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl and folded hands. A woman in orange-brown sari stands behind a gold-trimmed ceremonial backdrop draped with garlands and gold jewellery, and several women and a child in white and orange watch nearby. The setting appears to be a temple-style abhishekam darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated turbaned figure wears a rust turban, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments on a golden throne.2015-10-24December 16 20122012-12-16A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long black hairstyle, white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a multi-strand beaded garland with gold-coloured beads and black bead accents, smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. Behind them a golden lion-shaped seat stands on a red cloth, and a woman in white with a white forehead mark and gold bangles watches beside a wooden pillar. Two people are visible in the foreground plus a third woman, so three physical people appear.2014-09-21October 11 20142014-10-11December 18 20122012-12-18A seated man with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead tilak, gold earring, bare shoulder and a rust-red shawl wears a long white and blue-striped garland of flowers with rudraksha beads and a rudraksha mala on his arm, smiling and reaching toward a grey-haired older man in a white checked shirt and glasses who kneels before him. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands watching, and two children, one in a teal top and glasses with hands pressed together, look on. Red drapes form the background. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate garland; a probable devotee interaction, with the seated man as a probable in-person Swamiji candidate.2014-04-27December 15 20172017-12-15A priest in a green-and-gold turban, bare-chested with white ash markings, a garland and a white-and-gold dhoti, holds a silver ritual vessel and a white cloth bundle. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a woman in red sari is seated nearby. A fire burns in a homa pit with offering baskets, flower garlands and a brass lamp on the ground, and a bright orange umbrella rests against the wall.2016-01-02November 17 20172017-11-17