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October 24 2013

2013-10-24 +1 copies

A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors with red curtains behind. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a long garland of red and white beads with a gold-bead necklace wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and extends his right hand in a blessing gesture toward devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in front of him with hands folded and palms pressed together, one holding a rudraksha mala. A older man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead wears a saffron waist cloth and white shirt. A bare-chested man on the right with white ash markings on his arm stands near a small wooden offering box. Several people are visible in the scene.

Photo of a blessing moment at an indoor satsang hall. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, a white tilak and red bindi on the forehead, and gold earrings extends a hand to bless a seated devotee who has his hands pressed together. Other devotees in white shirts and mundus, one with a rudraksha mala, watch nearby, and a shaved-head monk in orange is at the right edge. Behind them a gold-and-red altar area with draped red fabric is visible. The orange-robed figure's appearance matches the page's a person cues (ornate saffron clothing, mala, gold necklace), so this is a probable match and is labelled accordingly.

June 22 2012

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June 22 2012

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March 27 2013

A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas stands at centre, with a red bindi on his forehead and gold ornaments at his neck and ears, his right hand raised in blessing over the bowed head of an older devotee in white shirt and dhoti who kneels with folded hands and glasses. Other devotees in white and saffron stand behind, with saffron-hued cloth banners with tassels hanging above.

A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange saffron shawl and draped orange garment, multiple rudraksha malas and a rudraksha bracelet, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. Several robed attendants in white and orange stand around, a cameraman holding a camera raises it at left, and devotees and framed portraits line the hall. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, matching the page's a person reference, so this is a probable identification from appearance, not a confirmed one.

Indoor ashram gathering. A man in an orange-red saffron wrap with a gold-bead rudraksha mala and gold chain, long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, raises one hand in blessing while smiling; the figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate. Around him, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis press palms together or bow, one man with a tilak looks down with hands folded. A man in white with gold beaded necklace stands at right beside a table with offerings. Cream walls, a projection screen and a blue curtain are in the background.

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

A photograph at an indoor event where a man in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap with a long gold-bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead stands on the right, smiling and raising one hand in blessing toward a line of men in white shirts and white dhotis. Several men on the left press their palms together in namaste with heads bowed, one wearing a red thread on his wrist. Behind a metal barrier, a small red-draped table holds offerings, and banners with geometric patterns and tassels hang overhead. Several people in the background watch.

Photograph of a satsang-style moment indoors with a warm, cream-toned hall behind. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, and a long necklace of red and gold beads plus a gold-toned chain, is placing his hand on the head of a seated devotee in glasses and a white shirt. Several other men in white shirts stand to the left with hands folded in namaste, faces turned toward the scene. The gold beads, red garland and saffron cloth are the most prominent colours. Appearance cues (swept-back hair, saffron shawl, ornate beaded necklace) are consistent with a probable Swamiji presence, so the person is labelled Swamiji (probable) in the appearance-based sense only.