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A kneeling man in a cream dhoti and bare chest, hands pressed together in prayer, bows his head while a smiling woman in orange robes places her palm on his head as a blessing. Around them, several people in orange robes sit or stand on a patterned rug in a plain room with white plastic chairs and a small television showing a red logo. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti watches, and a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl stands at left beside a person holding yellow flowers. In the lower right, a woman in orange with a notepad sits in the foreground. No one is identifiable as the a person with the cues required for a probable identification.

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Indoor photo in a plain room with white walls and a grey floor. In the foreground a person in white clothes bows forward with forehead touching a striped carpet, while a woman in orange robes seated on the floor touches their head and sits beside a plate of fruit with bananas, papaya and apples. Behind them a woman in an orange sari stands near a small television. Several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand or sit along the back wall, and a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl is among them. A white plastic chair stands in front and a framed picture hangs on the right. The scene reads as a devotee receiving blessings from ashram members.2010-02-08A seated man in an orange saffron sleeveless garment with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair places his hand on the head of a man in white who bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a tilak stands beside a young man in white and orange wrap, and a flower arrangement in a brass vase sits on a white-draped table. Other people stand at the edges, and a trident-shaped emblem is visible on a white throne-like chair at right.2008-03-12June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a ceremonial blessing on a red carpet before a gold-draped stage with pink flowers. A figure wearing a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, with a red top visible underneath, sits on a white-upholstered chair with a hand raised in blessing toward a kneeling man in white kurta with folded hands in namaste. Behind them, a man in orange robes stands, another in orange robes stands at left, and a woman in white sari with gold border and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, looks on.2009-03-03August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph taken at an indoor stage event. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits in a brown upholstered throne with black carved armrests, resting bare feet on a footstool and raising a hand to touch the forehead of a man bending forward in a white striped shirt and khaki trousers. Behind the throne a large backdrop shows a turbaned man in orange with a red tilak, beside a banner with Tamil script. Nearby, several men in orange and white stand on a red patterned carpet, one holding crutches, and a tray with fruit and a small plant sits on a side table.2010-08-19A photograph of an indoor home visit in a living room. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban sits in a white-draped armchair, smiling, with long dark hair. His right hand rests on the head of a woman in a white sari with gold border who bows low, face down, on a red patterned rug. Three women in white saris with gold borders and one man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers stand watching in the background. A flat-screen television, wooden cabinet and framed landscape pictures are visible. A candidate matching the page's description of a person is present; he wears the orange robe and turban, and is seated with a bowing devotee, which is consistent with the appearance-based label of a person in the scene.2007-08-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair tied back and a rudraksha mala around his neck places his hand on the head of a boy in a striped blue-and-white shirt who bends forward with palms pressed together. Several attendants in orange shawls and white shirts stand behind, one holding a printed card, and a white-draped table holds flowers, fruit, a tray and rudraksha beads. A girl in white with a beaded necklace sits at lower left. A Swamiji (probable) candidate is present: the seated man shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, which fit the page's Swamiji claim.2008-03-12March 12 20082008-03-12March 12 20082008-03-12October 09 20082008-10-09A photograph of a covered colonnaded hall where a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti bows deeply at the feet of a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a white shirt and a thin orange shawl. White plastic chairs stand at the right and a pillar-lined wall stretches behind.2006-11-09