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July 10 20132013-07-10A smiling man in an orange-and-gold turban and saffron shawl stands at center, raising his right hand to bless a devotee who bows with head lowered and palms pressed together. The blessed man wears a white shirt and a blue-and-white striped cloth. The standing man wears a long rudraksha mala and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, with a red bindi on his forehead and gold earrings. Behind them, other people in white and blue clothing gather in a bright hall with a golden shrine and red drapery. a person is shown in a blessing gesture to a devotee in a satsang setting.2013-07-07A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi and gold-bead necklaces stands at the centre, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling, bowed devotee in a white shirt who has his hands folded in prayer. The robed man holds a small white card in his other hand and smiles. Behind them, a second bald man in saffron cloth is partly visible, and onlookers stand in the background near a brightly painted ashram hall with colourful panels and a warm glowing lamp. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), giving blessing to a devotee at darshan, the long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style gold beads being the qualifying cues.2013-05-05July 09 20132013-07-09May 19 20132013-05-19July 08 20132013-07-08July 10 20132013-07-10A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe with gold border, and many rudraksha malas and bracelets, smiling as he rests his hands on the bare head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee in a white sacred thread. Behind him a silver ornate throne back and a painted deity figure with multiple arms are visible. A left-side attendant touches the devotee's back. The seated man matches a probable Swamiji appearance by his turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, and is presented as the central figure receiving the devotee in a ritual blessing setting.2018-03-09July 07 20132013-07-07December 09 20152015-12-09June 26 20132013-06-26A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and blue-striped shirt with raised, folded hands in an indoor hall with a maroon curtain and ceiling lights. A figure in a rust-orange and gold turban, gold-bordered rust-orange wrap, multi-strand rudraksha-style beaded necklace and bead bracelets extends an arm to touch the devotee's head in blessing. The figure has long swept hair and a gold earring. Behind them, a man with a white forehead marking and a second devotee with hands folded stand near, and an ornate gold-and-green decorated altar with deity murti figures appears at the right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown as the blessing figure in the rust-orange and gold wrap with rudraksha beads and gold ornaments.2013-11-09