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April 27 2014

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sitting on a red velvet throne with gold carved armrests. Behind him, two standing figures in orange and saffron drapes stand on a red carpet. At lower right, an elderly man in a white shirt with white hair kneels before the seated figure, extending his hands in reverence, while a woman in dark clothing sits in the background. A gold-and-blue fabric backdrop and gold ornamental details frame the scene.

July 01 2014

A bare-chested man in an orange-brown shawl wrapped over his shoulders, wearing a beaded necklace and a gold earring, sits and presses his right palm to the forehead of a woman seated before him. She wears an orange sari with a red border, a rudraksha mala, and a white tilak on her forehead, and holds a sheet of paper while smiling with closed eyes. Behind them, standing devotees in orange robes and rudraksha malas watch, and a red tray holds apples and a water bottle. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang gathering.

A photograph of a devotee in an orange saffron shawl over a cream-and-gold dhoti-style garment, bending forward and holding a folded white paper in his right hand. Facing him is a woman with a white vertical tilak on her forehead, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala necklace and a maroon-and-gold sari with a red sacred thread on her wrist, extending her hand to receive or hand over papers. Between them sits a large golden lion-headed figure and a stack of white papers on a red cloth. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling woman in red with a white forehead mark. Two more people are partially visible in the background, and a wall of white panels frames the room.

August 21 2012

November 05 2013

A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-carved throne in front of deep red velvet drapes. He wears an orange saffron robe with a red border, a long chain of rudraksha-style beads across his bare chest, and has long, swept-back dark hair with a red tilak on his forehead; he is laughing with one hand raised. Before him, a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl with a beaded necklace and a bangle smiles and reaches toward him. Behind them, a young man in white clothing stands holding a white box. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala cues, seated on a throne and receiving a gift from a devotee; the page names a Deepavali event with Kaali pooja and Chandi homa.

A photograph of a seated man with a shaved head, white forehead markings, a multicolored flower garland and a rudraksha mala, bare-shouldered in a dark red wrap, extending his hand toward a kneeling devotee in an orange polo shirt who holds a small red object in his cupped hands. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a long rudraksha necklace and glasses stands watching, a second woman in a floral sari wearing a visitor badge stands at right, and another person stands at top left in an orange shawl. Maroon curtains frame the background.

April 27 2014

A photograph of a devotional darshan moment indoors on a red carpet. In the foreground, a figure in orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold armlets extends both hands forward, with a gold-coloured object visible at the bottom edge. Facing them, an older woman in a patterned pink and orange sari with grey hair and glasses bows and reaches out. Between them, a smiling woman in a bright orange sari, with glasses and a rudraksha mala, looks on. Behind them, several women in orange and white garments stand near a red curtain and a metal railing.

A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe with a long coral-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti mark on the forehead places his right hand on the head of a woman with dark hair pulled back, who wears an orange saree with a green and gold border and presses her palms together in anjali. Both are smiling. Behind them, a red tray holds sweets and offerings, a gold-trimmed cushion or throne is on the left, and several people in white and red garments stand in the background. The gesture looks like a blessing given during satsang or darshan. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's claim, with a saffron robe, beaded necklace and vibhuti, but the face is partly turned away, so identity is uncertain.