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October 07 2012

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June 05 20112011-06-05A photo of a satsang-style gathering. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-red dhoti-style cloth, stacked rudraksha malas, gold beaded necklaces and gold armlets, stands at right reading from a sheet of paper. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments. To the left, several men in shirts and a young girl in green stand close; the older man at left presses his palms together in namaste, and another person extends a hand holding a paper. A black-and-orange backdrop and a golden deity image appear at upper right.2012-09-15June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20122012-09-16A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-and-white garland of red beads and silver bead accents, a long gold-bead necklace, and a rudraksha-style mala with a red tilak on his forehead, extending one hand in blessing toward devotees. Several devotees in the foreground have their palms pressed together in namaste, one bowing with hands folded; a man holds a white paper at the lower right. The hall has a red drape and ceiling lights. Swamiji (probable) is present, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold and red garlands, bestowing blessings on devotees.2013-05-16Photograph inside a temple hall with a crowd pressing close. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a vertical white tilak with a red dot, orange saffron shawl, rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial necklace and a white flower garland is smiling as he receives a folded paper from a balding elderly man in a light blue shirt with white forehead markings. Several other men and a woman in a red-bordered sari stand around, one man on the left with hands pressed together. Ceiling fan and arched white pillars visible. Matches the Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha, gold necklace.2012-06-02 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, orange robe, layered gold bead necklace and gold armlets stands at right holding a folded paper and touching the forehead of a kneeling devotee in an orange cloth. Two onlookers in white and a man in a white shirt stand behind, one with hands joined in namaskar at left. The red-curtained room has a gilded shrine canopy at upper right.2012-09-26November 03 20112011-11-03A photograph of a man with a shaved-looking short dark hairstyle, saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a gold-and-bead necklace with gold beads and a thick red flower garland, and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he reads a folded white paper. Several men with folded hands stand in a line before him, one in a brown shirt and others in white and checked shirts, with a row of people behind them. At the right edge a robed attendant in orange holds a tray of red fruit and ritual objects. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and a flower garland, and he receives devotees.2013-05-16July 03 20132013-07-03September 16 20122012-09-16A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in which a person with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron garment with a red flower garland and gold ceremonial necklaces places a hand on the forehead of a seated devotee in a light blue shirt with grey hair and a moustache, who has his hands folded in prayer. A rudraksha bracelet is visible on the wrist of the person giving the blessing, and the person holds a small white paper in the other hand. Several other men in the background watch with hands joined, and a blurred red backdrop fills the room.2011-06-05