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August 17 2013

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Photograph of an indoor event hall with pink walls and a ceiling of fluorescent lights. In the centre, a bare-chested figure wearing an orange-red turban, a long beaded rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-and-beaded arm bands stands with a gold-bordered orange cloth wrapped at the waist. The figure holds a white paper and is receiving a folded paper from a man in a striped shirt who presses his palms together. Beside them a bald man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala and eyeglasses watches, and a man in a grey-haired white shirt on the left folds his hands in greeting. Additional people stand in the background, some in white and green shirts. a person appearance cues are present but partly obscured, so identity is uncertain.2013-08-17A photograph of an indoor gathering where a man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered turban and matching rust-brown dhoti-style garment stands at the centre, bare-armed, with a gold-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder. He wears a heavy gold necklace of ornate pendants strung with brown rudraksha beads and a long red-and-yellow flower garland, and gold earrings. He raises one open hand toward a man in a pink shirt on the left. Beside him a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a brown rudraksha mala smiles and holds a small red object. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stands in a bright hall with pink walls and red drapery. A watermarked copyright line appears in the lower right corner, which is not to be transcribed.2013-07-06July 07 20132013-07-07A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with a red-draped backdrop. In the centre, a man in saffron and orange robes with a matching orange-and-gold turban, a gold-and-rudraksha necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold armbands holds a small white paper and reaches out to touch the forehead of a devotee with folded hands. Other devotees in white and maroon clothing stand nearby, and a man in white with a yellow-bordered dhoti stands at the right edge. Several more people are visible in the background. Only the centre figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues consistent with the page's reference, so the identity is uncertain and described by role here.2013-07-07A photograph of a man in a brown-orange turban and matching saffron-brown robe with gold borders, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant. He stands with one arm raised in a blessing gesture and holds a sheaf of white papers, smiling. Around him, several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some in white and checked shirts. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare-armed rudraksha bracelets stands at right. Red velvet drapes and a bright ceiling form the hall background. Probable Swamiji by appearance: turban, saffron-toned robe, multiple rudraksha malas, gold necklace and gold bracelets, presiding in a blessing pose.2013-07-08September 20 20152015-09-20Indoor photograph of a man in an orange-red turban and rust-orange robe, with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a gold earring, smiling broadly and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. Beside him stands another man in an ornate gold-bordered white dhoti and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in white clothing wearing a neck pendant stands among a few other attendees, and a seated figure in orange sits on a mat near a wall with a large framed temple-art backdrop. A projection screen and a camera on a tripod are visible in the room. The man in the turban is a probable Swamiji candidate based on his turban, orange robe and rudraksha malas, though the appearance is not fully certain.2013-08-17January 28 20132013-01-28A photograph of a crowded ceremonial gathering. In the centre, a person in a rust-red turban and rust-red wrap with a long brown rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace smiles while touching the head of a seated devotee with a palm. Around them, saffron-robed monks, a man in white with a yellow lanyard, and a man in a yellow-and-orange turban stand or sit. The person at centre wears a shawl with gold-toned trim and bracelets of rudraksha beads. Another person in a bright orange garment is visible at the right edge, and a flower garland is held in the foreground.2015-01-13A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a bright hall with a red curtain and framed portrait at left. A central man wears a rust-orange and gold turban, a gold-trimmed saffron wrap, a long gold-and-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, and holds a folded white paper while smiling at a woman in a pink and green-yellow salwar with a brown shawl who gestures toward him. Behind them a crowd of men in white and dark shirts stands in a queue behind a silver barrier. At right a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands beside him, and at left a shaven-headed man in orange robes watches. The central man's appearance carries several candidate cues (ornate turban, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace), so he is described as a person.2013-07-08April 01 20132013-04-01October 20 20112011-10-20