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July 12 20112011-07-12A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange draped cloth, bare-chested, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and an ornate gold necklace, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. He stands with eyes closed and places his right hand on the head of a young boy in a yellow-and-black striped sleeveless top, who looks down. Behind them a red draped cloth hangs, and onlookers in white and orange clothing stand in the background. Swamiji is probable as the man with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron garments performing a blessing.2012-08-23A photograph of a shaved-headed man with a long swept-back hair, wearing a bare-chested figure with a brown-and-gold beaded necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, smiling as he hands a small wrapped packet to a young girl in a pink hooded sweatshirt. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed guru sits on a gold-trimmed altar, and several women in white saris with red borders and a sari-clad woman with a mala stand watching. The setting is an ashram hall with warm lighting.2014-01-01May 09 20142014-05-09November 01 20132013-11-01May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a seated man in orange-red clothing and a gold ornate necklace of beads smiling with closed eyes as he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman with long curly dark hair, who wears a dark polka-dot top and a gold bangle. Behind them are gold lion-head and cobra-hooded ornamental furniture, red velvet draping and a gilded frame. A woman in a dark top sits at the right edge. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, a bindi, orange clothing and gold bead necklace matches the Swamiji (probable) cues, so he is a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee.2014-07-24November 06 20112011-11-06July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of a seated guru in saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band with red bindi, gold necklace and rudraksha malas, touching the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard who kneels with palms raised. The guru holds a sheet of handwritten paper. Behind them, a second person in orange robes and a floral garland sits on a throne-like seat with gold ornamentation, and a bald person in orange is at the left edge. The guru appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, seated in a blessing gesture.2012-10-07A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and a shoulder wrap, with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala with large beads, and a gold necklace, reaches to touch the forehead of a young blonde girl in a white top and red lanyard. Behind him a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala smiles, and a figure in white and orange sits in the background at an event hall with red curtains and a white floor. a person's blessing of a child.2013-07-07A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a saffron-orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young girl with curly hair in white clothes. Behind them a gold-decorated throne-like backdrop is visible, and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches. Standing in the background are a woman in white with an orange-and-red shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and ID badge. Swamiji appears as a probable in-person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron-gold shawl.2017-08-09