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A smiling man in a pink and red-orange silk shawl with gold border, a multicoloured turban, and a long rudraksha mala stands at the centre of a temple hall. He wears layered beaded necklaces and a bangle, and a red bindi is visible on his forehead. Nearby, a young boy in a striped shirt bows with a red fruit held in his palms, while other children in white and checked clothes stand with folded hands. A bald man in orange robes with a white tilak handles offerings from a wooden tray. Behind them, a large orange painted backdrop shows a figure in saffron robes. The scene suggests a puja offering or blessing line with children approaching for darshan.

October 20 2011

A photograph of a man in a bright orange, pink and yellow turban and a pink-and-gold sari-style wrap extends his right hand, palm open, toward a line of devotees with hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and beaded bangles on his upper arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. Several men and a child in a yellow top stand close, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with fluorescent ceiling lights and a crowd behind. The central figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by the turban, distinctive ornate clothing and mala, and he is giving blessing or darshan to devotees.

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October 21 2011

A young man stands in a hall, facing left, wearing a cream turban with a long cream sash draped over his left shoulder, a red and gold silk garment, a blue and gold waistband, rudraksha beads layered across his chest, and gold-bordered bangles on his arms. He extends his right arm toward a row of men in white dhotis and shirts who bow with palms pressed together, separated by a silver stanchion and chain. Other people stand in the background, and a large banner with red and orange tones hangs on the right wall.

August 13 2013

A seated man in a red-orange turban and orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate gold-and-leather throne, smiling and holding a folded white cloth. He wears a heavy gold necklace and orange wrist threads. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold chain and red-orange scarf stands, and a kneeling woman in white with a red-orange shawl bows over the seated man's feet in a padapuja gesture. A red electric fan and a gold-framed deity murti are visible in the background, and a woman in white sari with a lanyard stands at the right edge.

A photograph of a devotional blessing in an indoor hall. A man in a red turban with a red-and-gold head cloth, a red bindi, a long dark hair, a green and gold silk garment and a layered silver-toned bead necklace smiles and extends his right hand, palm down, over the bowed head of a man in a white shirt who leans forward with his hands together. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a red border stands with his back partly to the camera, his bare shoulder marked with white paste. Behind them, several onlookers stand with folded hands and one person holds up a camera.

A photograph of a man in a pink and orange turban and pink robe with a rudraksha-style white and red beaded mala garland, smiling and raising his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. The devotees on the left, several men in shirts, stand with palms pressed together in anjali and some bow their heads. To the right, a saffron-robed attendant stands near a tray of offerings in a hall with a banner in the background. Possibly a person: long hair, saffron and pink ornate clothing, and a beaded mala garland are visible, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.

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A photograph of a satsang setting in an indoor hall. A man in a bright pink turban and matching pink robe stands centre-right, holding a folded white paper in his hands and extending his right hand toward a bowing devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and white dhoti and bends forward with hands folded, while other people in white clothes stand or bow nearby. Behind them a man in a maroon top with curly hair watches. On the right, a man with a shaved head wears an orange cloth and beaded necklace and holds a silver tray with fruit, and another in a white and gold dhoti carries a tray of offerings. Orange and red decorative hangings and trees appear in the background.

October 18 2011

A seated man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces and a large gold ornamental belt, extends his hand to a kneeling man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl and wristwatch who touches his palms together in greeting. Behind them, women in white and orange garments stand watching, and a microphone stand and brass lamps appear in the room.