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Photograph of a smiling man in a rust-orange saffron wrap with a yellow inner garment, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace of large round beads over a rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and bangles, gold hoop earrings, long swept-back black hair and a red bindi. He raises a hand in greeting toward people at left, one woman with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a bald man in orange garments with a red tilak stands in a hall with a gold throne-like seat and red curtains; other attendees in white, blue and green saris and shirts line the aisle. Probable Swamiji by visible cues of swept-back hair, ornate gold beads and rudraksha mala worn over saffron clothing, shown in person as an appearance-based candidate.

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A photograph inside a hall with cream walls, ceiling spotlights and a dark red curtain backdrop, where a golden throne is visible in the distance. At centre, a smiling man wears a rust-brown robe with gold trim, a rudraksha mala and a large garland of green lemons, and holds a red tray of fruit. Beside him, a man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, and another man in white kurta with a red wristband, hands pressed together in namaste, greets them at the left. Several devotees in white and casual clothes line a barrier behind, and a child in yellow stands at the lower left. The man at centre has long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament is absent, and the scene reads as a devotee welcome with fruit offerings. Visible cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-brown robe with gold border, ceremonial lemon garland.

A photograph of a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a thick layered garland of red and yellow flowers, a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, with a red bindi and a raised right hand returning a greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing with a white forehead mark stands beside him, and to the left a man in white shirt and a blurred devotee with folded hands are visible. The background shows a plain cream wall and maroon drapery.

A photograph of an indoor satsang setting where a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair stands in the centre, wearing a rust-orange unstitched robe over his shoulders, a long multi-strand necklace of large gold beads with rudraksha-style brown beads, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists. He holds a red tray of offerings with a white cloth and a small item, while a row of people in mixed clothing, including a woman in a white and orange floral dress and a girl in a pink top, reach toward him with folded hands. On the right, a shaved-headed attendant in white with a sacred ash marking and an orange-and-gold shawl also holds the tray. a person is the central figure with ceremonial gold and rudraksha adornments.

A photograph of a satsang hall with a white tent canopy and red-and-gold banners. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead, a red-orange robe, a heavy gold bead necklace and a saffron shawl reaches out to shake hands with a smiling man in a blue checked shirt who is joining his palms in greeting. Beside them a white-clad man and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stand among devotees. A projected portrait appears on a screen behind, and a few visitors in the background watch. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, gold beads) is greeting a devotee in person.

December 26 2010

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing scene. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace, and layered rudraksha malas over saffron/orange ochre robes places his right hand on the head of a bowed older man in white with glasses. Around him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and other men in white clothes with hands pressed in namaskar stand near metal barrier posts. A red wooden tray with green leaves and offerings sits at lower right, and a yellow and blue hanging decoration hangs in the background.

A smiling man in a rust-brown robe and yellow-and-red marigold garland, with gold ornate beaded necklaces and a red bindi, reaches out to young people in white shirts at a temple or ashram event. Behind him a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala stands watching. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and a saffron-brown robe, and is in_person. Other people are devotees in white, with forehead markings, in a busy hall.