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June 01 20142014-06-01October 25 20152015-10-25A photograph of a ceremonial moment in an indoor hall. A bare-chested figure in a rust-red turban decorated with white floral trim and a leopard-print lower garment raises a hand in blessing over the bowed head of a middle-aged man in white clothes. The man has his palms pressed together in namaskar and wears an orange garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a red sari stand watching. A red cloth draped over a seat and a pedestal fan are visible. The scene resembles a blessing or honouring at a satsang gathering.2014-06-01November 08 20152015-11-08A photo of an indoor hall with a red carpet runner. A man in an orange-brown turban and saffron-orange dhoti with an ornate gold border wears long rudraksha malas and gold bangles. He stands in the foreground, placing his hand on the forehead of a devotee in a white polo shirt who presses his palms together in anjali. Other devotees in white shirts and white traditional dress stand along the carpet with hands folded. In the background a golden throne with a red cushion stands before maroon drapes, and a camera on a tripod is visible. a person, a sannyasi, performs a blessing for the devotee.2013-11-24June 22 20142014-06-22April 13 20142014-04-13A seated man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and leopard-print cloth wears a yellow and red flower garland, gold bangles and a gold armlet. He rests one hand on the white-haired head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, who bows forward. Behind them stands a golden deity murti draped with a purple cloth and garlands, with women in white and in a patterned sari watching, one with folded hands. A white-clad devotee kneels nearby on a red mat. The setting is a Hindu ritual blessing with a darshan-style exchange, and a camera tripod is visible at left.2014-04-13A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange turban, orange shawl and leopard-print skirt placing a long beaded rudraksha-style garland on a kneeling woman in white with gold border. Behind them stand several devotees: a man in white kurta with a mala, women in white and gold-bordered saris, and a man in white at right holding a book and wearing a garland. A mustard-coloured ceremonial object sits at lower right. The scene suggests a devotional welcome with garlanding. The figure in orange is a sannyasi-style presence; no identity is asserted from appearance.2014-06-01January 20 20132013-01-20December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesA man in a saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged and places his right palm on the head of a grey-haired man in a white shirt who kneels before him, a blessing gesture. The seated man has long hair tied in a knot with a red band and a rudraksha mala draped over his bare shoulder; he holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, two women in white with orange shawls stand, one wearing a long beaded necklace. A silver ceremonial staff with a finial stands beside the seated figure, and gold cushions appear at the lower left. The setting is an indoor hall with a white air-conditioning unit on the wall. Three people are visible. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by the long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, and is physically present.2014-07-06