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A photograph of a temple or ashram hall with a white canopy and colourful decorative pillars. In the centre, a smiling person in an orange-saffron garment with a white head wrap, layered rudraksha-style beads and a large ceremonial pendant holds a hand on the bowed head of a man in white clothes who kneels before a small red box. To the right, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his arms wears orange cloth. Standing devotees around them wear white dhotis, orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and one man holds folded hands. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation exchange.

September 22 2013

September 14 2013

A photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, red curtained windows and ceiling lights, filled with standing devotees. In the centre-right, a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a green and gold ornament, a gold bead necklace and a maroon wrap raises his right hand in greeting while people reach toward him. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands near a dark-red curtain with a small golden deity image. An elderly bald man in white with an orange-red shawl leans forward at left. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the maroon turban and gold necklaces, shown blessing devotees in a darshan line.

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with a suspended ceiling and recessed lights. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a red bindi, gold necklaces and a gold bangle, raises his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a row of people. In front, a light-haired young man in white kurta and a red thread bracelet presses his palms together with bowed head, and other devotees in white and pastel shirts stand with hands folded in anjali. A bald man in white dhoti on the right is partly visible. The swami-like figure in the centre fits the orange turban and gold ornament cues, so this is a person appearance, though the photo is not certain. Stage lighting and a yellow backdrop glow at the right edge.

September 19 2013

March 27 2013

A photograph inside a hall with cream walls and framed portraits on the left. A man in a cream turban, orange-saffron robe and layered rudraksha malas stands centre-right, smiling, with his hand raised toward a bald man in a white striped shirt who leans in with bowed head. A young boy in a red-and-white top with hands pressed together stands at left. Men in white shirts and an orange-robed sannyasi with bare shoulders stand nearby, some with bracelets. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan moment. The centre figure shows distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues, so he is described as a person, present in person.

May 12 2012

A photograph in a bright hall with red curtains and white walls. A bald man in a brown-saffron wrap with a brown shawl and gold-toned ornaments stands at left, arms raised with paint marks on his arm. Center, a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers covers his face with his hands and bows. Right, a figure in an orange-red turban with a gold-beaded brown garland and gold bangles extends a hand toward the bowing man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Other devotees in white and orange robes stand behind, and a metal stanchion barrier is visible. Several people are visible in the scene.

April 08 2012

A photograph of a formal line of devotees greeting a man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe with gold border, and a long rudraksha mala. He stands at right with one palm raised in blessing while a row of people in white shirts and dhotis on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in orange and white stand behind metal stanchions along a hall with ceiling lights and a camera operator at the right edge. The man's appearance (turban, orange clothing, rudraksha mala and gold border) is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable identification from appearance only.