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A photograph inside a hall with a glossy floor and colourful striped pillars, where a man in an orange robe and a leopard-print shawl stands at the right, with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala. He extends his right hand toward a small baby in light blue clothes held by a man in a cream shirt. Beside them a woman in an orange sari and a young man in a beige shirt with a lanyard watch. Behind, several men in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together. A man in orange-clothed robes is visible at the back. The man in orange and leopard print has long swept-back hair and distinctive ceremonial adornment, consistent with the a person candidate, but his appearance is not fully certain.

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A photograph of a blessing scene indoors in an ashram-style hall with a patterned pillar and pale walls. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark bead mala wears an orange under-garment with a leopard-print shawl and holds a gold trident-shaped ritual staff over a silver tray. In front of him a man in a light shirt and a woman in an orange sari hold a baby in white clothes, while an older woman in a purple sari and a bindi stands beside them. Around them, several men in white and light shirts look on.2010-11-30A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and a colourful striped pillar at upper right. A long-haired man in an orange dhoti-style lower garment and a leopard-print shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holds a gold ceremonial scepter toward a baby wrapped in white cloth held by a man in a white shirt. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in a red and orange salwar stand beside them, and a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak and gold chain stands at right beside a small red box. Several other people stand in the background with folded hands. a person: the long-haired man wears saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and the scene is a blessing of an infant.2010-11-30A photograph inside a hall with colourful striped pillars and a draped white ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment under a leopard-print shawl and a beaded mala, stands in the centre holding a gold-tipped ceremonial staff. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a leopard-print shawl and a mala are visible cues for the central figure. Before him, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red sari hold a small baby wrapped in a blue blanket, with a woman in orange nearby, as if receiving blessing. Behind them stands a line of people in white ritual clothes, one bald man with white tilak marks, and a silver tray with orange cloth sits at the lower right.2010-11-30A photograph inside a hall with a tiled wall and colourful patterned pillars. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala with a saffron/orange garment wears a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders. He holds a gold ceremonial kalasha/vessel with a gold handle and offers it toward a baby held by a young woman in an orange sari with an ID badge. Beside them a man in a white shirt stands, and a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi watches. Behind them a bald man with white tilak marks wears white dhoti-style clothing with a gold chain, and other devotees in white stand with hands folded.2010-11-30Indoor photo of a ceremonial blessing in a hall with a plain pale wall and a row of colourful painted columns behind. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl and a beaded necklace reaches toward a baby wrapped in pink and white cloth, held by a woman in an orange shawl. Beside them a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, tilak marks and gold beads, holds a red tray with rudraksha malas. Two men in white shirts stand at left with hands pressed together, and several devotees in white and orange stand behind. Swamiji appears to be the long-haired man in orange, based on his swept-back hair, orange robe and beads.2010-11-30March 22 20132013-03-22October 29 20102010-10-29A photograph of an indoor hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe under a leopard-print shawl with rudraksha beads, smiles and touches the forehead of a young child in a yellow shirt held by a woman in white. The man holds a folded paper in one hand. To the left, a woman in white with a yellow-bordered shawl stands with hands pressed together in namaste, and another woman in white stands nearby. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and gold necklace holds a red-and-white tray with rudraksha malas, and another shaved man in orange robe with white tilak stands with hands folded. Decorative red-and-blue patterned pillars and a pink wall form the background.2010-11-30October 29 20102010-10-29December 18 20102010-12-18A photograph of an outdoor event under a dark tent canopy. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair and white markings on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds a small object in his hands and places his right hand on the head of a man kneeling before him. To the left, several people stand at a metal barrier with hands pressed together in prayer, including a man in a light shirt with a rudraksha mala and a young boy in glasses. Behind him, a shaved-head monk in orange and devotees in white stand near steel railings, with a woman in a white sari at the right edge. The orange robe and leopard shawl are cues consistent with the a person label, the page indicates his presence, and the appearance is consistent but not certain.2010-11-09October 29 20102010-10-29