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August 14 2016

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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor gathering. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange turban and bare-chested orange-red cloth, with a white and green flower garland and a red-and-gold bangle, and places his right hand on the crown of an older man's head. The older man, smiling with grey hair, wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes and holds a red apple. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels and holds a small camera, and a figure in gold and green silk stands in the background. The turbaned man has distinctive saffron turban, rudraksha-style cords and garland cues consistent with the page claim, so he is described as a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee.2016-08-14August 14 20162016-08-14A photo of a bearded man in a maroon-red sleeveless sannyasi robe and a large maroon turban, wearing a fresh garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves, embracing a smiling man in a blue-and-white striped shirt who holds a red apple. Beside them a woman in white sari with a tilak on her forehead and a seated older woman in white watch closely. Behind them several women in maroon robes and rudraksha malas, one with a trident pendant, stand near a gold-decorated altar with a deity murti and a white air conditioner unit. a person is the turbaned figure in the garland, shown with long hair and a red turban; he is receiving a garland and an offering.2016-08-14A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange drapes, with a pink and white flower garland, leans forward and extends his right hand toward a woman in a cream-and-gold sari with a red-flowered garland and a red-bordered shawl. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace holds a sheaf of papers, and a golden ornate chair frames the scene. At right, a man in a black shirt kneels on a red carpet holding a small red object in cupped hands. Several standing people in white clothes are visible in the background near gilded pillars. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate by his turban, saffron clothing and garland, but his identity is uncertain.2015-08-02August 02 20152015-08-02October 12 20152015-10-12A photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange turban and a red-orange garment, wearing a long pink and white flower garland and gold bangles, smiling and extending a hand toward a kneeling man in an saffron-orange shirt who holds a red fruit in his palms. Behind them, several women in white and cream attire stand watching, one in a cream sari with a brown shawl and rudraksha-style beads, another in a white outfit with a red waist sash and a pendant. Gold ornate decor is visible at the left and right edges. Whether the seated figure is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-08-02April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of a darshan at a red-draped tent. A bare-chested figure with long swept-back hair, an orange turban and a white-and-pink flower garland sits on a red cloth, holding out a hand to a devotee and taking offerings from a woman in a red sari and gold jewellery. Nearby stands a young man in orange robes wearing a long gold chain and a rudraksha-style necklace, guiding a devotee bending forward, while a man in a dark shirt reaches in with a fruit. A gold ceremonial staff rises in the foreground, and women in saris and devotees in orange and red crowd the background.2016-04-29A seated man in an orange-red turban, saffron-orange robe with gold border and layered beaded necklaces smiles while offering a red-orange fruit to a kneeling man in a red-and-white checked shirt. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Behind him stand attendants in orange robes and gold-bordered white dhotis wearing gold pendant necklaces, and a bald priest with a yellow forehead mark and glasses sits in orange with a rudraksha mala. A brass oil lamp with bird finials and a brass vessel stand on the floor against a deep red backdrop.A photograph of a seated man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a large multicolored garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers, with a rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest. He has a full dark beard and smiles as a woman in a red sari with a gold border and a dark shawl offers him a yellow fruit or sweet from a golden tray on a red cloth. Behind him stands a floral floral-decorated backdrop. Nearby, a man with long dark hair, white tilak and orange clothing sits beside a woman in an orange-brown outfit, and a long-haired man in white dhoti sits in the background. Several people with matted dreadlocks and devotees in white and cream sit close by, their hands extended toward the offering. A deep red curtain hangs at the back.2016-12-23August 02 20152015-08-02