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A photograph of a seated man with closed eyes, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead. He is draped with long garlands of white jasmine, pink and yellow marigolds with green leaves, and a gold-bead necklace, and sits before a gold-ornate backdrop with red cushioned seating. Two people in white clothing lean in toward him from either side: a man on the left in a white shirt and a woman on the right with long dark hair and earrings, whose hand touches his shoulder. Setting appears to be a formal ritual honouring with garlanding.

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Photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red tilak on his forehead, wearing a long garland of white flowers with pink and yellow blooms and a necklace of gold bead rudraksha-style links. He smiles broadly in front of a gold ornate backdrop decorated with yellow, pink and purple flowers, on a red velvet seat. Two devotees in white clothes lean in toward him from either side: a man on the left and a woman on the right in white with an ID badge, reaching toward his shoulder.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe on a gilded, ornate throne with a red cushioned base. He wears a white garland with pink, yellow and purple flower strands and gold bead accents, and has a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. He smiles with eyes closed as a young boy in a white shirt leans in toward him from the left. To the right, a woman in white with a beaded necklace and bangles reaches toward him. Pink, yellow and purple flower decorations frame the throne behind them.2010-10-24A photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron shawl with a white and pink-yellow flower garland draped over the shoulders and a long gold bead necklace. The figure wears white tilak and a red bindi and has long dark hair. Two devotees in white shirts lean in from either side: a man on the left and a woman on the right who reaches toward the garland. Behind them is a golden floral backdrop with marigolds and pink flowers.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron shawl wearing a long garland of white jasmine and pink, yellow and purple flowers, with brass beads on a rudraksha-style necklace, and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. He sits in front of an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop with red cushioned armrests. A man in a white shirt with orange trim bends low with his head near the seated man's hands, while a woman in a white sari with a yellow border reaches in to offer a gold-coloured item. A second woman is partly visible behind. Four people are visible. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron ceremonial clothing with adornments, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in person.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated figure in an orange robe wearing a long garland of white, pink, yellow and green flowers, with a red tilak on the forehead and smiling, in front of a large gold ornamental backdrop with flowers. A man in a white shirt with his back to the camera leans forward toward him, and a woman in white with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and an ID badge reaches toward the seated figure from the right. a person: the seated figure has a shaved-looking head with a tilak, an orange robe and a flower garland on a throne-like seat, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure. Red cushions and flower decorations surround the seat.2010-10-24A photograph of a man seated before an ornate gold throne-like chair backed by red and white flower arrangements. He wears an orange saffron garment, a large garland of white jasmine, pink and yellow flowers, and has white and red tilak markings on his forehead. Two men in white clothes stand beside him; one on the left faces away, and one on the right, wearing white, reaches toward the seated man's head in blessing.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers with green leaves, sitting on a red cushioned throne set against an ornate gold backrest decorated with marigolds and roses. A man in a cream shirt and white dhoti stands at left, leaning in to place a hand near the seated figure's shoulder. At right, a woman in white with a black beaded necklace stands beside a woman in white bowing low with hands joined, and another person's hand touches the bowing woman's back. The figure wears a red tilak on the forehead and a rudraksha-style mala with gold beads around the neck. Floral arrangements of orange and purple flowers fill the background.2010-10-24October 24 20102010-10-24A photograph of a seated man on a gold-and-red throne decorated with marigold and orange flowers. He wears an orange garment, long swept-back hair, a white tilak on the forehead with a red bindi, and a layered garland of yellow marigolds, pink flowers and green leaves. A man in a white shirt places the garland at his neck from the left. To the right, a smiling woman in a white sari with gold border and a mangalsutra stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in the orange garment with long swept-back hair and a garland is being honoured on a throne, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2010-10-24A seated figure in orange saffron robes sits on a red-cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne-backdrop framed by garlands of yellow marigolds, red and magenta flowers, and purple blooms. He wears a long white flower garland with pink and yellow accents, a gold necklace, a tilak on his forehead, and has long hair. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans forward, bowing his head while the seated figure places his hands on the bowed man's head in a blessing gesture. Flower-decorated pillars and a gold-tinted vessel frame the scene. The page describes a person satsang talk, but the figure's appearance is uncertain.2010-10-24A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red inner garment sits on an ornate gold throne upholstered in red tiger-striped cushions and decorated with red and white flower garlands. He wears a long white flower garland and a red tilak on his forehead, and his right hand rests on the armrest. In front of him a young man in a white shirt bows his head while a second person in orange robes rests a hand on his shoulder. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, white flower garland, seated on a throne as the honoured figure). The seated man is the central figure receiving the blessing; the bowing young man is a devotee. Orange and gold background.2009-07-16October 24 20102010-10-24