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A photograph of a devotional darshan in a plain white-walled room. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him several men with folded hands, one in a light blue shirt, face a figure in a saffron-orange robe who has his hand raised over the head of a devotee. On a wooden tray to the right sit fruit, flowers and small items, and a man in white with yellow-trimmed shawl stands nearby. A printed photo collage is pinned to the upper-left wall beside an orange wall hanging. Several people are visible, the man in the saffron robe being the central figure of the blessing.

A photograph of a darshan line at an indoor ashram hall with coloured fabric hangings overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim and layered gold necklaces, smiles broadly as he raises his hand to bless the forehead of a devotee. The devotee, in a white kurta with a light cord, presses palms together and smiles. To the right, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Other devotees in white and orange clothing stand in line, and a woman in a yellow-and-purple patterned top stands at the left edge. The long-haired man has distinctive saffron and gold-necklace cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so he is identified as a probable candidate; he is physically present.

A photo from an indoor hall with ceiling lights and a projection screen behind the crowd. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, with a red bindi, places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a plaid shirt with folded hands. Around them, men in white shirts and saffron-clad devotees stand with hands folded in namaskar and watch. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold chain and glasses stands beside them.

October 26 2010

A photograph of a devotional greeting indoors. In the centre, a young man in a white shirt with a red thread on his wrist and a rudraksha mala around his neck presses his palms together in anjali with a respectful smile, a forehead tilak visible. Beside him, a man in an orange robe stands watching, and at the right foreground a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top, with a bare upper arm, holds a small stick or incense item and reaches toward the young man's hands. Behind them a line of men in white shirts and white dhotis waits, one wearing a lanyard badge. A red curtain hangs at the left and a plain white wall stands at the right.

A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.

November 24 2010

A photograph of a devotional interaction indoors against a plain white wall. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a sleeveless orange saffron garment, bends forward and places a small item into the hands of a man in a light blue shirt with red-framed glasses. Several men stand around in folded-hands namaskar posture, some with white and red tilak marks on their foreheads. At far right a partly visible man wears a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala. A wooden tray with small objects sits at the lower right. The orange-clad figure's appearance and cues are not sufficient to confirm the page's a person claim, so he is described by role only.

A photograph of an indoor temple-style room with white walls and an open doorway hung with an orange curtain. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes lowered. A bald man in orange robes and glasses on the left also presses his palms together. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a yellow towel, and on the right a young man wears a yellow dhoti-style cloth with printed text and a rudraksha mala, while another man in a pink patterned shirt stands with hands folded. At the bottom edge, a bald man with a red tilak is partly visible, apparently seated. The description of a person's identity is not made from appearance; the central figure with long hair and orange clothing and garland is a probable Swamiji candidate, shown with palms in namaskar during a devotional moment.

A photograph of an indoor ritual setting in which a long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes and layered gold-bead necklaces places a hand on the head of a devotee. The robed figure holds a folded white paper in one hand and stands beside a wooden box holding fruit and flowers. Around them, several men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some with eyes closed. A bald attendant in white with a white shawl stands behind the blessing figure, and another orange-robed sannyasi is visible at the right edge holding a gold tray. A white screen and blue drape hang in the background, with a yellow lamp shade overhead.

July 21 2010

A man in a white shirt with short dark hair kneels with his palms pressed together in namaste, his face turned up toward a person in orange robes whose extended hand rests on his cheek in blessing. The blessing figure has long, curly dark hair and wears an orange sleeveless garment with dark buttons. Behind them a standing man in white kurta and white dhoti wears a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, and a man in a white shirt stands at the edge. Several people in white clothes stand in the background of a hall, with orange and saffron cloths draped over a long table. The man kneeling wears a bangle, rings and a dark bead mala. a person is the orange-robed figure, shown with long curly hair and orange robes giving a blessing.