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September 23 2012

A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with gold beads stands in a hall, wearing a brown-orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and gold armlets. He wears a thick necklace of pink and magenta flower garlands edged with yellow, and gold rudraksha beads, while extending his right hand toward devotees. Around him several people in white ritual clothes and a woman in green stand with folded hands, and an older man in glasses is nearby. Flower petals lie on the lower right. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and rudraksha, presented as a sannyasi receiving devotees.

May 17 2013

A photograph of a central figure with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead, wearing an orange-brown garment, rudraksha malas, gold chains and a large garland of white jasmine and red-yellow flowers. Around him, saffron-robed monastics with shaved heads and beaded malas hold and offer fruit from a red tray, while white-clad devotees in the background raise hands in greeting. The scene is a festive ceremonial reception in a decorated hall with maroon and gold drapery. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold jewellery and a flower garland, so this is a probable Swamiji in person.

A photograph of an indoor satsang setting where a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair stands in the centre, wearing a rust-orange unstitched robe over his shoulders, a long multi-strand necklace of large gold beads with rudraksha-style brown beads, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists. He holds a red tray of offerings with a white cloth and a small item, while a row of people in mixed clothing, including a woman in a white and orange floral dress and a girl in a pink top, reach toward him with folded hands. On the right, a shaved-headed attendant in white with a sacred ash marking and an orange-and-gold shawl also holds the tray. a person is the central figure with ceremonial gold and rudraksha adornments.

Photo of a ceremonial offering at a temple-style setting. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and red bindi holds a silver tray of apples and sweets, looking down. Beside her, a bald man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace stands. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white and yellow flower garland with a red floral and green leaf adornment, reaches toward the tray. Behind them are a silver pot, gold ornate decorations and a golden deity emblem.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a multi-coloured flower garland with yellow and red blooms and a rudraksha mala, laughing as he reaches to take an apple from a woman in a green and teal sari with bright border. He sits on a red velvet seat before an ornate gold carved backrest. Beside him a woman in orange sari and beaded mala holds a red metal bowl, and a camera operator and other onlookers stand behind in a red-draped tent. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garland and mala matches the Swamiji (probable) cues, so he is identified by appearance only, and he is seated in a ceremonial setting receiving an offering.

2016-04-27 +1 copies

A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.

April 27 2016

July 24 2013

A photograph in an indoor hall with cream walls and a dark maroon drape behind. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, gold necklaces and bangles, and a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands smiling and holds an open red box of sweets, while a young man in a saffron-orange robe beside him, with white ash markings on his arms, offers the box. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms joined in namaskar, and a woman in a cream floral sari with an orange shawl stands at left. A bald priest in a saffron robe stands behind them, and a cameraman films at right. The scene resembles prasadam distribution.

May 28 2013