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A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a dark swept-back hairstyle, his right hand raised to touch the head of a devotee. He is smiling and holding a folded white paper in his other hand. Before him a row of women and girls stand behind a metal railing, including an elderly woman with grey hair in a white top and a younger woman in a yellow saree with a dark mala. A bald saffron-robed attendant stands behind him, and a silver tray with a gold-handled object and flowers sits in the foreground. Red walls and a bright window frame the background. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing line inside a temple hall. Swamiji (probable) with distinctive saffron robe, long rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, giving blessings to devotees.

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November 14 20102010-11-14December 07 20092009-12-07A photograph of a public darshan at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and colourful hanging decorations. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a tan-coloured wrap, raises his right hand to touch the head of a devotee in a dark shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Around him, devotees with palms pressed together stand at a railing, including a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and a woman in white. To the right, a bald man in orange holds a gold ritual vessel, and a man with white tilak on his forehead stands at the edge. Several children and onlookers crowd the foreground.2010-09-20November 12 20102010-11-12A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands in a bright hall, extending his arm to touch the forehead of an elderly man in white clothes whose hands are pressed together in greeting. The standing figure wears a red bindi, pearl necklace, rudraksha mala, pearl bracelets and pearl earrings. Around him, other devotees in white and saffron stand close, one with a shaved head and one with glasses in orange robes. Behind them a red wall displays framed deity images and a golden decorative panel. The standing man has long swept-back hair and ornate pearl adornments, matching the cues for a person in an appearance-based label, though his face is not used for identification.2011-06-06December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of a devotional gathering inside a temple-like hall with painted pillars and a decorated wall. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap and a heavy necklace of gold beads, smiling as he extends his hand toward a woman in a green blouse with a braid. A probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, with long hair, saffron clothing and a gold bead necklace. To the right, a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with gold-beaded necklaces stands beside an attendant in orange holding a silver tray with gold items. Several other women in saris and devotees in white and lavender stand nearby with hands folded.2011-02-27A photograph of a darshan line at an indoor hall with a red wall and a canopy overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti forehead mark, places his right hand on the head of a devotee bowing before him. He holds a folded paper in his left hand over a brass tray. Devotees in white and striped shirts press palms together along a metal railing, and a child in a green shirt watches at left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas, shown in the act of blessing a devotee.2010-09-20A photograph of a darshan line inside a hall with white walls and a metal roof frame. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe reaches out to touch the head of a devotee, smiling. Beside him, a second robed man in orange carries a brass tray with flower garlands, yellow fruit and papers. Devotees in saris and kurtas hold up papers toward him behind metal barriers, and a woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair stands at left. Colourful textile hangings decorate the left wall.2009-12-06A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an ashram hall. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-bead headband, a long gold-bead necklace and a tulsi-style wooden mala, places his right hand on the head of a bowed devotee with folded hands. Beside them a woman in a red-orange sari with a flower garland and gold bangles also bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a bald man in glasses and a white shirt stands with palms joined, and several men in white and light shirts stand in the background. Striped and red-white decorative pillars hang from the ceiling, and red banners and a white canopy frame the hall. a person wears the distinctive gold-bead headband, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's record of him at this event.2012-05-01November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesDecember 03 20092009-12-03