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September 16 2011

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A photograph of an indoor hall with framed pictures and red-lit walls. A smiling man in a cream turban, red garment and a long dark swept-back hair wears rudraksha malas and a red-and-gold bangle on his raised arm and holds a folded white paper. He reaches out to a young child in an orange top held by a woman with a white forehead mark and gold earrings, who holds up beaded malas. Several onlookers in white and light shirts stand around, including hands pressed together at the left. Probable Swamiji: the cues are the cream turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and red garment.2011-09-16September 16 20112011-09-16September 16 20112011-09-16A photograph of a devotional gathering in an ashram hall with a red curtain and warm lights behind. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange turban, rust-orange robe with a gold-edged sash, and a long gold necklace with dark rudraksha beads hands a small offering to a devotee. Surrounding him, devotees in white and saffron clothes press close, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a shaved-headed man in orange, and a woman holding a baby in a striped top. Bananas are visible in the background. Probable Swamiji (orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, smiling and distributing prasad).2013-07-07A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with a red-draped backdrop. In the centre, a man in saffron and orange robes with a matching orange-and-gold turban, a gold-and-rudraksha necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold armbands holds a small white paper and reaches out to touch the forehead of a devotee with folded hands. Other devotees in white and maroon clothing stand nearby, and a man in white with a yellow-bordered dhoti stands at the right edge. Several more people are visible in the background. Only the centre figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues consistent with the page's reference, so the identity is uncertain and described by role here.2013-07-07A photograph of a crowded ceremonial gathering. In the centre, a person in a rust-red turban and rust-red wrap with a long brown rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace smiles while touching the head of a seated devotee with a palm. Around them, saffron-robed monks, a man in white with a yellow lanyard, and a man in a yellow-and-orange turban stand or sit. The person at centre wears a shawl with gold-toned trim and bracelets of rudraksha beads. Another person in a bright orange garment is visible at the right edge, and a flower garland is held in the foreground.2015-01-13December 25 20112011-12-25A man in a striped blue-and-white shirt holds a small baby in a red plaid top and khaki shorts while a smiling priest blesses the child. The priest wears an orange-red turban with gold stripes, an orange-red shawl over his shoulder, a gold ornate necklace and multiple rudraksha malas. He touches the baby's forehead with his right hand and holds a sheaf of white papers in his left. A bare-chested man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at right, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background, with a red curtain behind. Two people are clearly visible in the foreground, plus additional standing people in the background.2013-07-07A photograph of a long-haired man in a red draped garment smiling as he holds out a small white card in his right hand, with a child in the lower left corner and a blurred woman in a yellow outfit behind him. He wears layered rudraksha malas with gold ornaments, a pearl necklace with a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets, and a red vermilion mark on his forehead. The background is a bright indoor hall. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold pendant described above, presented as the person in the scene.2011-02-16A photograph of a devotional darshan line indoors. A man in a cream turban with a rudraksha mala and a maroon shawl with gold embroidery stands at centre, leaning forward and taking the hand of a devotee in a grey shirt, while holding a folded white paper. Devotees to the left stand with palms pressed together in anjali, a man in a white shirt and checked shirt among them, and a child in red nearby. A monk in orange robes stands at the right edge beside a tray of offerings, with a green and red floral garland decoration behind. The central figure has long swept-back hair and ornate clothing consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, presented as the one giving darshan.2011-12-15A man in a cream-coloured turban with a gold ornament and a red tilak on his forehead stands in a crowded hall, reaching out to touch the head of a person in the foreground. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-yellow border, a draped white shawl, multiple strands of rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial pendants, and rudraksha bracelets on his arm. Around him, devotees in white and grey clothing gather closely, and a camera operator's equipment is visible at the lower left. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person giving a blessing touch to a devotee during a darshan-style gathering.2012-04-15December 25 20112011-12-25