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A photograph inside a temple hall with arched white walls and a yellow curtain behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange-saffron shawl, long rudraksha-style bead necklaces with gold ornaments, a white jasmine garland, and a vermilion mark on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt who presses his palms together in prayer. Another older man in white with grey hair stands beside, also with hands folded. Several men in white shirts and dhotis watch in the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible. The man with the garlands appears to be giving blessing to the devotee. Chest-level white sandalwood or vibhuti marks are visible on the blessing figure's arms and shoulder.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a multi-coloured flower garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, a red-and-black beaded mala, and holds his palms together in anjali. The seated man has a red bindi and white tilak markings and long swept-back hair; he holds a small folded paper or cloth in his left hand. Behind them are orange and blue drapes, a gold-painted pillar, red velvet cushions, a flower-decorated backdrop and a small red box.

A smiling man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulders stands in a temple hall, wearing a long gold necklace of large beads, a white and green-leaf garland with red flowers, and a gold chain. He has a white vibhuti stripe and red kumkum dot on his forehead, and a red and white garland around his neck. A man in a white shirt bends forward and reaches toward his forehead, hands pressed together in respect. Behind them a video camera on a tripod and a shaved-headed attendant in orange are visible, along with a blue door and a gold-framed seat. The orange-robed man with long swept-back hair and ornate gold beads matches the a person cues, but the face is not used for identification; the role is a sannyasi receiving a devotee's blessing.

June 02 2012

A photograph of a central figure in an ochre-brown robe with a thick gold necklace and a red-and-pink flower garland, smiling and raising one hand in blessing. He has long swept-back dark hair, gold earrings, a bindi and white tilak markings, and gold armlets. A man in white shirt bows low with folded hands, holding a small white envelope and plastic-wrapped sweets. Behind them a man with a white forehead tilak wears a rudraksha mala, and several onlookers stand near a colourful shrine backdrop.

October 31AFP 2013

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July 21 2013

A photograph of a satsang-style hall where a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment with a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and gold armlets places his hand on the head of a bowed, grey-haired man. The bowed man and a man in a white shirt with glasses stand with palms pressed together in namaste along a line of silver stanchions. The man in the red garment has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a broad smile; the hall behind has a red velvet drape, a gold-decorated throne with a red cushion, a lectern, camera tripods and seated devotees in white. The man in the red garment is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-gold clothing, placing his hand on a devotee's head in blessing.

July 18 2013

A seated man in red-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala necklace, a bare chest, and a small microphone clipped to his collar, smiles while extending his hand to a kneeling devotee in a white t-shirt who holds a fruit or offering. Behind him stands another man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tripundra markings, and a golden ornate throne with red zebra-patterned cushions fills the background beside red velvet drapes. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-bordered red cloth, and rudraksha malas, receiving an offering during what appears to be a satsang setting.

December 12 2016

A photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, ceiling lights and red curtains. In the foreground a smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-brown robe, a thick gold necklace and a long pink, white and yellow flower garland. He raises one hand in greeting. Beside him a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and other devotees, some in orange and gold saris, stand along a metal barrier. A gold-lit altar and deity murti are visible in the background. Presentation cues (flower garland, saffron robe, gold ornaments) suggest a person in person, greeting devotees.