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A photograph of a ritual exchange in an indoor hall with a cream tiled floor and red-draped curtains. A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a maroon turban trimmed in gold and a wooden rudraksha-style bead necklace places one hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man kneeling before them. The kneeling man wears an orange saffron cloth, a dark wooden bead mala and red beaded bracelets, and his palms are raised open. Behind them, a seated attendant in white with gold-edged cloth and beads holds a white rope. Two women in saffron and white saris stand in the background, and another person sits at the right edge. The seated figure has distinctive long, swept-back hair and ceremonial gold-trimmed clothing consistent with a swami presenting a blessing, though the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.

November 04 2013

November 04 2013

A photograph of a ritual scene in an open hall. A figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits on a red zebra-striped cushioned seat with gold-carved armrests, wearing a heavy gold necklace and holding a white string that he gives to a man. The seated figure has long hair pinned at the back, smiles and gestures with both hands. Facing him, a man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl bows low with his hands near the string. Other people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a participant in white and red-orange stands at right. Ceiling fans, lights and white walls surround the room. The page indicates Swamiji at this event, but the seated figure's appearance shows several cues (long hair, orange turban, gold necklace, saffron robe) that are consistent with a probable identification, so this is an appearance-based candidate, shown in person.

October 13 2015

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a red zebra-striped throne with gold trim, smiling and extending both arms to pass a white cord or garland to a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears white clothes, rudraksha mala beads, a red shawl and glasses, with a vertical tilak on the forehead, and bends forward to receive it. Behind them, other people in saffron and white stand in a hall with white walls, ceiling fans and an orange canopy. Two women on the right wear white dresses with red shawls and name badges. The orange-robed figure on the throne fits the page's cues of a turban, saffron clothing and a ceremonial seat, so this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji.

2015-07-20 +1 copies

A seated priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and orange-red beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, who has white tilak marks and an earring. Behind them a seated woman in a maroon robe and dark beads watches, and two people in cream and white stand in a room with red curtains. The scene resembles a forehead blessing or initiation during a ritual.

November 05 2013

A seated figure in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and sitting on a red cushioned throne with gold trim, extends his right arm toward a standing man in a white shirt and cream trousers. The man wears a red-and-white shawl, a beaded mala, and a white thread is held between them. Behind them, a robed priest in orange and gold, wearing rudraksha beads, works with the thread, and other white-clad attendants stand nearby. A large seated audience in white clothes fills the hall under ceiling fans. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identifiable by orange turban, orange robes and gold necklace, shown seated on a throne receiving a devotee during a ceremonial thread-tying ritual.

November 07 2013

Photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation ceremony. A seated man on a red throne with a gold-patterned backrest wears a leopard-print headband, a rust-brown saffron-toned cloth, a long gold bead necklace and gold armbands, and raises his right hand in blessing. Before him a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti bends forward while a woman in a rust-red sari with a bindi holds a white thread over his head. A man on the left in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead watches the rite. The setting is an evening ceremony with a white structure behind.

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-brown shawl and a rudraksha mala with his hair tied in a bun, his hands extended toward a devotee. A man in white shirt and trousers kneels in front, holding an orange turban to his head, with a rudraksha mala and orange lanyard. Behind them, a bald man in orange garments sits, a man in white stands at the back, and a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border stands near red curtains. Flower garlands in yellow, orange and purple decorate a deity murti at left. The seated man shows long hair in a bun, rudraksha mala and orange-brown clothing, so he is a person candidate; the kneeling devotee receives the turban.