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A photograph of a seated figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on the forehead, a white and gold flower garland, rudraksha bracelets and a gold ceremonial necklace, wearing a rust-red cloth, smiling and reaching out to touch the forehead of a man in a grey shirt who is bending forward. Beside them an older man and a woman in a floral top are seated, with a woman in red behind and a photographer raising a camera. Silver staffs and a golden garland frame the scene, with a red backdrop and warm lamp lights in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, ornaments and saffron-red dress consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji (probable), giving a blessing in a darshan setting.

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December 24 2014

A photograph of a seated, smiling man in a saffron-orange garment with a dark red bindi and a tilak-like yellow forehead marking, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha beads. He holds a silver trident (trishul) decorated with a white and orange flower garland. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with orange forehead marks and folded hands, face the front. The setting appears to be a Hindu satsang or ritual gathering. a person is the seated central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala, gold necklace and saffron clothing, with the trident and garland as ritual objects; the figure in the centre holds the trident as a ceremonial role.

A seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-bead garland, with a pink flower crown and long dark hair swept back, holds a red fruit toward a devotee while a pile of pink flowers lies in front of him. Beside him a woman in rust-orange clothing and a woman in a yellow top watch closely. A man in the lower left holds a small paper, and a brass vessel with a golden kalasha-like form stands nearby. Behind them are wooden panels, hanging bells, green foliage and golden deity figures.

A photograph inside a red-tented ashram hall during a darshan line. A seated figure on the left wears long dark dreadlocked hair, a large garland of pink, red and yellow flowers and an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders; the figure appears to be a person by these cues, seated before a gilded throne-like seat with a golden trident and an ornate brass pot. Nearby, a woman in a red sari and a woman in a red-and-white outfit are seated or kneeling, and a devotee in a red blouse hands offerings. Several devotees queue around them: a woman in grey, a woman in a striped shawl, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers, a grey-haired older man in a white kurta, and a child in white. A younger man in orange robes with shaved head stands at the upper right. A camera on a tripod stands at the back. The scene shows people approaching for blessings with fruit or flower offerings.

December 30 2014

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne with a leather-upholstered back, gesturing with an open hand toward a kneeling woman in a black sheer-sleeved top who presses her palms together. Behind him stands a man in white dhoti-style clothing with gold border and a rudraksha garland. Around the throne, people in white and casual clothes, including a boy in green and a woman with her hair up, face the seated figure. A large golden bowl sits in front of the throne, and a glowing screen with decorative imagery is visible in the background. The figure's long swept-back hair and saffron robes match the page's description of a person, but appearance alone is not conclusive.

April 27 2016

A seated figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, extends a hand in blessing toward a kneeling elderly couple in white. The man bows with palms pressed together and the woman, in a white sari and glasses, bends low. A priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a vertical white tilak stands smiling beside the seated figure, with another attendant behind him. Behind them is a large garland of yellow and red flowers, a gilded carved pillar, and a gold lion-head armrest on the chair. Scene suggests darshan and blessing at an ashram setting.

A seated figure with short dark hair wears a thick multi-coloured flower garland of red roses, white blossoms and purple flowers, plus a gold armlet, and a rust-orange cloth draped over the body; they smile and extend one open hand toward a visitor. A woman in a white and beige patterned top leans in and bends forward to greet them. Behind, a kneeling person in a cream dhoti-style outfit with a brown shawl, rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead watches. In the background stand women in red, rust and white saris, a golden bird-shaped sculpture with yellow and green garlands, and green foliage.

A photograph of a seated figure with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing rust-coloured cloth and a rudraksha mala, facing three devotees across a golden trident-staff. A woman in white with a red shawl sits behind, a woman in a red-brown sari with a beaded necklace stands with hands pressed together, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl folds his hands in greeting. Behind them, ornate gold necklaces hang on a maroon draped stand beside green plants, and several people in orange-red robes stand in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, rudraksha beads and a bare chest, matching the page's Swamiji reference, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji and is in person.