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A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with short grey-flecked hair and a stubbled beard, extends cupped hands toward a seated figure on a gold-trimmed red throne. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long swept-back black hair style, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace. The seated figure hands a small white object into the man's palms. Standing behind them are devotees in white, including a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron-trimmed chain, with hands folded. Gold-framed red cushions and a dark-brown wooden floor complete the setting. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron shawl, swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, receiving the devotee's kneeling offering.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, extends his hand over a golden vessel, while a man in a white shirt bends forward to receive a blessing. Four other men in pale green and white shirts stand behind, watching. Behind them are golden ornate decorations, a gold-trimmed throne with red cushion, and stone pillars in a temple-like hall.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow edge and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, seated on a red cushioned chair, smiling as he extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. A second man in white clothes sits behind them. Behind them stands a white air conditioner and a glass cabinet holding an image. The seated man has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) description; he is a figure giving blessing (ashirvad) to a devotee. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or darshan room.

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, reaching his palms toward a younger man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala who holds his hands up to meet them. The saffron-robed man appears to be giving a blessing or energy transmission. Behind them, another man in white ritual clothing with a yellow-bordered dhoti sits, and an air conditioner and cream wall fill the background.

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October 07 2012

A photograph inside a temple hall shows a bare-chested man seated on a red-cushioned seat, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala with beads hanging to his waist, a gold-coloured ornamental earring, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. He extends his hand over a small white cloth held in the palms of a man in a light green shirt bending forward in reverence. Beside the seated figure stands a young man in a white dhoti with gold borders and bare upper body, hands folded. A brass vessel and a gold kalasha-like object rest on the red surface. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches, and a decorative arch with coloured lights and a pillared hall are visible. a person is the seated man, identified by the saffron shawl, rudraksha mala, and ash-marked bare torso alongside the ornate seat.

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May 09 2012

Photograph of a temple or ashram ritual hall where a seated figure in an orange-red shawl and white ash markings on forehead and arms, with a dark rudraksha mala, receives offerings from devotees. A woman in a turquoise blue sari with gold bangles cups her hands toward him while a second devotee bows low at her side. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand, one in white with a gold-bordered dhoti. A white room cooler and a brass lamp or offering plate sit beside the seated figure on a gold-and-red throne. The seated man appears to be the presiding figure, and his identity is not established from appearance alone.

A seated man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and chest, and a bare shoulder, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet. The devotee has his palms pressed together in respect. Behind them a second man in white with a dark mala stands, a red curtain hangs as backdrop, and red-and-gold offerings sit at the lower right. a person: the seated figure's long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas match the cues for the teacher. The scene shows a blessing given during satsang.

A seated figure in an orange-brown unstitched wrap with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair raises a palm toward a man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them a man in white dhoti with vertical stripes and a sacred thread stands with hands clasped, and a woman in an orange sari sits at right beside a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala. A red velvet throne-like chair and an orange cloth sit at left, with a cooler unit and white-curtained window in the background. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne with long hair, saffron-orange wrap and rudraksha mala, receiving the greeting.

A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-framed red throne, wearing a saffron-orange robe and with long, wet-looking dark hair swept back, extending a hand toward a kneeling bearded man in a white shirt who holds a small white object in his hands. Behind them, a white-clad attendant stands with a yellow shawl, an older man in white with an orange shawl sits, and other attendants in white and yellow-trimmed garments stand nearby. A side table holds fruit, sweets and a plate, and a dark blue backdrop fills the background. Appearance-based probable candidate: a person, seated on the throne in orange robes with long swept-back hair, blessing a devotee.