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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a turquoise-blue shawl over a light garment, stands with rudraksha malas and pearl necklaces, bracelets and an armlet. He holds a small white paper in one hand while reaching toward a silver tray covered with a pink cloth and gold items, apparently offerings during a ritual. Other people are blurred in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas and pearl ornaments match the depiction, and he is presented as the central figure of the ritual; appearance is consistent but not fully certain.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a turquoise-blue cloth draped over his shoulder, with multiple rudraksha malas and a pearl necklace around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his wrist and upper arm. He holds a sheet of paper in one hand and extends the other arm toward a silver tray of offerings covered with a pale cloth and a red mark. The blurred background shows other people seated in the hall. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial dress match the page's description of the Supreme Pontiff presiding over a pada puja, and he appears to be leading the ritual, reading from the paper while holding the offering tray.2011-02-13A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair stands in a blue silk shawl draped over his shoulders, wearing rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded rudraksha bracelets with white pearl and gold accents on his upper arm. He holds a small white card or paper in one hand while a blurred attendant in orange offers a silver tray with gold items and a folded paper wrapping. A red bindi and white tilak mark his forehead. Behind him, out-of-focus people in a room with a pink-clad figure on the left. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial jewelry match the page's reference, and the scene is a pada puja-style offering.2011-02-13A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, smiles while looking down at a small white paper in his raised hand. He wears a sky-blue flowing shawl over a light blue top, with a long rudraksha mala and a pearl necklace, and rudraksha armlets with silver clasps. His other arm reaches toward a silver tray with a white cloth and gold-coloured items in the foreground. Blurred figures stand behind him in a warmly lit hall.2011-02-13A man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak and red bindi, wears a turquoise blue sari-style wrap over a turquoise top, with multiple rudraksha malas and a white bead necklace with a small red pendant. He smiles while reading from a sheet of paper held in his hand, and his other arm extends toward the left edge of the frame. In the lower foreground a brown and gold offering wrapped in cloth sits beside a silver tray. A young girl in a pink top watches in the blurred background.2011-02-13A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi and white vertical tilak on his forehead stands in a light blue shawl over a blue garment, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a pearl necklace with a small red pendant, and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arm. He holds a small white paper in one hand and smiles while looking down. Behind him an older bald man in white is partly visible, and a child in pink stands at the left edge. In the foreground a corner of a gold-coloured cloth-wrapped offering and a silver tray are visible.2011-02-13Photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair in profile, wearing a sky-blue shawl draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala with pearl strands and a red bead at his chest. He holds a folded white paper in his hands and appears to be speaking or reading. In the foreground is a bowl with a folded cloth and gold-coloured items, and blurred people sit behind him. Appearance-based a person: long swept hair, rudraksha mala and pearl necklace, with a blue shawl, seated in an ashram-style gathering.2011-02-13A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a blue draped garment with rudraksha and pearl malas, holding an open paper or envelope near a tray of offerings with brass items. Behind him, out of focus, a child in pink stands among other onlookers. Blurred warm-toned background.2011-02-13A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti on his forehead, wears a turquoise-blue silk shawl draped over the shoulder and a turquoise blouse. He wears layered rudraksha malas with white pearl strands, a rudraksha bracelet and a gold-banded rudraksha armband, and holds a small white paper slip in his hands while looking down at it. Behind him a young girl in a pink top and other blurred people look on, and a brass tray with a golden cloth sits in the foreground.2011-02-13A close photograph of a man with long dark hair, wearing a sky-blue shawl draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala with pearl beads across his chest. He has a red and white forehead mark, gold-rimmed bracelets on his wrist and upper arm, and holds his hands forward and slightly down, smiling with eyes lowered. A blurred figure with a red garment stands behind him.2011-02-13A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, wearing a turquoise-blue shawl over his shoulder, layered rudraksha and pearl malas, and a red rudraksha bead pendant. His right arm extends toward the left edge of the frame and his left hand hovers near a silver vessel and a bundle of cloth at the bottom. Behind him, blurred seated devotees in pink and maroon clothing are visible. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial pearl necklace match the cues for the page subject, but identity is an appearance-based inference only.2011-02-13A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and white sacred markings on his forehead, a red dot at the centre, stands in a white dhoti-style garment draped over his shoulders. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a red bead necklace and a gold pendant, plus rudraksha bracelets and a gold armlet. He reads from a sheet of white paper held in both hands, while another arm extends in from the left edge. Soft pink-toned walls and blurred onlookers in the background suggest an indoor satsang setting.2011-02-12Close photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a turquoise blue shawl draped over one shoulder, with rudraksha mala beads and white pearl-style beaded necklaces, multiple beaded bracelets on his wrists, and a red kumkum dot with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. He reaches forward with one hand toward an object in the lower frame while looking down, and blurred figures appear in the background. The purple logo appears in the lower left corner.2011-02-13