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A photograph in an ashram hall with pillars hung with orange and multicoloured tassels. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron garment with a maroon border stands at centre, wearing rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, and holds a tray of offerings. He reaches out to touch the head of a man in a red-and-white striped shirt who bows with folded hands. Other devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand nearby, including a grey-haired man in a red shirt and a shaved-headed man at left with folded hands. A tray of plates is held at lower right. The scene looks like darshan or blessing. Cues for the central figure are long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so this is a probable Swamiji in person.

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A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border stands at the centre, extending his right hand to touch the head of a devotee bowed in front of him. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant on a red cord, ornate gold necklaces and a gold armlet. Around him, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in anjali or bowed in devotion, and a man in white holds a silver tray near the right edge. Colourful striped and yellow-orange hangings decorate the hall, and a projection screen is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments, giving blessings to the devotee.2011-02-11June 21 20122012-06-21February 22 20112011-02-22 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a long-haired man in a red and orange dhoti-style wrap, gold chain necklaces, multiple beaded bangles and a red bindi, bare-chested, lowering his right palm onto the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a saffron-red wrap, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Around him, a bespectacled saffron-robed sannyasi with tripundra marks and a white-clad elderly man with folded hands watch, while other devotees stand in the background of a hall with ceiling lights and a projection screen.2011-12-05Indoor photo at an ashram-style hall with colourful striped pillars and a projector screen behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border and a long gold-bead necklace reaches out to bless a devotee, placing his hand on the devotee's head. The devotee in a blue striped shirt and lanyard holds his hands in anjali. Beside them, an older man in a grey striped shirt bows with hands folded. To the right, a bald priest in orange robe with beaded necklace and white ash markings on his arm carries a white tray with offerings. Several other people stand in the background, including a woman in orange. A man in a white shirt stands at far left.2011-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesIndoor ashram gathering. A man in an orange-red saffron wrap with a gold-bead rudraksha mala and gold chain, long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, raises one hand in blessing while smiling; the figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate. Around him, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis press palms together or bow, one man with a tilak looks down with hands folded. A man in white with gold beaded necklace stands at right beside a table with offerings. Cream walls, a projection screen and a blue curtain are in the background.2010-12-28A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in the centre of a temple setting, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a red-orange saffron-toned garment with green-and-gold border trim and a heavy gold necklace with multiple large gold beads and a gold chain, plus a gold bangle on his wrist. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand around him with hands joined in anjali, one younger boy in white bowing his head, and a bald man in a white dhoti on the far right. A devotee at left with glasses also has palms pressed together. Behind them, a golden decorated temple setting and draped fabric are visible, with a small wooden box or tray held near the central figure. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-toned clothing and ornate gold necklace with bead garlands.2010-12-28A photograph of a devotee with grey hair bowing forward with palms pressed together while a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace with rudraksha malas places his right hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing man has long swept-back dark hair and a gold-and-bead ornament, and the devotee wears a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Beside them a man in white clothes stands with hands folded, and other people in white and light-coloured clothing gather in a bright hall with pink walls and orange lamps. The blessing figure fits the a person appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold and rudraksha adornment, performing a blessing as a sannyasi.2012-04-14A photograph of a ceremonial blessing scene. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace, and layered rudraksha malas over saffron/orange ochre robes places his right hand on the head of a bowed older man in white with glasses. Around him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and other men in white clothes with hands pressed in namaskar stand near metal barrier posts. A red wooden tray with green leaves and offerings sits at lower right, and a yellow and blue hanging decoration hangs in the background.2013-01-21A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and rudraksha bracelets, stands at right with his right hand raised and placed on the head of a devotee with bowed head in a white shirt. Several other men stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a bald man in a cream-coloured shirt and men in white clothes, in an indoor hall with a projector screen and a backdrop behind them.2011-11-08A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside an indoor hall with maroon drapes behind. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy multi-strand gold necklace, bangles and a gold earring, places his right hand on the head of a bowing devotee in a white shirt with hands joined. Several saffron-clad children stand at left, and shaven-headed priests in orange and white stand nearby. A red tray with ritual items sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron ceremonial clothing, matching the page's Swamiji reference, so this appearance-based label is applied with the caveat that appearance is the basis. Roles are the blessing giver, the devotee receiving blessing, and the attending priests and children.2013-05-24