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Indoor photograph of a bald, older man with a vermilion tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiling as he clasps hands with a younger man in orange at the lower right. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge, and a boy in a red shirt with a lanyard watches nearby. A person in a yellow turban and long dark hair appears at upper right, and a silver tray is visible at the bottom. The walls are pale pink with an orange cloth hanging above.

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A photograph of a bald, older man in an orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead, smiling and clasping hands with a younger monk in orange robes who holds a silver tray. Beside them a young boy in a red shirt looks on, a man in a white shirt stands at left, and a person in a yellow-green head wrap appears behind. The room has pale pink walls and orange cloth hangs in the background. The older man has a shaved head and orange robe, without the distinctive long hair, crown or rudraksha cues needed to name him, so his identity is uncertain.2011-02-17A crowded indoor room with pale walls and a hanging orange cloth and colourful banner at top. A bald older man with a grey beard and a red-orange tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl and holds a young boy's hands. Beside him, a boy in a red shirt looks toward the camera. On the right, a man in a mustard-yellow turban and yellow top reaches forward, and a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes stands in the foreground. Another man on the right has a red tilak and gold ornaments. On the left, a man in a white shirt is partly visible at the edge of the frame. Several people stand close together around the group.2011-02-17A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering. In the centre, a bald elderly man with a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and holds the hands of a young boy in a red top. To the right, a figure in a yellow-green turban and sleeveless yellow-green top reaches toward them, while a bald man in orange robes stands in the foreground. A man in a white shirt is at the left edge, and a shaved-headed man with white vibhuti marks and a gold necklace appears at the far right. Behind them hang orange cloth and a colourful wall banner. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance alone, so the central figure is described by role only.2011-02-17December 25 20112011-12-25A photograph inside a bright pink-walled hall at a satsang. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands with his back to the camera, and another man in a white shirt stands at left. At centre, a figure with long hair and a yellow-green turban and shawl stands with hands together, wearing a green-yellow garment and a beaded necklace. At right, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings, and another monastic in orange stands behind him. A speaker is mounted high on the wall at upper right.2011-02-17September 30 20112011-09-30A photograph of a blessing scene inside a temple hall with a striped tent canopy and colourful fabric pillars. A smiling man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, with gold-coloured trim and a gold necklace; he presses his palm to the forehead of a bald devotee bending forward, while another devotee in white clothing stands with palms joined. On the left, an older man in white kurta and white dhoti waits with hands together. On the right, a monk in orange robes holds a silver tray. Behind them a priest with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style beads, and a gold ornamental object, are visible. The scene reads as a padapuja or blessing ritual. The long-haired figure with the bare chest and gold necklace is a probable Swamiji by these cues, appearing in person.2011-01-29November 21 20112011-11-21A photograph inside a tented hall with colourful striped pillars and orange hanging cloths. A man in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair and a gold headband, stands bare-chested and reaches to place his hand on the head of an older man with grey hair and a beige knitted vest. The saffron-robed figure holds a silver tray with oil lamps and offerings. To the right, a bald man in white ritual dhoti and shawl holds the tray's edge, and a young boy in a checked shirt stands at left with hands joined. Several people in white clothes stand behind, some with hands joined in namaskar. The scene resembles blessing or padapuja-style ritual honouring, with the saffron-robed figure appearing to be the a person candidate by appearance, though identity is uncertain.2010-12-27December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph inside a decorated hall with a tented ceiling and colourful striped pillars. A man with swept-back long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe smiles broadly and extends his hands toward an older man in a white shirt with grey hair and a white beard, who presses his palms together in greeting. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a green-bordered cloth receives the greeting, and a bald monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a gold-handled object and a white cloth. Several other men in white and dark clothes stand around, and a shrine with floral decorations is visible in the background. The style suggests a darshan or greeting moment. Swamiji (probable): the man in the orange robe with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing.2010-11-16A photograph inside a temple hall during a darshan-style blessing. A smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on his arm, places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with palms pressed together in anjali. Other devotees stand with hands folded, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a yellow border is at right, and a gilded deity murti with floral decorations and a colourful backdrop are visible behind.2011-12-10