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A candid photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment, multiple rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead, clasping his hands in front of a young man in a white t-shirt and glasses who points upward while holding a red apple. Behind them, several men stand in a room with pale walls; a man in a black jacket holds a red cloth bundle, another in a white kurta stands at back, and a shaved-headed man with a red bindi is at the right edge.

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A photograph of a group gathered indoors in a pale pink room. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment, a rudraksha mala and a white cloth at his waist; he is smiling and handing a small printed card or sheet to a man in front of him, with brass items and a red-wrapped package on the table. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads are the qualifying cues for this presentation. Beside him stands a bespectacled bearded man in a white kurta with hands pressed together in namaste, and to the left a man in a black jacket also presses palms together while holding a phone. Another man in white and an orange-robed attendant appear at the edges, and a man in a white shirt faces away at the lower left.2011-02-26Photograph of a satsang-style gathering indoors with pale pink walls and a hanging curtain. A long-haired person in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala with a red bindi and a ceremonial gold necklace smiles while handing papers across a table. Around them, several men stand close: one in a dark jacket, one in a white shirt with glasses, and a man in a white kurta with a short beard looking on. A shaved-headed person in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance cues including long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas suggest a person, but the identification is uncertain.2011-02-26November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a group at an indoor gathering handing papers across a metal tray. On the right, a figure in orange saffron robes with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, rudraksha malas and a bracelet on the arm accepts papers from a man in white, while another orange-robed figure holds a tray with a brass item and offerings. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha malas, appearing in the role of receiving and handing out papers. On the left, a man in a dark jacket and a younger man in a black jacket lean in. Centre, a bearded man in white kurta and glasses smiles, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind him. Several shaved-headed devotees in white and orange stand in the background beside a white projection screen and a yellow-orange banner.2011-02-26November 09 20112011-11-09A photograph of an indoor event hall where a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces extends his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. The devotees, mostly men in casual shirts, grey sweaters and white kurta-style clothing, stand with palms pressed together and heads lowered. Behind them is a large framed portrait backdrop of a bearded figure with golden decorations, a projection screen and warm stage lighting. The appearance-based label a person applies to the orange-robed man giving blessing, with his cues being the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate beaded necklaces; he is the one bestowing blessing on the devotees.2011-11-06April 10 20132013-04-10A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back black hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-orange sleeveless garment, a long gold-bead rudraksha-style mala with an orange shawl, and gold earrings, extending his hands to greet a man in a white shirt and glasses at the left. Behind them stand several men in striped shirts, white clothing and a red shirt in a hall with a dark backdrop and a hanging orange-and-yellow cloth. a person is the central figure shaking hands with the devotee. A red apple is held by a man in the background.2013-04-10October 16 20112011-10-16A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.2011-02-27November 17 20112011-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees gathered indoors at a temple-like hall with marigold garlands hanging above. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the left stands with hands folded. A center man in white with an orange-and-red patterned shawl leans in and gestures with clasped hands while speaking. A man in orange robes stands behind him. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala smiles broadly with hands together, while a man in a yellow garment and gold necklace stands beside him with hands pressed together. Several older men are visible in the background.2008-10-09