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A photograph in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop, showing a line of young men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands joined in anjali, bowing forward. On the right, a smiling man wears a saffron-orange turban with a red tilak mark, an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold ornamental necklace with a large pendant, and gold armbands and bracelets; he raises one hand in a blessing gesture toward the line. Behind him, another man in white and a figure with long hair stand near a gold-toned altar with a deity murti. The scene reads as darshan and blessing. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-clad man, identified by his turban, gold necklace and orange robes.

Indoor photo in a white-ceilinged hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, wearing a white tripundra with a red bindi, layered gold necklaces, a gold waist ornament, and gold armbands; he raises one hand toward a devotee. In front of him a man in a white shirt bows with his head lowered and hands folded in namaskar, while an older man at left, with white hair and a white shirt, stands with palms pressed together. Other people in white clothing and orange garments stand in the background.

A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Center right, a smiling man in an orange-and-saffron turban and saffron-red garment with gold stripes wears a long gold necklace with large gold pendants and rudraksha beads, gold armlets and bangles, and raises one hand in blessing. Before him, a man in a white shirt bows with palms joined. Around them, people in white clothing stand with hands folded, a man in white wears a small ear microphone, and a man at right wears white garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Behind them, a golden deity image is visible at the back of the hall.

Indoor hall with a white tiled ceiling, red curtains and a projection screen showing a yellow-tinted image behind a gilded seated figure at right. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with palms pressed together toward a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a silver-and-pink ornament, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, a long beaded necklace and a gold armlet. The turbaned man's head is touched by the bowing man's hand. To the left, a bald man with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in an orange-brown dhoti. At right, a man with long swept-back hair and bead necklaces in a white garment with gold border stands beside a woman in a red top. Several other people in white and light clothing move about the room.

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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and decorative colourful tassel hangings. In the centre, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron garment with gold borders and a heavy gold-beaded garland; he appears to be the Swamiji (probable), given his saffron clothing, ornate gold necklaces and swept-back hair. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in matching orange robes and gold necklace holds a white tray with gold items and has white markings on his arm. To the left, a man in a black polo shirt with a lanyard presses his palms together, while a man in a white shirt bends forward in front of him. Several other people in white, grey and light blue shirts stand behind, and a projection screen is visible at upper right.

A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl, a gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style ceremonial garland, applying a mark to the forehead of an older man in white bending forward with glasses. On the left an elderly bearded man in an orange shawl watches. Several men in white shirts stand behind, one with a dark mala, in a room with cream walls and a red curtain. The distinctive long hair, orange clothing and gold necklace of the man applying the mark are cues consistent with the Swamiji (probable) label.

A photograph inside a hall with pale walls and colourful tasselled banners. A man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border, long swept-back dark hair and multiple beaded garlands stands at centre, placing a hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt who bends forward with hands on his chest. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold-bead necklaces. Beside him stand other saffron-robed sannyasis, one bald with white ash markings on the arms and garlands. To the left a man in a black shirt presses palms together, and a man in a blue striped shirt with a lanyard looks on. A white table edge is visible at right.

Photograph of a satsang hall with a man in a saffron-orange turban and reddish-brown dhoti with gold border, wearing long rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant necklace, bangles on the arm, smiling and raising his right hand in blessing toward a shaved-headed devotee in white clothes with a blue lanyard who stands with palms joined in namaste. Other white-clad attendees and devotees in white stand along a barrier in the background, with a red curtain, wall-mounted red lights and a stage lamp visible. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the blessing figure shows saffron turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace cues.

Indoor photo at a devotional gathering. On the right, a smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange wrap with a red bindi raises one hand in blessing; he wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold bracelet and a gold ring. A man in white shirt and white trousers bows with folded hands in front of him, and a man in white in the left foreground looks down. Behind them, a crowd in white and orange clothing stands in a hall with a red curtain, a projection screen and a metal barrier rail.

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