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A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead marks, wears a maroon-brown robe over the shoulder and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads and rudraksha malas. He raises one hand in greeting while holding folded paper, facing a line of devotees with palms together. The men in the line wear white shirts, a light blue shirt and a green-striped garment, and a child stands among them. Behind is a draped white and maroon hall with a decorated deity murti or shrine with gold and pink ornamentation. The distinctive hair, robe and ornate beaded necklace suggest a person candidate, though the face cannot be confirmed.

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Photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, vertical red kumkum dot and white ash markings, wearing a rust-orange robe with a shawl and a heavy gold bead necklace, raising his right hand in greeting toward a man in a white checked shirt facing away from the camera. Behind them, several men in white shirts and a shaved-headed priest with white tripundra marks stand near draped curtains with red and gold patterns. A woman in a green and colourful sari appears at the right edge.2013-05-03May 15 20132013-05-15A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and heavy gold ceremonial necklace stands with his right hand raised in blessing, smiling, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair. Beside him a grey-haired man in glasses and white clothes stands with hands extended, and a young man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste at the left edge. Behind them a blurred golden throne-like peetha and colourful temple décor frame the satsang setting. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, performing blessing in a satsang hall.2013-03-06A photograph of a satsang setting where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl stands with a raised right hand, smiling, while accepting a gesture from a devotee. He wears a thick necklace of gold beads over a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and bangles, gold earrings, and a sandalwood tilak. Several men in white and khaki clothing stand at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a partially visible bare-chested figure with sacred ash markings occupies the right foreground. A red draped canopy and a colourful backdrop are behind them. Probable Swamiji cues present: swept-back long hair, saffron ornate clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2013-05-18A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings stands at the centre in a rust-orange wrap, wearing a long necklace of large gold beads and a gold bracelet, raising one hand in greeting. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments press their palms together, and a man in an orange wrap with a rudraksha mala stands behind him. Striped pillars with tassels and a draped white canopy frame the hall. The man is a Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron-orange clothing and ornate gold necklace.2013-03-06A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange (saffron) dhoti-style wrap with a matching shoulder wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and large gold bead necklace, gold bangles and an upper-arm band, with a red bindi and a small gold earring. He raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees in white shirts who have their palms joined in namaskar or folded hands. A camera with a red recording light is in the foreground, and a colourful draped backdrop is behind. Swamiji (probable) appears here by appearance cues: saffron wrap, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and long swept-back hair, shown in the role of a blessing teacher greeting devotees. Five to six visible people are present, including partial figures at the edges.2013-05-15January 31 20132013-01-31June 10 20132013-06-10A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes waving to a crowd. He has white sacred ash markings across his forehead, a red bindi, long rudraksha mala beads across his chest, a gold necklace and gold armbands. Around him, several people in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting. The background shows a maroon curtain and warm lighting.2013-02-24February 22 20132013-02-22May 31 20132013-05-31June 23 20132013-06-23