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Photograph inside a temple hall with ornate golden pillars and a deity murti decorated with garlands behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and orange clothing, places his right hand on the head of a bowed devotee; a probable Swamiji candidate, given long swept-back hair and saffron robes, while the appearance is distinct enough to label as probable. Two devotees in white with yellow shawls kneel and bow with folded hands, one holding a small white card. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right. A woman in orange sari stands in the background near the altar with a red cloth and orange-draped stool in front. Several bangles and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet are visible.

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a smile places his hand on the bowed, bald head of an older man in white clothes and glasses who kneels at a railing. Behind them stands a man with a white forehead mark and a bare chest. On the right, a second man in an orange robe and long hair holds a flat orange cushion tray. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and magenta marigold garlands, and a brass lamp and a round fan-like object are visible. Several men in white shirts stand at the left edge.

Photograph inside a temple hall during darshan. A man in a long orange robe with long swept-back hair stands at center, touching the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Beside him, another orange-clad figure holds a tray with white cards or papers. Behind the railing, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined. Colourful deity statues wrapped in garlands, with purple and green robes, and gold-ornamented shrine decoration are visible in the background. The orange-robed central figure has long hair and distinctive appearance cues consistent with a person, positioned in a blessing role.

Indoor 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 copies

November 12 2010

A photograph of a ritual or satsang setting with a white draped hall backdrop and decorative striped pillars with tassels. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulder and raises one hand in blessing while holding a small pink card. Beside him, a bowl of gold-coloured items is visible at the bottom edge. To the left, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaskar, and another man in white kurta with glasses and a rudraksha-style mala bows with hands folded. Others in white clothing stand in the background. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, orange robe and ornate presentation gives a probable match for Swamiji, though this remains an appearance-based label.

A 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.

A 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.

A photograph of a darshan line at an indoor ashram hall with coloured fabric hangings overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim and layered gold necklaces, smiles broadly as he raises his hand to bless the forehead of a devotee. The devotee, in a white kurta with a light cord, presses palms together and smiles. To the right, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Other devotees in white and orange clothing stand in line, and a woman in a yellow-and-purple patterned top stands at the left edge. The long-haired man has distinctive saffron and gold-necklace cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so he is identified as a probable candidate; he is physically present.

December 19 2009