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A photograph of a crowded indoor darshan. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the torso, multiple rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold and silver necklaces, bangles, and a white forehead marking with red bindi. He extends his right arm toward a woman in an orange and red sari with pearl necklace, while holding a small folded paper in his left hand. Around them, devotees press in, including a woman with a toddler and a young girl in a striped top, men in white and pink shirts, and a man with a video camera raised above the crowd. A bald man in white ritual dress with tilak stands at lower right beside a yellow-draped tray. A golden arch frames the upper left of the room.

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A photo of a satsang-style gathering. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-red dhoti-style cloth, stacked rudraksha malas, gold beaded necklaces and gold armlets, stands at right reading from a sheet of paper. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments. To the left, several men in shirts and a young girl in green stand close; the older man at left presses his palms together in namaste, and another person extends a hand holding a paper. A black-and-orange backdrop and a golden deity image appear at upper right.2012-09-15September 16 20122012-09-16October 13 20122012-10-13A devotional scene inside a temple-like hall with hanging orange and multicoloured tassels and a small screen on the wall. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth and layered gold beads and a long orange-beaded mala holds a sheet of paper and reads from it while facing a line of devotees. Forehead has white ash marks with a red dot. He appears to be a person by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, but the attribution is uncertain. Standing beside him is a second bare-chested man in orange cloth. Before them, women and children stand with palms pressed together in namaste and watch attentively; one woman wears a white printed sari and another a red top with black shawl. A red-and-white ritual tray or offering lies in the lower right foreground.2013-04-03April 14 20122012-04-14A photograph of a temple-hall blessing. A figure with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala with a white jasmine garland stands on the right, extending his right hand to press it onto the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Several devotees in white and cream clothing stand or sit around him, with hands folded or outstretched. Fruit. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and garland; the page identifies the event as involving him.2012-06-03October 15 20102010-10-15September 15 20122012-09-15September 14 20122012-09-14April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20122012-09-28July 01 20132013-07-01