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A man with long dark hair, white sacred ash and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over his bare shoulder and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, performs a hand gesture with raised palms in front of a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and pink flower garlands and a golden crown, and a snake form is visible in the lower right. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the left edge, and a magenta cloth backdrop hangs behind. The man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, a combination of cues matching the Swamiji candidate; the image is therefore treated as showing him in person, and he is described by role as a speaker giving blessing gestures.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in profile seated before a garlanded backdrop. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a thick rust-brown beaded rudraksha mala with a gold-toned clasp at the neck; a white horizontal forehead mark is visible. Behind him, garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers hang over a deity murti in yellow and pink robes. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate present: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala as qualifying cues, seated in a satsang setting with a hand extended toward him from the right.2013-07-15July 02 20132013-07-02A photograph of a man standing on a stage in front of a dark backdrop, smiling with both palms raised toward the camera. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, a gold beaded mala with a large gold pendant, and a gold chain, with a vibhuti marking on his forehead and long dark hair. To the left stands a gold deity murti in ornate jewelled adornment with an orange shawl, decorated with white and red flower garlands. The scene appears to be a satsang or initiation event.2017-09-28July 03 20132013-07-03July 15 20132013-07-15October 24 20152015-10-24A photograph of a man seated in profile, facing left, with long dark hair swept back and a white vertical forehead mark. He wears an orange-brown bare-shouldered garment and a thick orange-and-gold beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold ornamental beads around his neck. His hands are raised together in a gesture of greeting or devotion, with a faint smile. Behind him is a blurred backdrop of multicoloured floral garlands in red, yellow, green, white and purple.2013-07-02A photo inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands around a gold-clad deity murti, with a crowned figure in a rust-brown robe and deep red turban standing at the centre-left with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a layered gold necklace and a flower garland. Behind the deity, a gold-framed niche shows another deity form in red and gold silk. A second person in orange and gold clothing is at the far left edge. Ornate gold and kalasha-like metalwork is visible at the lower foreground.2016-12-14April 20 20132013-04-20A smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold borders stands barefoot on a stage, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a heavy gold necklace, a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha-style mala and gold armlets, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a large deity murti in orange clothing is framed by an arch of red, yellow, purple and white flowers, and a gold throne-like backdrop. In front stands a blue kalasha decorated with flowers and an orange brocade cloth draped over a platform. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial gold necklaces, with a saffron-orange garment.2013-05-27October 24 20152015-10-24November 20 20132013-11-20