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A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like hall. In the foreground a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and white and red tilak marks on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl and a gold chain necklace, bows his head with eyes lowered. Behind him a priest in a white dhoti with gold border raises his arm and touches the man's head in blessing. Other figures in white and gold-bordered cloth and gold ornaments are partly visible, and an ornate gold pillar stands at the right edge. The man has distinctive long hair, a shawl, and gold adornments, matching the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is described as a probable candidate.

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June 18 20172017-06-18Close profile photo of a smiling man with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead, and a short moustache and beard. He wears a rust-red garment with a gold chain at the neck. A blurred arm with a red thread bracelet and a person in white and yellow-striped cloth stand behind him. The setting appears to be a ritual or satsang gathering.2017-06-18June 18 20172017-06-18Photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair falling down his back, eyes lowered and smiling, with white vertical markings on his forehead and a short beard. He wears a rust-red wrap over bare shoulders and reaches forward with his arm extended toward something out of frame. Behind him stands a figure in white and gold-bordered dhoti with a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style ornament. Blurred figures and a brass object appear in the background. Appearance is consistent with a person candidate in a ritual setting.2017-06-18Close side profile photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair falling down his back, eyes closed, meditating with hands raised in a mudra near the frame's left edge. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over bare shoulders and a thin gold chain at the neck, with white vertical markings on the forehead. Blurred figures in cream and yellow cloth fill the background.2017-06-18June 18 20172017-06-18Close side profile photo of a smiling man with long dark dreadlocks swept back, eyes closed, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a dark moustache and beard, wearing a rust-red shawl and a heavy gold chain necklace with a gold pendant. Blurred figures in white and a golden ornament stand in the background. a person: dreadlocks, rust-red shawl and ornate gold necklace in a discourse setting; the figure is shown seated in a ceremonial setting.2017-06-18Close side-profile photograph of a smiling man with long dark dreadlocked hair swept back, a white ash line and a red mark on his forehead, a dark moustache and beard, and a rust-red shawl over the shoulder with a gold necklace. A blurred background shows a figure in white and a gold ceremonial object at the edge of the frame. The page's Swamiji flag is present, but the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, ash marks, saffron-toned shawl, gold necklace) are consistent with a candidate in person, so this is a probable Swamiji: a man presented in sannyasi-style dress, smiling at an event.2017-06-18A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured wrap, placing his right hand on the crown of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with rudraksha mala and hands in anjali. The devotee bows with palms joined. Behind them, gold carved panels, and a woman in white with saffron-orange shawl, another woman in cream, and a man in white kurta with rudraksha stand watching. a person is the central figure giving blessing, identified by long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and rust-coloured wrap; this is an in-person blessing at a ritual event.2017-08-09 +1 copiesClose side-profile photograph of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a white vertical forehead mark, plus a short dark moustache and beard. He wears a gold chain over a rust-orange garment and is turned toward the right, with a blurred arm extended in the foreground and a blurred background of warm tones. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and ceremonial gold necklace are visible cues, but the image is a tight crop with no clear event context, so the appearance is only partly established.2017-06-18A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram setting. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a short beard and a dark red-brown cloth draped over his shoulder wears layered gold necklaces, and presses his palm to the forehead of a seated man on the left, who wears a white shawl, a rudraksha mala and has his eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand watching, one wearing a yellow-bordered white cloth. A golden deity murti with an ornate crown sits in the lower right foreground, and a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak peers from behind it.2017-06-18June 18 20172017-06-18