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Indoor temple hall with red velvet drapes and a golden shrine backdrop, a deity murti in the upper background. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron garment with heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and gold armlets holds a small white paper and looks down at it, with a red tilak on the forehead and dark hair swept back. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha mala and beaded bracelet, watching. On the left, a person in white shirt with palms pressed together in anjali, and a partially visible person at the edge. Microphones on stands and cables on the floor are visible. a person: the orange-robed figure with gold necklaces and swept-back hair matches the expected presentation, but the face cannot be confirmed, so identity is uncertain.

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A photo of a devotional blessing in a hall with red velvet drapes and a gold throne-like seat behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a gold necklace and armlets, and an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulders holds a sheet of paper while placing a hand on the head of a young man who bows with palms pressed together. Probable Swamiji: the central figure's long hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and ceremonial stance match the cues for this teacher, and the blessing is being given in a satsang-style setting. Other people nearby wear white and join hands in prayer, including a man on the left and a figure at right wearing rudraksha beads and gold jewellery. A microphone stand and a lectern appear in the background.2013-08-04A photo of a devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a wooden mala bowing with palms joined, receiving or handing over a white paper. Facing him is a man in a rust-orange robe with an orange shawl, a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a white-and-red forehead mark, with gold earrings and long dark hair. Gold deity and throne decor with red floral garlands is blurred behind them, with other people at the edges.2013-04-15 +1 copiesMay 29 20132013-05-29May 15 20132013-05-15A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a wrap with a dense gold ceremonial necklace and gold armband, holding a white sheet of paper and reading it while people gather around. Probable Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange clothing and heavy gold ceremonial ornaments, the cues for a presiding guru in this archive. Around him, a bald orange-robed devotee stands at left with rudraksha beads, a grey-haired man in white with a raised palm, a man in white with a mustache, and a shaved-headed man in white behind. Blurred onlookers fill a hall with a red curtain behind them.2013-06-17A photograph of an indoor hall event with a stage backdrop of dark maroon curtains and a projection screen at left. A man in a white shirt with a red shawl and a bracelet holds up a handwritten paper to a man in a saffron-orange dhoti with gold waistband and a heavy gold-bead necklace over an orange cloth, who is reading it with bare upper body and white sandalwood forehead marks. At right, a man in white garments with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Two golden deity murti shrines with floral decorations stand on the stage, and a partially visible person is at far left with hands in anjali. The mood is a devotional exchange of a written petition or note.2013-04-22September 11 20132013-09-11 +1 copiesJune 26 20132013-06-26April 14 20122012-04-14January 31 20132013-01-31A photograph of a saffron-robed man with short dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with folded palms. The robed man wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets over a bare upper body in an orange-brown wrap. Behind him stand other robed devotees and people in white clothing near metal stanchions, with a decorated backdrop of painted deity figures and gold-trimmed shrine panels in the background. A white-clad person on the left holds a folded paper. a person is shown in the centre giving blessings to a devotee, with gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2013-07-25A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a temple-style hall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-and-bead garland and gold armbands stands at center, holding a small white paper in one hand while placing the other palm on the head of a bowed man in a white shirt. Two people with folded hands stand to the left, and a shaved-headed priest in white robes with a white forehead mark stands behind on the right. Behind them is a gilded throne and a painted backdrop with a deity figure and ornate pillars. The central figure has long swept-back hair, a tilak on the forehead, rudraksha-style beads and a ceremonial gold necklace, which are cues consistent with the page's identification; the appearance is only a probable match for a person.2013-06-26