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A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved pillars behind. A man in an orange turban and orange-and-gold garment, with long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace of beads, presses his right hand to his forehead while holding a leaf cup with greenery in his left hand. Partial figures stand at the edges of the frame, including a man in white at left and an older man in white at right.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds a green leaf in his hands and picks at it. He wears a long ornate gold-bead necklace over his orange garment, and a black microphone stand with cable sits at the right edge beside a cream-coloured stage step. Orange cushioned seating is visible in the background. The appearance and attire are consistent with the a person candidate named on the page, though the face is not identifiable.2010-11-12July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like pendants, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, with a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white and light clothing fills a covered hall, with green banana leaves and a tall pillar decorated with red, blue and yellow patterns and a dove motif on the right. The man's distinctive long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold necklace match the Swamiji (probable) cues, shown here in a live hall setting.2010-02-12A photograph of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi and an orange wrap, wearing a white jasmine garland and gold bangles, holding a wooden stringed instrument or carved object in both hands. Beside him at right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings looks down at the object. Blurred figures stand in the background of a warmly lit hall. Visible appearance cues on the central figure include long swept-back hair, a turban, orange clothing and a garland, matching a probable Swamiji presentation.2011-11-17 +1 copiesA man stands outdoors in front of a blurred green backdrop, wearing an orange turban and an orange draped shawl over his shoulders. He has long black hair falling past his shoulders, a small red tilak mark on his forehead, and wears a long necklace of clear crystal beads. His eyes are lowered and his expression is calm and composed. The photograph is a close, waist-up portrait of a single person.2006-10-10A photograph inside a small stone shrine with a dark granite wall and a strip of orange LED lights. In the foreground a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange turban, with long dark wavy hair and yellow flower garlands, leans forward with palms pressed together in namaskar while holding a silver kalasha with a green leaf over its mouth. Behind him a man in a white shirt watches, and at the right edge another man in white with a mustache and a red tilak looks on. On the lower left sit flower offerings, a black plastic bag, and a stack of books and pamphlets on a cardboard box. Probable Swamiji appears in the foreground with long dark hair, orange turban and orange clothing, performing a ritual gesture before the kalasha.2010-09-04 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A man in an orange saffron turban and orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl sits before a white garland backdrop, smiling and looking down at a red flower garland he holds. He wears a long gold ceremonial necklace with ornate beads, long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red tilak mark on his forehead. The lower edge of the frame shows the blurred hair of another person. Swamiji (probable) appears in the centre as an in-person presence, shown through the turban, long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, while a red garland and white flower decorations frame the scene.2008-07-27A seated man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in front of a whiteboard. He wears a long ceremonial gold necklace with a large gold pendant and a red bindi on his forehead. He sits in an ornate cream upholstered chair with gold-brown pattern, beside a notepad and pen. A small microphone clip is visible on his collar. The appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron turban and gold necklace are consistent with the page's Swamiji label, so this is a probable identification as Swamiji (probable) seated in a chair during a teachers' training setting.2006-05-10 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20112011-09-18A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, eyes closed, in front of a seated audience. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads, with a red bindi and a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and a ceiling with lights and a green leafy decoration fill the hall. In the lower left, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits looking to the side.2010-02-12