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A photograph inside a hall where a man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold ornament at the chest, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several devotees in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together or bow their heads; one wears a blue-and-white striped cloth over the shoulder. A red kumkum dot and white tilak mark the blessing figure's forehead. A large framed painted portrait and an orange-robed figure stand in the background, and a bald man in a white shirt stands at right. The blessing figure's appearance is consistent with the a person presentation cues of the rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornament, but the identification is not certain.

November 14 2011

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A photograph inside a temple hall during a darshan or blessing. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a small red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange shawl and heavy gold necklaces with round gold beads stands raising one hand in a blessing gesture while holding a silver tray of gold items in the other. A devotee in white shirt presses his palms together in namaskar in the foreground at left, and other people in white and dark clothes stand behind, including a priest in white with a sacred thread. a person is the central figure, giving blessings to devotees.

January 29 2011

A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a bun hairstyle, a red bindi and white tilak marks, wearing a gold necklace with a pendant, a rudraksha mala, and red beaded bracelets. He extends his arm toward a man in white clothes who bows with pressed palms, while other people in white and orange robes stand behind. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a dark backdrop and a hanging orange-and-white banner. a person appears to be the orange-robed man, based on the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments.

March 04 2011

November 23 2010

A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border stands at the centre, extending his right hand to touch the head of a devotee bowed in front of him. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant on a red cord, ornate gold necklaces and a gold armlet. Around him, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in anjali or bowed in devotion, and a man in white holds a silver tray near the right edge. Colourful striped and yellow-orange hangings decorate the hall, and a projection screen is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments, giving blessings to the devotee.

November 16 2011

Indoor ashram gathering. A man in an orange-red saffron wrap with a gold-bead rudraksha mala and gold chain, long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, raises one hand in blessing while smiling; the figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate. Around him, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis press palms together or bow, one man with a tilak looks down with hands folded. A man in white with gold beaded necklace stands at right beside a table with offerings. Cream walls, a projection screen and a blue curtain are in the background.

A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes waving to a crowd. He has white sacred ash markings across his forehead, a red bindi, long rudraksha mala beads across his chest, a gold necklace and gold armbands. Around him, several people in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting. The background shows a maroon curtain and warm lighting.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in the centre of a temple setting, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a red-orange saffron-toned garment with green-and-gold border trim and a heavy gold necklace with multiple large gold beads and a gold chain, plus a gold bangle on his wrist. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand around him with hands joined in anjali, one younger boy in white bowing his head, and a bald man in a white dhoti on the far right. A devotee at left with glasses also has palms pressed together. Behind them, a golden decorated temple setting and draped fabric are visible, with a small wooden box or tray held near the central figure. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-toned clothing and ornate gold necklace with bead garlands.