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A photograph in an indoor hall with cream walls and a dark maroon drape behind. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, gold necklaces and bangles, and a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands smiling and holds an open red box of sweets, while a young man in a saffron-orange robe beside him, with white ash markings on his arms, offers the box. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms joined in namaskar, and a woman in a cream floral sari with an orange shawl stands at left. A bald priest in a saffron robe stands behind them, and a cameraman films at right. The scene resembles prasadam distribution.

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A photograph of an indoor satsang setting where a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair stands in the centre, wearing a rust-orange unstitched robe over his shoulders, a long multi-strand necklace of large gold beads with rudraksha-style brown beads, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists. He holds a red tray of offerings with a white cloth and a small item, while a row of people in mixed clothing, including a woman in a white and orange floral dress and a girl in a pink top, reach toward him with folded hands. On the right, a shaved-headed attendant in white with a sacred ash marking and an orange-and-gold shawl also holds the tray. a person is the central figure with ceremonial gold and rudraksha adornments.2013-05-15May 28 20132013-05-28May 15 20132013-05-15Photograph of an indoor temple-hall setting with a red curtain and a painted deity backdrop behind a small altar. A man in an orange-saffron robe with gold border and long swept-back hair, wearing rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, stands at right smiling and touching the forehead of a devotee with a hand, while a bald attendant in an orange robe holds a tray of sweets and fruit. Several devotees on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; one wears a white shirt, another a blue kurta. A deity murti and a lit lamp are visible near the altar. Swamiji candidate appearance-based label: probable Swamiji (probable) in saffron-and-gold robe with rudraksha beads, distinctive long hair and gold necklace, blessing a devotee.2013-11-10A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, adorned with rudraksha malas and a gold ornament, smiling as he touches the head of a kneeling white-haired man in a white shirt who holds red flower petals from a red box. Behind them, a man in white smiles, and saffron-robed monks stand in a hall with a bright light on the left.2012-07-17September 29 20132013-09-29October 26 20132013-10-26July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a central figure with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead, wearing an orange-brown garment, rudraksha malas, gold chains and a large garland of white jasmine and red-yellow flowers. Around him, saffron-robed monastics with shaved heads and beaded malas hold and offer fruit from a red tray, while white-clad devotees in the background raise hands in greeting. The scene is a festive ceremonial reception in a decorated hall with maroon and gold drapery. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold jewellery and a flower garland, so this is a probable Swamiji in person.2013-03-03Indoor evening devotional scene under a corrugated roof with fluorescent lights and a green-edged wall. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-and-white flower garland and rust-coloured garment kneels with folded hands before a wooden tray of offerings, while a man in a white shirt and spectacles stands beside her with palms joined. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha or gold neckwear, some with shaved heads, stand around the scene, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. The setting resembles a padapuja or darshan line, with devotees offering respect at the feet of a teacher.2014-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an ashram hall where a man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair stands centre-right, wearing a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a white and red flower garland, and a gold pendant. He is ornately dressed with gold bangles and earrings. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a dark rudraksha mala holds a tray draped in orange cloth carrying a small gold ritual object. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali, while an elderly man in white clothing bows forward toward the robed figure. Several other men in white and orange stand behind, with ceiling fans and white walls in the background.2012-09-12April 21 20132013-04-21