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A photo of a seated man in long, swept-back dark hair, wearing orange robes and a heavy gold beaded necklace, smiling as he places his hand on the head of a younger man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and bangles, and his hands are joined near the seated man's knee. The seat is a gold-carved throne with a red cushion, in front of a red and gold backdrop, with a fan and a striped garland visible at the left edge. The appearance-based label a person applies to the seated man, who is seated on the throne receiving the kneeling devotee, in an ananda samajam gathering.

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February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt kneeling and bowing with cupped hands toward a seated figure. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair, wears saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, and sits on an ornate gold throne with lion-form arm supports against a red backdrop. A garland of pink, yellow, white and green flowers hangs at left.2007-02-24A photograph of a seated figure in orange saffron robes with a long swept-back hair and a red bindi, placing his right hand on the head of a man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a white shirt and yellow shawl with glasses and short hair. The figure wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a bare upper body under the orange wrap. Behind them a large golden deity murti or ornate gold framed backdrop, yellow and pink marigold garlands and flower arrangements, and a brass staff. A large banner image of a smiling face fills the upper background. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the blessing giver with matching cues: long hair, orange clothing and beaded mala.2010-10-17April 29 20122012-04-29A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair and a gold necklace, seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. An older man in a white polo shirt bends forward, forehead bowed, to touch the seated man's raised hands. A red backdrop with a patterned design and a strand of multicolored flower garland hang behind them, with a black curtain at left and a fan at lower left.2007-02-24A photograph of a seated man in a long-sleeved white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses bowing his head forward while another man places his right palm on the first man's forehead in blessing. The blessing man wears a bare-chested orange saffron wrap, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a long dark swept-back hairstyle, and a heavy gold bead necklace. The bowing man has a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind them are golden ornamental carvings, a large framed portrait, a golden staff, and garlands of yellow marigolds and pink and purple flowers.2010-10-17March 25 20132013-03-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned ornate border sits on a large ornate gold throne with a deep red cushion. He has long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead and a long gold bead necklace with a rudraksha-style strand. He smiles while a man in a white shirt bends forward, one hand resting on the saffron robe and the other touching the throne cushion in a gesture of respect. Red beaded strands hang behind the throne against grey drapes, with a small electric fan and a brass-colored object at the left edge.2011-02-27A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne, long dark hair swept back, rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold chain at the chest. A man in a white shirt kneels before him, both of his hands extended to take the seated figure's hands in a gesture of reverence. A red backdrop with a large patterned motif and a green, red, white and yellow garland hang behind them. Another man in white is partly visible at the lower left. The seated figure has distinctive orange ceremonial clothing, long hair and mala cues, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is an appearance-based candidate present in person.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24November 25 20112011-11-25July 07 20092009-07-07