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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a maroon-brown robe and heavy gold necklaces and armlets, with a vertical tilak and white forehead marks. He sits on a red-cushioned throne before an ornate gold backrest. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee with white ash markings on his back bends forward and places his palm on the seated man's shoulder. A third person in a maroon garment with rudraksha beads stands at the left edge.

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A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard, sitting on a red cushioned seat with bare feet. He rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a red-and-orange shawl and red wrist thread, who bows forward with palms raised. Behind them stand a golden deity murti and a red curtain, with a gold-framed chair edge and a partly visible person in orange at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji, seated and blessing the devotee; his long hair, rust-orange robe and rudraksha-style braided cord are the distinguishing cues.2016-09-09A photograph of a seated man on a red-cushioned gold throne with an ornate gilded backrest, wearing a rust-red cloth, a brown beaded shawl, long gold bead necklaces and gold armbands, with long dark hair and a beard, smiling as he rests his hand on the head of a man in a yellow shirt who bends forward with a small book or offering in his hands. Behind them, a standing priest in a rust-red dhoti with a striped gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style mala looks on, a young man in a white shirt watches, and a gold-topped staff and microphone stand beside the throne. A red drape and a colourful woven cloth hang in the background. Probable Swamiji's cues include long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a shawl on the throne, indicating the seated figure giving blessing to a devotee.2016-07-03December 21 20162016-12-21January 02 20162016-01-02A seated man in a maroon-red robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders sits on a red-cushioned throne in front of a red curtain and a gold throne backrest. He has closed eyes and a forehead tilak, and he holds a small cloth or prasad in his hands. An older man in a white sleeveless vest with an orange-red shawl bows forward, leaning his head toward him as the seated man places a hand on his head in blessing. The gold throne and red drapery frame the satsang-style blessing scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and maroon robe.2016-09-09July 01 20162016-07-01September 28 20162016-09-28A night-time photo of a seated bearded man with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-brown shawl over a gold necklace with beaded ornaments and a gold earring. He sits before an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a red-and-white dhoti and an orange lanyard with an ID badge leans forward, reaching toward the seated figure. a person is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, shawl and gold necklaces, seated on the golden throne. The foreground man is a devotee or attendant. A metal scaffold frame is visible at the top left.2016-09-09A seated man in an ochre-red robe with a bare shoulder, long swept-back dark hair, a dark beard and a vertical red tilak on his forehead sits on a red and gold throne against a red curtain, a gold trident-topped staff at left. He wears a thick brown rudraksha-style mala and a gold chain and extends his right arm to touch the head of a bald man in a white shirt with a red shawl, who bows with palms pressed together.2016-09-09December 24 20142014-12-24A photograph of a seated man in rust-brown robes on a gilded, ornately carved throne with red upholstery, eyes closed in a serene expression. He wears a leafy green garland, a brown rudraksha mala, a gold pendant necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead. In the foreground, the back of a bare-shouldered person with grey hair in a bun, wearing a white and gold garment, leans toward him with hands raised, holding a sheet of handwritten paper. A bracelet-wearing hand is visible at the left edge. Red curtains and a gold decorative finial are in the background. a person appears seated on the throne, shown with his rudraksha mala, rust-brown robes and ceremonial gold pendant.2017-04-02Photograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a gold-toned multi-strand necklace and a large gold pendant, wearing red beaded bracelets and red-beaded ear ornaments. His long dark hair is swept back, with a white horizontal tilak and a red-and-white vertical mark on his forehead. He sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne-like chair, gesturing with raised hands toward a bare-chested man bowing forward with a white sacred thread, whose head is being touched or blessed. Another person's hand holds a white ritual item at the upper left, and orange and yellow decorations appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold necklace, red beaded adornments and a ritual setting, and is presented as the officiant of the blessing.2017-10-01