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A photograph inside an ornate temple hall with arched white walls and a blue-framed shrine niche. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead marks, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his bare shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas, a white jasmine garland and ornate gold necklaces, stands and places his hand on the shoulder of a seated man in a pink shirt with rudraksha beads and white forehead marks. To the left, a man in a striped shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Another older man with white hair is partly visible at the far left. Behind them a gold-framed throne and red cushions are visible. Appearance-based probable identification: Swamiji (probable), giving blessing to devotee, with distinctive long hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces.

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June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph inside a pillared hall with arched cream walls and blue doors. A man in a striped orange-and-white shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting, reaching toward a figure in a rust-orange robe with a white jasmine garland and a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest. The figure, with long dark hair and a red bindi, is speaking while resting one hand on the other. Other people stand behind, including a man in white dhoti at right, and a video camera is visible on a tripod. The figure matches the a person candidate by long swept hair, saffron-orange robe, and rudraksha mala, so this is a probable match.2012-05-25 +1 copiesMay 23 20122012-05-23 +2 copiesMay 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a small red tilak on the forehead, a white jasmine garland, rudraksha beads and a red-orange wrap, placing his right palm on the head of a kneeling devotee in a plaid orange shirt. The devotee has his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stands another man with a shaved head and red-orange cloth, and a few people in light shirts. White pillars and blue arched walls form the hall. Appearance-based a person with the cues of long swept hair, jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing on a devotee.2012-05-25 +1 copiesA figure in a rust-orange wrap with a gold ceremonial necklace and layered white, yellow and red garlands stands at right, one hand resting on the head of a seated man in a blue-and-white checked shirt at left, while holding a folded white paper in the other hand. The figure wears gold bangles and has long swept-back dark hair and gold earrings, and gives a blessing. Behind them, a man in white with a red shawl and other devotees stand in a hall with a gold-and-red ornate display at the right edge. The appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a person presenting a blessing, with a devotee receiving it.2013-07-21April 14 20122012-04-14A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with a shrine and framed deity image at the right. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-brown robe with a gold-trimmed shawl and layered gold necklaces, wearing a white tilak on his forehead and a pink and white flower garland, raises his right hand in blessing toward a devotee while holding a folded paper in his left hand. Before him, a man in a red striped shirt stands at left with hands clasped, and a man in a blue striped polo with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and kurtas and a man in green stand with hands folded, and a bearded man in white stands at the back.2013-07-20Indoor temple scene with a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-wrap and white flower garland touching the head of an older man in white clothing, who bows with hands joined. The standing figure in orange has long dark hair, red tilak on the forehead, a gold earring and a rudraksha mala, and is smiling. Around them, white-shirted devotees and a bald young monk in orange stand near a blue doorway, a red-and-black stand with a speaker, and an arched yellow wall. A deity mural hangs at upper right. Appearance-based cues on the orange-clad figure fit the a person label with the cues listed, shown in the act of giving blessing to a devotee. Approximately six people are visible.2012-06-03 +3 copiesJuly 01 20132013-07-01Photograph inside a temple hall with a golden-framed throne and yellow curtains in the background. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, white jasmine garlands, rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange shawl blesses a devotee by placing his palm on the man's head. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and garlands fit the page's reference. Several devotees in pink, beige and white shirts bend forward with hands folded in namaskar; a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti stands at the right beside an ornate golden throne.2012-06-03June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copies