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A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors. A man with long swept-back dark hair, rimless glasses, rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklaces and an orange-saffron robe reaches forward and hands a small white item to a seated figure, while a man in white shirt and glasses and a woman in a white patterned top lean in. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with lanyards and orange-robed men stand along the wall; red and yellow hangings and framed pictures decorate the room. The seated figure in the foreground is a small child in yellow clothing lying across a white cloth. The orange-robed man with gold necklaces matches the page's Swamiji reference by appearance cues (long hair, ornate gold and bead necklaces, saffron robe), so he is labelled probable.

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March 22 20132013-03-22A photograph inside a hall where a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a long, swept-back dark hairstyle, a golden-yellow beaded necklace of rudraksha and ceremonial gold chains, and gold bangles extends his hands over an infant in yellow clothing held by a woman in a white patterned top and glasses. A man in white shirt and glasses leans in, holding an object near the child. Several onlookers in white and saffron stand behind, one wearing a white forehead tilak. Red curtains, a framed portrait on the wall, and a colourful woven hanging are visible.2013-03-22A photograph of a Sarva Darshan healing session in a hall with a red curtain stage and a white cushioned seat. Seated at centre-right, a long-haired man in orange robes and a beaded rudraksha necklace sits on the white seat, with his hand extended toward a devotee in a green sari. Around him, several orange-robed monks and devotees in white and orange stand and kneel. A shaved-headed monk in orange stands behind, raising a hand in blessing. A man in a checked orange-and-white shirt stands at left, and a young man in a red shirt and glasses stands behind. Books, a small pile of blue booklets and a tray of offerings lie on the white seat's edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated long-haired figure in orange with rudraksha beads and a mala matches the page's claim, though appearance is only moderately distinctive. Background includes a printed banner with floral patterns and a large image on the right wall.2008-03-23A photograph at an indoor gathering. On the right, a person in a maroon turban, orange sleeveless saffron garment and layered rudraksha malas smiles while holding a yellow card with pink lettering toward a seated young girl in a dark floral top and wheelchair. Her mother-type companion in a red shawl and a young man in a red shawl stand at left. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing black rudraksha malas, watch. A bald man with white tilak marks stands at far right. Orange-and-yellow posters hang on pink walls. a person appearance is uncertain; the turbaned figure in saffron and rudraksha is a candidate.2013-11-24March 23 20082008-03-23March 12 20082008-03-12December 24 20092009-12-24March 23 20082008-03-23A seated man with swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style cloth, sits on an orange cushioned seat with raised hands in anjali and a tall silver staff beside him. He wears a white jasmine garland, a red flower garland, a gold-toned ceremonial necklace and beaded bangles. In front of him, a man in white dhoti and shirt and a woman in a white sari with red border hold a lit oil lamp, a tray of flower petals sits nearby, and a shaven-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala offers a tray. Several saffron-robed young men stand or sit behind, and a camera is visible at lower left. Oil lamp and petal offerings suggest a pada puja.2014-06-22A photograph of a crowd gathered in a bright indoor hall with pink curtains and framed posters on the wall. At the right, a bare-chested man in an orange-brown shawl wears a rust-red turban, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a gold armlet; he is holding a yellow printed card and a bouquet of flowers. Facing him, a woman in a red-and-cream shawl and a bearded man in a white shirt with a dark mala look on, along with several men in white shirts and a child at the bottom left. A cue.2013-11-24September 16 20132013-09-16Indoor photo in a large hall with a drop ceiling, ceiling fan and red curtained windows. A figure in a rust-orange robe and wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace, gold bangles and rudraksha-style beaded adornment, with long swept-back hair and white markings on the forehead, reaches out a hand and smiles toward a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style cloth with a vertical orange tilak. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothes stand in a row, a woman in orange smiles at left, and a few others are visible further back.2013-07-25