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Night photo of an outdoor gathering with a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and long dark hair, placing a hand on the head of a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala who has both arms raised with palms open. Behind them a crowd sits on the ground under floodlights, with a white railing and a red-lacquered tray holding small objects and a water bottle in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or spiritual transmission moment. The orange-robed figure shows long hair and ornate-looking adornments, but appearance alone is insufficient for identification, so the role is described as a seated robed teacher.

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March 18 20132013-03-18November 28 20112011-11-28July 01 20122012-07-01July 17 20122012-07-17A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red sannyasi wrap and an orange-beaded necklace placing both palms on the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt, orange lanyard and ID badge, who stands with eyes closed and hands raised in a receptive gesture. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial ornate silver chair behind him. Another person in white is partly visible at the top right and a fan is at the left edge.2013-03-18Night-time photo at a riverside ghat. A man in a white shirt, arms raised and eyes closed with his face lifted, receives a touch on the forehead from a person in a long reddish-orange robe with long dark hair swept back and a white forehead mark. Behind them, several saffron-robed attendants stand, one with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala and a white-marked forehead. A silver ceremonial staff topped with an ornament rises at the upper right. The setting is dark with stone-strewn ground.2014-03-10A photograph of a satsang setting. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulder with a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange cushioned chair and extends his right arm to touch the raised palms of a man in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard. Several seated devotees in red and white garments, some holding papers, sit behind them, and blurred floral garlands and a deity murti appear in the background. The seated figure has a long-hair, rudraksha and rust-shawl presentation matching the Swamiji (probable) cues, so this is a candidate physically present on stage.2015-02-24July 01 20122012-07-01A photograph of a ritual blessing in warm red-orange light. A woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings holds her hands on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge on his chest. He has his eyes closed and hands raised near his head. Behind them, another man in white watches, and a red curtain hangs at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are a priestess-like giver and a devotee receiving blessing.2012-07-20July 20 20122012-07-20February 17 20132013-02-17A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a man in white kurta, whose palms are raised in reverence. The seated figure has a white vibhuti mark and hair tied back in a bun, and is shirtless beneath the orange wrap. Behind them a woman in white with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead mark sits watching, with another woman in white on the right and devotees in white in the background, plus green foliage and a fan. The setting appears to be a satsang or blessing ritual. The orange-robed figure shows no distinctive a person cues strong enough to qualify, so his identity is uncertain.2015-02-19 +1 copies