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A photograph of a smiling man in a bare-chested orange-saffron shawl standing at the front of a hall, both arms raised with palms open. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a large seated audience wears white clothing and white blindfolds or head cloths. Pink walls, red and white draped curtains and a white door frame form the backdrop. A purple dove-style logo appears in the top-left corner, and a and the source runs on the right. Probable Swamiji with distinctive saffron shawl, long swept-back hair and bindi, addressing the seated devotees

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December 06 20092009-12-06A man in a flowing saffron-orange wrap stands on a stage with both arms raised, palms open, in an expressive gesture. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and has dark hair pulled back. Behind him hang vertical orange-and-white striped drapes against a pale pink wall. In the foreground audience, several seated people wear white headbands and white clothing, and rows of red chairs fill the hall. The setting appears to be a large indoor satsang or convention session.2009-12-06August 02 20092009-08-02A photograph inside a large hall during a seated group session. A central figure stands in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, arms raised with open palms outward, facing the seated crowd. Around him many participants sit cross-legged or kneel, most wearing white clothing and white blindfolds or head bands over their eyes, some with lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas. Plain pink walls, white double doors, and a wall clock frame the room. Rows of blindfolded attendees fill the foreground.2009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06A standing figure in a loose saffron-orange wrap that leaves the right arm bare, with long dark hair pulled back and a red tilak on the forehead, gazing upward in a dim hall. Behind and to the sides, several seated and standing devotees wear white clothing and white blindfold-style headbands over their eyes, with a few in white shirts and one in a red shirt. Two white doors with bright light edges frame the background of a plain cream wall. The scene suggests a guided meditation or process with participants blindfolded.2010-08-21A photograph of a blindfolded meditation session. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands in the centre aisle with both arms raised and palms open, leading the session. Seated around him on the floor are rows of participants with white cloth blindfolds over their eyes, mostly in white shirts and kurtas, with some women in sarees in green and yellow. A blue draped stage backdrop and a tripod-mounted camera are visible behind, with a large decorative pillar at the left edge. Several people stand at the back of the hall in white clothes. The man in orange with raised arms and mala is a probable match for a person by appearance cues, leading the Kalpataru blindfold meditation.2010-02-14A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands on a stage with both arms raised, palms open, smiling. He wears an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap draped over one shoulder and down the front, with an orange dhoti-style lower garment. Behind him hang blue and cream swag drapes along the ceiling and a light backdrop. At the lower right, two men in white clothes with white headbands sit among the audience. The image is a photograph from a convention event.2009-11-28A standing man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala stands at the centre of a hall, arms raised with palms open. His long dark hair is swept back and he has a red mark on his forehead. Around him rows of seated devotees wear white blindfolds across their eyes, many in white, grey or patterned shirts and saris, including a woman in a green sari at lower left. Behind them stand a man in a white shirt and blue draped backdrops, with pillars and a carved golden ornament at the top of the hall. A camera on a tripod is visible at left. The scene suggests a blindfolded meditation session with the robed figure leading it, the 'a person' label applies from his hair, saffron robe and mala cues.2010-02-14A photograph of a standing man in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, looking to the side in a hall. Around him, many seated participants wear white headbands over their eyes and sit on orange mats in white and light clothing; several wear orange or green shirts and a few have lanyards. Pink walls, a white curtain, a red chair and a water bottle are visible in the room.2010-10-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man standing in profile in an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder, eyes closed, in a hall with white curtains and red chairs. Around him, seated devotees wear white clothes and white blindfolds over their eyes, some with rudraksha malas and one wearing an orange shawl. Standing figures in white and a video camera appear at the right edge. The page identifies the man as Swamiji, and his appearance shows long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so this is a probable in-person identification.2009-12-22