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A photograph of two men embracing at close range. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with long dark hair, a red-and-white leaf-and-flower crown and a sandalwood-coloured tilak on his forehead, laughs with eyes shut and mouth wide open. He wears a garland of green leaves and white flowers and a rudraksha-style neck beadwork. His arm wraps around the shoulder of a second man facing away, wearing a white striped shirt, hoop earring and red wrist thread. A glittering gold backdrop and red drapes fill the background. a person: the bare-shouldered man with long hair, flower crown and beaded neck garland is the appearance-based candidate.

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March 04 20172017-03-04April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A seated bearded man in a rust-brown robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushioning, wearing a gold pendant necklace, a red bindi, and a green leaf garland. He smiles with eyes closed as a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pink-striped cloth over his shoulder stands before him, palms pressed together in namaskar and one hand raised near the seated man's face. Red and gold drapes form the background. The seated man is a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron-brown robe with ceremonial gold necklace, shown here receiving a devotee's blessing in an in-person setting.2017-04-02A photograph of an embrace in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with carved floral and scroll patterns. In the foreground, a man seen from behind in a white shirt and white dhoti-style lower garment reaches up with both hands to clasp the head of a bearded man in front of him. The bearded man wears a white forehead band, a red and black tilak, a long-sleeved rudraksha mala, and a white and pink flower garland; he smiles broadly. Behind him a red cushion or seat cover is visible at the right edge. The bearded man is an appearance-based candidate with long hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha malas and a garland, but identity is uncertain.2017-03-03A photograph of a seated bearded man with long dark hair and a red-brown shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a green leafy garland with white flowers and a vertical red tilak on the forehead, tearfully embracing a young man in a blue-and-white checked shirt seen from behind. The seated figure sits before an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and a red cushion, with red, yellow and blue drapery behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a bare-chested ceremonial look with a shawl, and a garland, and is positioned on a throne as the honoured guest. Two physical people are visible.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of a seated man in a rust-brown robe with a green leaf garland and a rudraksha-style mala and gold pendant, smiling broadly as he places his hand on the head of a man in white ritual clothes with a white shawl bordered in red stripes. The seated man sits before a gold ornate throne with a red curtain behind it. A bronze-yellow staff stands at the left edge. A devotee in white folds his hand in respect.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of two men embracing in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a red cushioned seat at right. The man at right has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange saffron garment, gold earrings, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and gold bangles; he is smiling broadly with eyes closed. He hugs a man in white clothes with short dark curly hair, whose face is turned away. A silver cross-shaped ritual object stands at left. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron, identified by his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, and is shown embracing a devotee.2017-07-26March 03 20172017-03-03