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A man in saffron-orange draped clothing and a long gold-bead garland stands at right, raising one hand in greeting with a small red bindi on his forehead. Multiple layered gold garlands, gold armbands and bangles adorn him, with a golden ornament at his ear. Behind him is a gold-toned deity figure and a deep red curtain. At left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali, another man in white bends forward offering a rudraksha or prayer-bead mala, and more people in white stand at the edge of the frame.

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A photograph of a saffron-robed man with short dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with folded palms. The robed man wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets over a bare upper body in an orange-brown wrap. Behind him stand other robed devotees and people in white clothing near metal stanchions, with a decorated backdrop of painted deity figures and gold-trimmed shrine panels in the background. A white-clad person on the left holds a folded paper. a person is shown in the centre giving blessings to a devotee, with gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2013-07-25May 24 20132013-05-24A photograph of a ritual exchange in a temple-like hall. A man in a saffron-orange wrap and bare-armed, with a bindi, wears long heavy gold necklaces of bead-like links and gold armlets; he raises one palm toward a devotee while extending the other hand over a small paper offering held by a bespectacled man in a white shirt. Other devotees in white clothes stand nearby with hands folded, and a gold-coloured backdrop and red drapery fill the background. The orange-robed figure with ornate gold adornments and a distinctive presentation is a person candidate, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-05-24May 28 20132013-05-28A photograph of a satsang hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, a heavy gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold armlets, stands at the right with his right hand extended toward devotees. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, orange clothing and ornate gold adornments. Devotees in front and beside him, several in white and some with folded hands in anjali, sit or stand before a golden throne and red-draped stage with a deity murti in the background. Several people are partially visible in the foreground, including one in a grey shirt and another in a pink shirt.2013-06-02May 24 20132013-05-24September 02 20132013-09-02May 17 20132013-05-17A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bowing with palms pressed together while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala of gold-capped beads places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, gold hoop earring and a gold necklace over orange garments, with a bald priest in orange robes and other people in white and grey standing behind in a room with red curtains and a draped backdrop.2013-05-17A smiling man in an orange silk garment with a gold-bordered red edge and a large gold ornamental necklace of round bead pendants blesses a devotee by raising his right hand to the devotee's head. He wears gold bangles on both arms and a dark hair bun. The devotee to the left wears white clothing and has his palms pressed together. Other people in white and orange stand behind, and a shaved-headed man in white with a red forehead mark appears at the right. Several people are visible, and a gilded shrine or altar is in the background. a person is the saffron-clad man giving blessing, with his cues being orange clothing, gold necklace and hair bun, while the blessing gesture reflects his role as a giver of darshan.2011-11-29A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his right hand on the head of a woman in white, who presses her palms together in namaskar. Beside them, a bald man in white with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala watches. Behind, a gilded throne and colourful painted deity murtis stand against a pink-and-grey wall. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, matching distinctive a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate. A man in white with a white cloth at the left edge holds his hands together in namaskar.2013-06-24A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange-gold draped garment, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, gold bangles and an armlet, raising his hand in blessing toward a group of devotees. On the left, a young man in a white shirt with palms pressed together and a black beaded mala, a second man in white with folded hands, and a child with a white tilak stand before him. Behind, a red curtain, a golden ornate throne-like seat and a small deity murti, with a monk in saffron in the background. A thin white railing and small brass lamps sit on a white table in the foreground.2013-08-02