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A photograph inside a hall with white ceiling fans and a beige wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back black hair, a white horizontal tilak and red bindi, wears an orange saffron wrap, multiple rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and gold armlets. He holds a folded white paper while placing his right palm on the head of a bowed devotee in a pink shirt with hands joined in prayer. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in white clothes and another in an orange wrap watch; a crowd of saffron-clad devotees stands behind. The dominant cues are consistent with a person, shown here performing a blessing.

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Indoor satsang scene in a hall with a red curtain and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha beads, heavy gold necklaces and bracelets, with white and red forehead markings, holds a sheet of paper and looks down while a grey-haired devotee in a cream shirt bows forward, head lowered. Behind them a shaved-headed young man in orange cloth with beaded necklaces places a hand on the devotee's head, and other people stand in the background, including a woman in a white sari.2012-09-15September 15 20122012-09-15A smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap and shawl stands in a hall with white ceiling fans and maroon curtains. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and a thick rudraksha-style mala with gold beads. A man in a beige shirt bows deeply toward him, hands clasped and touching his feet, while other devotees in white stand behind. The man in orange holds white papers in one hand. Several devotees are visible, including people in white clothes and forehead markings. Overall this looks like a devotee greeting a teacher during a gathering. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces.2012-09-15A photograph of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti, hands pressed together in anjali, receiving a blessing as a man places his right hand on the devotee's head. The blessing giver wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold ornamental pendant, pearl and rudraksha waist strings, beaded armlets and bracelets, and large ornate gold earrings, with a white horizontal tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He holds a folded white paper in his other hand and looks down. In the background, other people in orange robes stand near a maroon curtain and a hanging orange-and-red tassel. a person appears as the blessing giver, based on saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ornate gold ornaments, and is shown in the role of a blessing giver during satsang-style initiation.2013-02-22 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, orange robe, layered gold bead necklace and gold armlets stands at right holding a folded paper and touching the forehead of a kneeling devotee in an orange cloth. Two onlookers in white and a man in a white shirt stand behind, one with hands joined in namaskar at left. The red-curtained room has a gilded shrine canopy at upper right.2012-09-26A photograph of a ceremonial darshan scene in a hall with maroon drapes and orange-and-gold banners. A bearded devotee in a white shirt bows forward with hands joined while another man in a pink shirt rests his hand on the bowing man's head. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, multiple beaded garlands, bead armbands and a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot holds a small folded paper. Gold-colored decorations and seated attendees in white saris appear behind them. a person is the saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and ceremonial beads, shown in person.2013-02-21November 15 20112011-11-15A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and gold armlets places his right hand on the head of a seated, bespectacled older man in a white shirt. The orange-robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and smiles. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange garments stand, a decorated altar with a red throne-like seat glows in the background, and a tray of small objects sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the long, swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and beaded malas fit the page's Swamiji attribution, so this is an appearance-based candidate.2012-04-14September 15 20122012-09-15Indoor photo of a long-haired man in a red and orange dhoti-style wrap, gold chain necklaces, multiple beaded bangles and a red bindi, bare-chested, lowering his right palm onto the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a saffron-red wrap, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Around him, a bespectacled saffron-robed sannyasi with tripundra marks and a white-clad elderly man with folded hands watch, while other devotees stand in the background of a hall with ceiling lights and a projection screen.2011-12-05Indoor photo in a corridor with a white ceiling and ceiling fans. A central figure with long swept-back black hair, a white tripundra on the forehead, a small gold earring, and an orange-saffron garment with a heavy ornate gold necklace of bead-like pendants and a rudraksha-style wrist band smiles while raising one hand toward a bowing man in a white shirt on the left. A shaved-headed man in an orange garment with a yellow border stands at right, and several other men in white and orange clothing crowd the background. Given the appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, the central figure is a probable Swamiji.2012-09-26May 15 20132013-05-15