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A photograph in an indoor hall with a patterned ceiling and rows of silver stanchions with chains. A smiling man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, rudraksha malas and a thick pink-and-white flower garland, is walking forward, with one hand raised and resting on the head of a young man with brown hair who bows with palms joined. A man in a light shirt and glasses on the left also bows with folded hands. On the right, a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a red box of sweets, and a deity shrine with a gold canopy stands in the background. a person: the smiling man in the rust dhoti wears rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and a garland, matching the candidate's distinctive ceremonial cues.

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July 20 20132013-07-20October 22 20132013-10-22May 16 20132013-05-16A photograph of a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a thick layered garland of red and yellow flowers, a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, with a red bindi and a raised right hand returning a greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing with a white forehead mark stands beside him, and to the left a man in white shirt and a blurred devotee with folded hands are visible. The background shows a plain cream wall and maroon drapery.2013-05-28August 19 20132013-08-19A photograph of an indoor hall with a red-draped stage and a lit altar at the back. In the foreground, a smiling man in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace places his hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a striped shirt, who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, a man on the left has eyes closed with palms joined, a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and other devotees in white and light clothing stand at a barrier. The central figure, with long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament and a bindi, is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a blessing role, consistent with the distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2013-10-02July 02 20132013-07-02A photo inside a hall with red curtains and a decorated deity shrine in the background. A smiling man in a rust-orange turban, rust and gold shawl, and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with a large pendant stands at right and extends his hand to touch the forehead of a man in white shirt who bows before him. Other devotees in white shirts and orange or saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas, line up behind a metal stanchion. A dark-robed priest stands at left and a woman in an orange sari stands at far right. Cameras and a tripod are visible near the shrine. The smiling man in orange and gold has distinctive ceremonial adornments and a turban, consistent with a person candidate giving blessing.2013-08-16A photo of a long-haired man in a rust-orange saffron wrap, wearing a thick gold bead necklace layered over a red flower garland and a gold-ornamented red garland, with gold bangles and an earring. He raises his right palm in a blessing gesture toward a row of men in white shirts who stand with hands folded in prayer, while he holds a white paper in his left hand. A video camera operator stands at right and a bright decorated hall with ornate backdrop is behind. The man's distinctive long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklaces are visible cues for a probable Swamiji (probable), giving blessings to devotees.2013-05-25A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with wide gold borders walks barefoot along a cream carpet runner, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a long mala of rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead. To the left, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind silver stanchions with chains, hands joined in namaste and one with a white tilak. Behind him stands a decorated temple-style backdrop with painted pillars, gold-framed deity murtis and brass lamps. A film camera on a tripod and a person in orange appear at the right edge. a person: the walking figure in orange with rudraksha mala and red bindi matches the appearance-based cues.2013-07-27A man in a saffron-orange garment with a wide gold border and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and gold earrings, smiles as he raises his right hand in blessing over the head of a bowing devotee in a white shirt and white trousers with hands folded in namaskar. Probable Swamiji in an appearance-based label: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues visible. Behind them are other men in saffron and white, a draped gold-and-green cloth, a golden throne with a deity image on a backdrop, and two large screens showing ceremony footage in a hall with a drop ceiling.2013-09-28October 20 20132013-10-20