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A photograph of a devotee bowing with head lowered while a figure in an orange-red turban and bare shoulders, wrapped in an orange-and-gold cloth with a brown bead necklace, places a hand on the devotee's head in a blessing gesture. The turbaned figure smiles. Behind them, a woman in a white and orange sari and another woman in a dark top stand in a bright room with a blurred metal ritual object visible above. The devotee wears a white shirt and a blue-and-red wrist thread.

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June 21 20152015-06-21October 08 20132013-10-08November 02 20132013-11-02September 06 20152015-09-06Indoor photo of a devotee bowing with head lowered while a smiling man in a red-maroon turban and maroon-orange robes places his raised right hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure wears a long brown rudraksha mala, gold armbands and bangles, and a gold-trimmed cloth. Behind them, other saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees stand in a hall with red curtains, red carpet and a stanchion rope, and a wall with framed photographs. Several onlookers with folded hands are visible at left. The visible cues are a turban, rudraksha mala and ornaments; this appearance-based label is probable but not certain, so the identity is marked unsure.2013-11-20July 07 20132013-07-07A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a room with an air conditioner and fan behind. On the right, a woman in a rust-orange turban with a jewelled ornament and saffron-orange robes, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, reaches toward a man's forehead. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala looks ahead. On the left, a bald man in a white t-shirt raises both palms toward the central figure. A gold-coloured ornamental object, possibly a lion or animal head, rests in the lower right. A camera on a tripod and other people stand in the background.2016-02-06September 06 20152015-09-06January 01 20142014-01-01July 17 20152015-07-17June 21 20152015-06-21A seated figure in an orange-red turban, saffron-orange drape and layered rudraksha-style bead necklaces with a gold pendant places one hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms together in respect. A woman in a white sari with red border and beaded necklace stands at right. Gold decorative panels and a red-lit backdrop are behind them. Swamiji candidate with distinctive turban, long-style hair, ornate beaded necklaces and saffron clothing; appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), giving blessing to a devotee.2015-09-06