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Photograph of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a long gold necklace, wearing a saffron-orange robe with his bare upper arm visible. He is seated and handing a folded white paper to a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who reaches toward it with both hands. Behind them a red draped backdrop, a video camera on a stand, and several people in white and orange garments are visible, including a woman in a green and gold sari.

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A seated man with a long dark ponytail and white forehead markings wears a rust-red wrap and a white and yellow garland with blue ribbons, plus rudraksha beads on his arm and chest. He leans forward and accepts a folded paper from a kneeling man in a white checked shirt. Behind them a woman in orange robes with a brown beaded rudraksha mala stands and smiles, with another orange-clad person at the right edge. Warm light and a dark red curtain fill the background.2014-04-27A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a gold-beaded garland and a sandalwood forehead mark places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. The seated figure holds a folded paper in his left hand. Behind them stand a golden cobra sculpture coiled around a silver staff topped with a small ornament, a gold vessel at the left edge, and red curtains. The appearance of the seated figure matches Swamiji (probable) through his long swept-back hair, ornate gold garland and saffron-toned clothing, and he is giving blessing to the kneeling devotee.2014-07-25A photograph of a man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a multi-strand red-orange rudraksha mala with large gold ceremonial beads, wearing gold bangles and earrings, with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a folded white paper in one hand and raises his other palm over the head of a man in a white shirt. Two people in the foreground stand with hands folded in anjali, one an older bespectacled man in white. Behind them a bald priest in white with a red tilak watches, and a red box of offerings sits at the right edge. Dark red curtains and a white ceiling form the hall backdrop. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown performing a blessing with a raised palm.2013-05-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead places his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt and white trousers, who has an orange lanyard. The seated figure holds a sheet of paper and sits on an ornate gold throne with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge; a golden cobra-entwined staff rises beside them against red drapes. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and saffron robes with ceremonial gold beads, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment.2014-07-25July 09 20122012-07-09A seated man in a rust-red wrap with a leopard-print lower garment wears a white-and-multicolour flower garland layered with rudraksha beads and a rudraksha bead bracelet, with a white forehead marking; he smiles while receiving a sheaf of papers from a kneeling man in a navy-and-white striped shirt with a beaded necklace. Behind them, a woman in orange with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead marking stands, and other standing people in orange and white garments watch. Maroon draped fabric forms the backdrop.2014-04-27Indoor photo of a seated figure in saffron-brown robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, a white tilak on the forehead, and hair in a bun, leaning forward toward a man in a white kurta wearing rudraksha beads on his wrist. The man holds a sheet of paper and a wristwatch is visible on his arm. Behind them a bald young man in orange robes with a dark bead necklace sits near a polished golden kalasha-like vessel and a red cloth. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram room with a curtain and wall fan. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold adornments, consistent with a person ceremonial appearance, while the white-clad man reads from the paper as a devotee or attendant.2013-11-19A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red garment, a white and red-flower garland, and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, smiles while receiving a folded paper from a kneeling man in orange robes with a light orange shawl. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a red-and-gold garment and a ceremonial garland, and sits on a red-and-tiger-striped cushioned seat in front of a floral deity murti draped in colourful garlands. The questioner's hands are clasped together in respectful gesture. A gold bowl and a brass tray sit at lower left, and a few other devotees are partly visible at the edges.2012-04-24Photo 11730696 +1 copiesNovember 19 20132013-11-19Photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a sandalwood-marked forehead, wearing an orange-brown wrap and a rudraksha mala, placing his right hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl. The seated man appears to be a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and a rudraksha mala; he is blessing the devotee. Behind them is a red velvet curtain and a decorated altar with yellow and red floral garlands, a red and gold canopy, and a partly visible man in white with a rudraksha mala at the right edge. Red upholstered seating in the foreground.2013-07-13A seated man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, a rudraksha-style bead mala and gold earrings, sits on a striped cushion in front of red drapes and gold cloth. He smiles and reaches toward a standing devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who raises one palm upward in a gesture of blessing or greeting. Orange and red fabrics dominate the setting, with other people partly visible in the background.2012-07-11