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Photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, vertical red kumkum dot and white ash markings, wearing a rust-orange robe with a shawl and a heavy gold bead necklace, raising his right hand in greeting toward a man in a white checked shirt facing away from the camera. Behind them, several men in white shirts and a shaved-headed priest with white tripundra marks stand near draped curtains with red and gold patterns. A woman in a green and colourful sari appears at the right edge.

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May 15 20132013-05-15A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings stands at the centre in a rust-orange wrap, wearing a long necklace of large gold beads and a gold bracelet, raising one hand in greeting. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments press their palms together, and a man in an orange wrap with a rudraksha mala stands behind him. Striped pillars with tassels and a draped white canopy frame the hall. The man is a Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron-orange clothing and ornate gold necklace.2013-03-06June 23 20132013-06-23April 10 20132013-04-10A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes waving to a crowd. He has white sacred ash markings across his forehead, a red bindi, long rudraksha mala beads across his chest, a gold necklace and gold armbands. Around him, several people in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting. The background shows a maroon curtain and warm lighting.2013-02-24April 10 20132013-04-10A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow inner garment and a red bindi on his forehead raises his right hand in greeting while people nearby press palms together in namaste. He wears long swept-back dark hair, layered gold bead necklaces with a brown rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and a small gold earring. Behind him a red curtain and a golden throne-like seat stand in a hall where a crowd of devotees, some in white, watch. A man on the left wears a white shirt and an orange shawl. The distinctive saffron robe, long hair and ornate gold beads are appearance cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in person greeting devotees at a satsang hall.2013-05-31A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead marks, wears a maroon-brown robe over the shoulder and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads and rudraksha malas. He raises one hand in greeting while holding folded paper, facing a line of devotees with palms together. The men in the line wear white shirts, a light blue shirt and a green-striped garment, and a child stands among them. Behind is a draped white and maroon hall with a decorated deity murti or shrine with gold and pink ornamentation. The distinctive hair, robe and ornate beaded necklace suggest a person candidate, though the face cannot be confirmed.2013-04-18A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and heavy gold ceremonial necklace stands with his right hand raised in blessing, smiling, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair. Beside him a grey-haired man in glasses and white clothes stands with hands extended, and a young man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste at the left edge. Behind them a blurred golden throne-like peetha and colourful temple décor frame the satsang setting. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, performing blessing in a satsang hall.2013-03-06A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange (saffron) dhoti-style wrap with a matching shoulder wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and large gold bead necklace, gold bangles and an upper-arm band, with a red bindi and a small gold earring. He raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees in white shirts who have their palms joined in namaskar or folded hands. A camera with a red recording light is in the foreground, and a colourful draped backdrop is behind. Swamiji (probable) appears here by appearance cues: saffron wrap, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and long swept-back hair, shown in the role of a blessing teacher greeting devotees. Five to six visible people are present, including partial figures at the edges.2013-05-15June 23 20132013-06-23A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown shawl with a red-brown rudraksha mala and ornate gold ceremonial necklaces and bangles, smiling and raising one hand in greeting toward a man in a white shirt at left. Behind him a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown garment with gold chains stands with a white forehead mark, and other people are blurred in a crowded hall with maroon draperies and hanging colourful tassels.2013-02-28