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A man in an ochre-brown robe with a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style mala stands at the center, smiling and raising one arm to gesture toward a crowd of devotees. He wears gold bangles and a red bindi, with long swept-back dark hair. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold shoulder cloth stands, and at right a shaved-headed priest in an ochre cloth holds a tray of flowers. Devotees in white and saffron clothes gather behind metal barriers in a bright hall. The ochre-robed man with long hair and gold garland shows distinctive presentation cues; appearance-based label: a person, shown in person as a participant in the event.

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July 15 20132013-07-15A smiling man with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a rudraksha mala with large gold beads stands in an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, reaching out to rest his hand on the head of an elderly man in the foreground. Behind him a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity figures and a hanging tassel fills the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl, while blessing a devotee in a satsang setting.2013-03-06A photograph of a satsang hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, a heavy gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold armlets, stands at the right with his right hand extended toward devotees. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, orange clothing and ornate gold adornments. Devotees in front and beside him, several in white and some with folded hands in anjali, sit or stand before a golden throne and red-draped stage with a deity murti in the background. Several people are partially visible in the foreground, including one in a grey shirt and another in a pink shirt.2013-06-02June 03 20132013-06-03June 10 20132013-06-10April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with maroon drapes behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, gold hoop earrings, a long rudraksha-style gold necklace and ornate gold pendant, and a rust-orange wrap over the shoulder raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of men. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined, bowing heads in devotion; one wears a lanyard. A man on the right in a white dhoti with a gold border smiles. Metal crowd barriers and white ropes line the foreground. The central figure matches the appearance of a person, shown in the role of giving blessings to devotees.2013-07-15July 15 20132013-07-15 +1 copiesJune 27 20132013-06-27July 15 20132013-07-15May 15 20132013-05-15A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a bun hairstyle, a red bindi and white tilak marks, wearing a gold necklace with a pendant, a rudraksha mala, and red beaded bracelets. He extends his arm toward a man in white clothes who bows with pressed palms, while other people in white and orange robes stand behind. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a dark backdrop and a hanging orange-and-white banner. a person appears to be the orange-robed man, based on the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments.2013-01-23