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A photograph inside a plain pink-walled hall with a yellow hanging decoration. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while accepting a silver tray with a paper slip from a kneeling man in white and a red-bordered sash. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and shaved head stands, and on the right another man in white and a light shawl holds a brass vessel. A man in a striped shirt stands behind. a person is the central figure by his long swept hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments; he is seen in person.

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February 18 20112011-02-18A photograph inside a temple hall with pale walls and hanging orange-and-yellow tassels. A man in a white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands at left, palms pressed together in greeting toward a smiling man at centre. The centre man wears a white shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace, a white forehead marking and a red bindi, with long swept-back dark hair. He holds a silver tray with a framed photograph. At right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl carries a silver plate. Devotees with folded hands stand behind them.2011-02-18February 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesFebruary 18 20112011-02-18A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.2010-10-20A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.2011-02-27A photograph of a temple-like hall where a smiling man with long dark hair, white vibhuti forehead marks and a red bindi, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a gold chain, raises his hand in greeting toward a row of standing devotees. Behind him, a man in white holds a silver tray with brass items. Two monks in saffron robes stand at right and centre-left, with a bald elderly man in orange at left, and a man in dark shirt with hands folded in namaste. Red and yellow hangings, a blue curtain and stained glass windows decorate the hall, and an orange-and-gold cloth hangs above.2011-02-18Indoor temple-hall scene during a ritual distribution. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red and bead malas and a gold necklace stands at center, holding a small silver plate with offerings and touching the forehead of a young man in a white shirt. Around them, monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold a silver tray and a white box of offerings, while a devotee in a white shirt and a man in green shirt have hands raised in reverence. A golden deity murti and orange draped decorations are visible in the background.2011-02-12A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, red and turquoise beaded malas, and a gold chain, smiles while pressing his hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white hooded sweatshirt who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in white with rudraksha beads and a lanyard watches, and a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold items at right. Two other onlookers stand at left and centre, one in a grey jacket with hands folded. A pink wall and a striped cloth hang in the background.2011-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with orange and yellow tassel hangings. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and a bangle on his upper arm; he smiles while placing his hand on the head of a bowing devotee in white clothes with a mala. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray of offerings. Other white-clad devotees and a shaved-headed man stand in the background.2011-02-14A photograph of a satsang moment in an ashram hall with pink walls and a yellow and red striped fabric hanging at the top. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a yellow-gold border, red rudraksha mala and a gold chain, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward a group of men with folded palms. Behind him, men in white clothes and white kurtas stand together, one wearing glasses. At the right edge, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a shiny golden offering.2011-02-14