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Night-time photo of a laughing exchange on an open deck at an evening event. On the right, a long-haired person in a tiger-striped gold and black garment with a beaded necklace holds an open laptop and smiles broadly. Facing them on the left, a man in white kurta with an orange lanyard and rudraksha mala laughs, while a second man in white with a mala holds a gold-embroidered cloth bundle. Behind them, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala smiles, and more people in white stand in the dim background.

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Night photograph on a deck with city lights blurred in the background. A man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha mala and orange lanyard, wearing an ID badge, smiles while handing a black tablet to a woman in a tiger-striped orange and yellow top with a beaded necklace and white vibhuti and red tilak on her forehead. Behind them, a saffron-robed monk and other people in orange garments stand in the dim light. a person cues are absent here: the central figure wears no saffron or ornate ceremonial dress, crown, or rudraksha mala of the kind required, so the identity remains uncertain.2012-12-08December 08 20122012-12-08Night-time photograph on an open deck with city lights blurred behind. On the right, a long-haired figure with dark rudraksha malas and layered beaded necklaces wears a tiger-striped shawl over bare shoulders and holds a dark folder or tablet, gesturing mid-conversation. To the left, a smiling man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard, holding a fluffy yellow bundle. Beside him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala smiles, and behind them a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and smiles. The right figure has distinctive long hair, a shawl and malas, so an appearance-based candidate is present, but the identity claim rests on the page alone; the description flags it as probable with the role of a figure in conversation.2012-12-09Night photo on an open deck with city lights behind. A smiling figure with long dark hair, forehead markings and layered rudraksha and pearl necklaces, wearing a tiger-striped yellow-and-black garment, holds a tablet and gestures toward a man on the left in white kurta with rudraksha mala, orange lanyard and ID badge, who smiles and holds a yellow-and-white cloth bundle. Behind them a bald man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and a smiling man in white stand nearby, with food tables at the right edge. a person is the figure with long swept hair, distinctive necklaces and striped garment; the page caption attributes the event to a 2012 satsang and darshan day.2012-12-09December 09 20122012-12-09A photograph of an indoor ashram hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. A smiling man in white clothes and a long rudraksha mala stands at the centre, holding a bundle of white cloth. Facing him, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment wears a dark rudraksha mala and extends his hands toward the man's hands. To the right, a man in orange robes and layered gold necklaces stands near a wooden tray holding small brass items. On the left, several men in white garments and identity lanyards stand watching, and a few more people are visible in the background. The long-haired figure with orange clothes and rudraksha malas is a probable candidate for Swamiji, though his appearance is only partly visible, so identification is uncertain.2010-11-03December 09 20122012-12-09Candid photograph of a smiling man with long, wavy black hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron garment and a multi-strand necklace of large gold-coloured beads with rudraksha-like seed beads. He is turned slightly to the left, laughing, while a man in an orange garment with a blue lanyard stands at right, and a man in a white kurta holds a black folder at left. Several other people stand in the dim background, one in yellow. a person (long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and ceremonial bead necklace) appears in person in the crowd.2008-08-02Night photograph at a dimly lit outdoor spot. In the centre, a smiling man in orange robes with palms pressed together in namaste faces an older man in a white shirt who bows forward toward him. Beside them a third man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style mala and gold pendant stands smiling. At the right edge, a fourth man in orange robes looks down. Potted plants are visible at the lower left. The scene is informal and warm, showing a greeting between devotees and sannyasis.2008-07-10July 17 20122012-07-17April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a decorated room with a gold-coloured throne-like seat at right and an air conditioner on the wall. A bearded man in a saffron-bordered orange shawl and white shirt holds open a booklet with printed pages, while a younger man in a white shirt and saffron shawl smiles beside him. Two priests in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand center, one bald with glasses holding a small object. A man in white raises a camera above the group. At right, a man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, wears a marigold garland and saffron cloth and sits on a leopard-print seat beside a golden lion-shaped ornament. Eight visible people.2016-05-17