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A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a white sandalwood tilak and a red-brown kumkum mark on his forehead, smiling broadly as he embraces a shorter, shirtless man with short dark hair from behind. The embraced man wears a white cloth draped over his shoulder and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. Behind them is a red upholstered throne, and at right stands a golden deity murti of a female figure wearing a crown and necklace. Colourful tassel decorations in green, yellow, blue and red hang in the background, alongside a large gong.

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A seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder sits on an ornate red-upholstered throne with silver-coloured carved arms. He smiles with eyes closed as a older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, seen from behind, leans in to embrace him. Behind the throne are garlands of red, yellow and blue flowers, and gold-coloured deity figures flank the throne, one holding a bowl. The setting is a stage with red drapery.2017-08-12A photograph of a long-haired figure with dreadlocks and a rust-coloured draped garment, wearing a braided gold-toned neck cord, embracing a shorter-haired man in a light blue collared shirt who leans his head onto the figure's shoulder. Behind them, women in white and gold-bordered saris and maroon garments stand near a red-draped seat with gold ornamental panels and green foliage. A devotee in a sari holds a phone at the right edge. The figure's distinctive long dreadlocks, rust-coloured drape and ornate neck cord are cues, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi receiving a devotee's embrace.2016-05-11A photograph of two men embracing in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a red cushioned seat at right. The man at right has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange saffron garment, gold earrings, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and gold bangles; he is smiling broadly with eyes closed. He hugs a man in white clothes with short dark curly hair, whose face is turned away. A silver cross-shaped ritual object stands at left. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron, identified by his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, and is shown embracing a devotee.2017-07-26May 21 20162016-05-21May 11 20162016-05-11A warm embrace on a golden ceremonial seat before a deep red curtain. A man with swept-back dark wavy hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange cloth, smiles as he hugs a man in white clothes with glasses who leans his head onto his shoulder. A gold-carved armrest with a leopard-print cushion is at left, a white air conditioner unit behind them, and a seated woman in white with a tilak and red shawl watches at right. Visible appearance cues of the embracing man (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron cloth, ornate gold seat) match the page's claim, so the figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) receiving a devotee in an embrace.2016-04-02May 11 20162016-05-11July 26 20172017-07-26May 21 20162016-05-21April 04 20162016-04-04July 26 20172017-07-26May 13 20182018-05-13