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A 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.

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A smiling man in a rust-orange draped robe with a long gold bead necklace and a red bindi stands indoors, raising his right hand over the head of a man in glasses who bows with pressed palms and vibhuti on his forehead. Behind them a woman in white with long light hair and another man in white stand near a colourful temple backdrop with painted deity figures. a person: the central figure wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange garment and appears to give blessings, so he is labelled as a probable candidate by appearance.2013-05-07April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesJune 10 20132013-06-10A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak, wears a saffron-orange ochre wrap and heavy gold bead necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala, raising one hand in greeting. Behind him an ornate colourful temple shrine with glowing orange lamps. To the left, people in white clothes stand with hands pressed in namaskar, and others in white and dark clothing stand nearby.2013-05-07June 25 20132013-06-25May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesJuly 27 20132013-07-27A photograph of a ceremonial blessing scene. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace, and layered rudraksha malas over saffron/orange ochre robes places his right hand on the head of a bowed older man in white with glasses. Around him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and other men in white clothes with hands pressed in namaskar stand near metal barrier posts. A red wooden tray with green leaves and offerings sits at lower right, and a yellow and blue hanging decoration hangs in the background.2013-01-21March 02 20132013-03-02June 20 20122012-06-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, a gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklace, and layered pink and white flower garlands. He reaches out his hand to bless a bowed, grey-haired devotee in white, while other devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Background shows red drapes and gold-decorated temple shrines with more people in white. a person is shown in the central role of blessing devotees.2013-05-27A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with gold beads stands in a hall, wearing a brown-orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and gold armlets. He wears a thick necklace of pink and magenta flower garlands edged with yellow, and gold rudraksha beads, while extending his right hand toward devotees. Around him several people in white ritual clothes and a woman in green stand with folded hands, and an older man in glasses is nearby. Flower petals lie on the lower right. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and rudraksha, presented as a sannyasi receiving devotees.2013-05-25