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Photograph of a ceremonial event indoors. A central figure in a rust-orange wrap and a long orange-beaded garland with large gold beads and a silver serpent pendant raises one hand to his forehead in a gesture of reverence. His hair is long and swept back, with a red bindi and white tilak marks. Behind him, a man in orange with a white tilak presses his palms together, and young boys in orange robes with white headbands stand near a drum with a red cloth draped over it. On the left, brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on a table beside a lit oil lamp. A painting of a blue-skinned deity seated with a trident hangs on the orange wall. The appearance-based cues for the central figure are long swept-back hair and orange ornate garlands, and the page marks him as present, so this is a person in a standing reverent pose at a satsang-style gathering.

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May 13 20132013-05-13A man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and shouldered in a sash, stands with his right hand raised to his forehead in a salutation gesture. He wears long gold ceremonial beads over a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrist, gold earrings, and a red tilak on his forehead; his hair is long and swept back. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand in a temple-like hall with orange walls, and a brass kalasha vessel sits in the foreground. A blue sign on the wall is partly visible. a person is the central figure, shown in a ceremonial setting with cues including ornate gold adornments and long hair.2013-05-26 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back black hair and a red bindi on his forehead raises his right hand to his brow in a salute-like gesture while looking upward. He wears a rust-red saffron wrap draped over bare shoulders, with multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a long ornate gold-bead necklace, plus gold-and-beaded bracelets on his wrist and upper arm. A small gold earring is visible. The background shows a salmon-pink wall and a blurred person at the right edge. The distinctive long hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha malas and gold necklace are compatible with the page's Swamiji cues, so this is a probable identification of Swamiji in person, described by appearance only.2013-05-18May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesJune 03 20132013-06-03A 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.2013-01-21May 27 20132013-05-27A man in a rust-orange sleeveless wrap with bare shoulder and chest stands indoors before orange and red painted walls, raising one hand in a gesture of address. He wears a red bindu on his forehead, gold bangles, a rudraksha-style arm band, and a long necklace of large gold beads with a rudraksha mala. Hair is swept back. A lit oil lamp is visible at the lower left edge, and a small framed notice hangs on the wall. A copyright credit overlays the lower right corner.2013-05-27A man stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, in an outdoor setting with trees and a pink-orange building behind. He wears a rust-red cloth wrap with a yellow-gold band, a thick rust-red beaded mala with gold bead ornaments, gold bangles and an armlet, and a small gold earring; his bare upper body is visible. Behind him, several young people in saffron-orange robes stand in line with hands folded, some with white forehead markings. One holds a gold kalasha-like vessel, and another holds a rope. The man's appearance matches the appearance-based cues of a person, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala, though this is uncertain.2013-05-18January 22 20132013-01-22A photograph of a smiling man in an orange-saffron unstitched robe draped over one shoulder, wearing a long necklace of large gold-coloured beads and a gold chain, with white horizontal tripundra ash lines and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. He raises one arm in a blessing gesture toward a man in a white shirt on the left, while a man in a grey striped shirt claps with palms together and a child in a green top watches. A golden throne-like seat with red cushions stands in the background of the hall.2013-03-08