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A smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, a thick gold bead necklace, and a large pink and white flower garland, extends his right hand toward a devotee at the left. Several men stand around him with their palms pressed together in greeting; one in a pink shirt and one in a striped shirt are visible. Behind them a red curtain and gold-decorated altar or throne frame are seen. The scene suggests a darshan moment; the man with the gold necklace and saffron wrap is an appearance-based a person candidate, marked as such.

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Photo 11736892 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25May 31 20132013-05-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back hair and gold earrings, wearing an ochre saffron robe, a thick gold ceremonial necklace with gold beads, a pink flower garland, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala, and gold armbands. He raises his right hand to bless the bowed head of a devotee in white clothes who presses palms together. Other devotees in white stand nearby, with a red curtain and flower-decorated shrine arches behind. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the man wears saffron robe, long hair and ornate gold necklace with flower garland; he is performing a blessing gesture on a devotee at what looks like a darshan.2013-05-27A seated man in a red-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and white jasmine garlands smiles warmly while reaching toward an older man in a white shirt and glasses, seen from behind on the left. The seated man has a white forehead mark and red bindi, and sits before an ornate silver-and-gold backdrop with carved patterns. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, multiple rudraksha malas and garlands, and a saffron-red robe, seated in a satsang setting.2014-06-15April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesPhoto of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair, white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange draped robe with a gold-and-beaded mala and gold bangles. He raises one arm toward a line of devotees in white and cream clothing on the left, who reach toward him. Behind him, a gold-toned deity murti and a saffron-robed assistant with a shaved head and white tilak stand in a red-curtained hall. Crowd members at the right wear orange robes. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold mala, orange robe and gold armlets fit the presentation of the central figure, who is shown greeting the crowd.2013-06-25Photograph of a smiling man in a rust-orange saffron wrap with a yellow inner garment, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace of large round beads over a rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and bangles, gold hoop earrings, long swept-back black hair and a red bindi. He raises a hand in greeting toward people at left, one woman with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a bald man in orange garments with a red tilak stands in a hall with a gold throne-like seat and red curtains; other attendees in white, blue and green saris and shirts line the aisle. Probable Swamiji by visible cues of swept-back hair, ornate gold beads and rudraksha mala worn over saffron clothing, shown in person as an appearance-based candidate.2013-05-31Photo 11738558A photograph of a man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a yellow-edged cloth, wearing a thick golden bead necklace over a rudraksha mala, golden bangles on his wrists and a gold earring, blessing a devotee. He has long swept-back black hair and a red bindi, and his right hand rests on the head of a short-haired man in a grey shirt who has his palms joined in prayer. Behind them, white-clad devotees stand in a temple hall with golden and red decorations. Probable Swamiji with distinctive long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and golden ornaments, shown in the act of blessing a devotee.2013-06-02Photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-brown saffron-toned cloth draped over his shoulder, with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold armlets and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant, smiling broadly and raising his right arm in greeting toward a line of people at left who stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra; several wear white shirts and white dhotis and one wears a checked blue shirt and wristwatch. Behind them stands a temple-style backdrop with painted gold-and-red dvarapala guardian figures and a gilded shrine area, and a metal stand is visible in the lower foreground. Two of the people at left are partially visible.2013-06-27