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Photograph of a smiling man in a cream turban with a red tilak, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges and a thick multi-strand necklace of rudraksha-style beads, with matching beaded bracelets on his wrists, extending his hand in blessing toward devotees. Nearby, a man in white with white sacred markings on his forehead and arm joins his palms in namaste, another devotee bows with hands pressed together, and an older man in white stands behind. Other people in white and saffron clothing appear in a hall with a screen on the wall. The beaded ornamentation and turban match the clothing cues associated with Swamiji (probable) in the central figure.

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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a bright hall with pink walls and orange banners. A smiling man in a cream turban, bare-chested with a white dhoti and orange-gold border, wears multiple rudraksha malas and gold ornaments on his neck and arm, and rests his hand on the head of an older man with grey hair who bows with palms pressed together. Another grey-haired man in white kurta and a bald man in a blue shirt stand beside them, and a monk in an orange robe with a plate of offerings appears at right, with a crowd of people behind. A purple logo appears at upper left and a copyright notice at right. The bearded figure in the turban has adornments and clothing that are distinctive, and the page indicates Swamiji was at this event, so this appearance-based candidate is labelled a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee.2012-04-15April 03 20122012-04-03April 18 20122012-04-18A photograph in a hall with white ceiling fans and a projector screen, showing a man in a deep red-orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim, wearing a matching orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a long gold bead necklace, raising his hand in blessing. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand around him, a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala bows with palms pressed together, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl folds his hands in greeting. Framed photos hang on the wall behind them.2013-11-22 +1 copiesA bare-chested man in a cream turban with a gold ornament, wearing a white cloth over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas and gold pendants, places his hands on the head of a man in a cream shirt who bows forward with hands joined in prayer. Other devotees in white and cream clothing stand nearby in a bright hall with pink walls and hanging orange and blue decorations. An older man with glasses stands at left with palms pressed together. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation.2012-04-15A photograph of a ceremony indoors. In the centre, a man in a cream turban with a red bindi and a cream dhoti and shawl wears layered rudraksha malas and holds a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with his palms pressed together. Beside them a young man in glasses and a blue shirt stands with hands folded, and a bald man in an orange garment with rudraksha beads watches in the background. The scene reads as a blessing given from a paper in the presence of onlookers.2012-04-03A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Center right, a smiling man in an orange-and-saffron turban and saffron-red garment with gold stripes wears a long gold necklace with large gold pendants and rudraksha beads, gold armlets and bangles, and raises one hand in blessing. Before him, a man in a white shirt bows with palms joined. Around them, people in white clothing stand with hands folded, a man in white wears a small ear microphone, and a man at right wears white garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Behind them, a golden deity image is visible at the back of the hall.2013-08-16April 03 20122012-04-03December 13 20112011-12-13A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man in a cream turban with a red bindi, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and rudraksha bracelets, and a white dhoti with a striped shawl, places his right hand on the head of an older man in a white shirt and cream trousers who bows forward. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands behind, a man in a patterned kurta is nearby, and a red tray with offerings is in the foreground. Red drapes hang behind.2012-04-03A photograph in a large white-tiled hall with red curtains and framed photo panels on the walls. In the foreground, a man in a brown silk garment with gold border, a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace, gold bangles and a brown-and-gold turban with an ornate jewelled ornament raises one hand in greeting toward a man in a white shirt. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas and tilak marks, stand among others in white and orange.2013-11-12 +1 copiesApril 15 20122012-04-15