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A photo of a satsang-style gathering. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-red dhoti-style cloth, stacked rudraksha malas, gold beaded necklaces and gold armlets, stands at right reading from a sheet of paper. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments. To the left, several men in shirts and a young girl in green stand close; the older man at left presses his palms together in namaste, and another person extends a hand holding a paper. A black-and-orange backdrop and a golden deity image appear at upper right.

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September 16 20122012-09-16October 07 20122012-10-07April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20122012-09-16A smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap and shawl stands in a hall with white ceiling fans and maroon curtains. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and a thick rudraksha-style mala with gold beads. A man in a beige shirt bows deeply toward him, hands clasped and touching his feet, while other devotees in white stand behind. The man in orange holds white papers in one hand. Several devotees are visible, including people in white clothes and forehead markings. Overall this looks like a devotee greeting a teacher during a gathering. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces.2012-09-15September 15 20122012-09-15January 28 20132013-01-28A photograph of an indoor satsang setting in which a person with long swept-back grey hair, a red bindi and a red-orange robe with a layered brown-gold shawl stands at right, extending one arm to bless a people on the left and holding a folded white paper in the other hand. He wears a thick orange-gold beaded necklace and gold bangles, and the figure's appearance is consistent with a person presiding as teacher. To his left, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaskar, and a young boy in an orange and cream garment with a white forehead mark stands below the outstretched hand. Behind them, men in white and orange ritual clothing stand near a red-and-gold backdrop, with a yellow cloth hanging from the top left.2013-04-04 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20122012-09-14A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a wrap with a dense gold ceremonial necklace and gold armband, holding a white sheet of paper and reading it while people gather around. Probable Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange clothing and heavy gold ceremonial ornaments, the cues for a presiding guru in this archive. Around him, a bald orange-robed devotee stands at left with rudraksha beads, a grey-haired man in white with a raised palm, a man in white with a mustache, and a shaved-headed man in white behind. Blurred onlookers fill a hall with a red curtain behind them.2013-06-17A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas, gold ornamental beads, a gold pendant and rudraksha armbands, stands reading from a sheet of white paper with eyes lowered. Around him, devotees with folded hands and outstretched palms gather; an elderly man in white on the left and a young girl in green in the foreground watch closely. A red curtain and a deity image with a crescent ornament appear in the background, in a hall setting. The figure matches several cues of the a person candidate, so this is a probable identification from appearance, not a confirmed one.2012-09-15A devotional scene inside a temple-like hall with hanging orange and multicoloured tassels and a small screen on the wall. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth and layered gold beads and a long orange-beaded mala holds a sheet of paper and reads from it while facing a line of devotees. Forehead has white ash marks with a red dot. He appears to be a person by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, but the attribution is uncertain. Standing beside him is a second bare-chested man in orange cloth. Before them, women and children stand with palms pressed together in namaste and watch attentively; one woman wears a white printed sari and another a red top with black shawl. A red-and-white ritual tray or offering lies in the lower right foreground.2013-04-03