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Indoor event photo in a hall with a painted backdrop of multi-armed deity murtis in blue and gold. A man in a white kurta with folded hands bows his head toward a smiling figure in a rust-red sannyasi cloth wrapped over the shoulder, wearing a thick necklace of gold beads, gold bangles, large round glasses, a vibhuti line and a red kumkum dot. The robed figure extends a hand in blessing over the bowed man's head. Other saffron-robed attendants and a seated white-clad man stand in the background, with a camera tripod and a stanchion rope barrier in front.

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March 13 20132013-03-13March 31 20132013-03-31A photograph of a saffron-robed man with short dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with folded palms. The robed man wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets over a bare upper body in an orange-brown wrap. Behind him stand other robed devotees and people in white clothing near metal stanchions, with a decorated backdrop of painted deity figures and gold-trimmed shrine panels in the background. A white-clad person on the left holds a folded paper. a person is shown in the centre giving blessings to a devotee, with gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2013-07-25A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bowing with palms pressed together while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala of gold-capped beads places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, gold hoop earring and a gold necklace over orange garments, with a bald priest in orange robes and other people in white and grey standing behind in a room with red curtains and a draped backdrop.2013-05-17Indoor ashram hall with cream tiled floor and a deep red curtain behind a stage. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and a red bindi, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in white shirt and dhoti who has his head bowed and hands joined. Devotees in white and saffron stand nearby, one wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them a decorated deity murti stands in a golden shrine, and a screen shows a colourful image. A partially visible man on the left has his palms pressed together. Roughly six people are visible.2013-09-02A photograph inside a hall with a stage backdrop of maroon drapes and white swags with colourful tassels. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style orange beaded mala, and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, smiles while extending a hand in blessing over the head of an older man in white who bows with folded hands. Other saffron-robed attendants, a shaved-headed man with white tilak, and white-clad devotees stand nearby, with a crowd behind a metal rail. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure giving blessings, identified by the long hair, ornate gold necklace and orange robes.2013-03-20A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his right hand on the head of a woman in white, who presses her palms together in namaskar. Beside them, a bald man in white with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala watches. Behind, a gilded throne and colourful painted deity murtis stand against a pink-and-grey wall. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, matching distinctive a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate. A man in white with a white cloth at the left edge holds his hands together in namaskar.2013-06-24June 20 20132013-06-20A photograph of a devotee-blessing moment in a hall with a gilded shrine behind. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-bead garland, a red bindi and gold armbands, raises his right hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee in white. The devotee bows with hands together. On the left, an older man in a striped shirt presses his palms together in namaskar, and a younger man in white holds a small tray. A woman in a red-brown sari stands nearby. Behind them, a deity murti with a crown and a gilded throne-like arch fills the stage, with garlands and a decorated backdrop. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ceremonial clothing, a rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments.2013-09-13A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a darshan-style gathering. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange draped garment and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads with a gold pendant, and he smiles while raising one hand in blessing toward a devotee. The figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold ceremonial jewellery, appearance-based probable identity: Swamiji (probable), addressing the devotee in the scene. In front of him a man in white ritual clothes with a red cloth over his shoulder bows with palms joined. Other people in white dhotis and kurtas, some shaved-headed, stand and sit in the background, and a projection screen hangs on the wall.2010-12-28Indoor photo of a satsang hall with red curtains, ceiling fans and a golden throne-like seat in the background. In the foreground, a man in orange-and-gold robes with a long orange rudraksha mala, a red tilak and swept-back long hair raises his right hand in blessing toward a man in white shirt and trousers with an ID badge who bows with palms pressed together. Several other men in white and saffron-clad devotees with white forehead markings stand bowing along a railing. Probable Swamiji is the figure in orange-and-gold robes with long hair and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing.2013-09-25June 05 20132013-06-05