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A photograph of two men embracing in an indoor room with red curtains and a gold-carved throne armrest in the foreground. The man on the left has long, dark, swept-back hair, a bare chest, a brown beaded rudraksha mala and an orange shawl; he rests his head on the other man's shoulder and smiles. The man on the right wears glasses, a white shirt and an orange cloth, and holds the first man's back. A third person with a white vertical forehead mark and a pink shawl stands at the right edge. A white floor fan and an air conditioning unit are visible in the background. The left figure is an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable), identified by swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a bare chest, and is in person.

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A warm embrace on a golden ceremonial seat before a deep red curtain. A man with swept-back dark wavy hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange cloth, smiles as he hugs a man in white clothes with glasses who leans his head onto his shoulder. A gold-carved armrest with a leopard-print cushion is at left, a white air conditioner unit behind them, and a seated woman in white with a tilak and red shawl watches at right. Visible appearance cues of the embracing man (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron cloth, ornate gold seat) match the page's claim, so the figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) receiving a devotee in an embrace.2016-04-02December 16 20152015-12-16A photograph of two men embracing in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a red cushioned seat at right. The man at right has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange saffron garment, gold earrings, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and gold bangles; he is smiling broadly with eyes closed. He hugs a man in white clothes with short dark curly hair, whose face is turned away. A silver cross-shaped ritual object stands at left. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron, identified by his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, and is shown embracing a devotee.2017-07-26A photograph of two men embracing closely at a satsang. The man on the right, wearing an orange saffron garment, a rudraksha mala necklace, beaded bracelets, a gold earring and a white and red tilak on his forehead, is smiling while hugging a man in a cream-white dhoti and shawl whose back faces the camera. Behind them is a gold ornate chair with a red cushion and a leopard-print cloth, and a red and pink backdrop. a person appears as the man in orange with rudraksha malas and saffron clothing; the other man is a devotee.2012-07-07May 11 20162016-05-11July 26 20172017-07-26May 11 20162016-05-11May 21 20162016-05-21May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a bare-chested reddish-orange garment and a thick rudraksha mala across his shoulder, smiling as he embraces a person in white. He has white ash markings and a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a gold bracelet and beaded wrist threads. Behind him, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and gold necklaces stand in a red-carpeted hall, with a potted plant and an air cooler at left. Appearance-based candidate: a person, based on the long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and orange garment, shown in person embracing a devotee.2016-05-11A photo of two people embracing on a stage in front of a deep red curtain. A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair swept up into a knot, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold earring, and an orange-red sleeveless garment is hugging a figure with long curly dark hair whose back is turned to the camera. Both wear rudraksha malas on their arms and necks. Behind them, a seated man in white with a red mark on his forehead watches. A leopard-print cushion and carved wooden furniture are visible at lower left, with purple stage lighting at right.2017-07-11A seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder sits on an ornate red-upholstered throne with silver-coloured carved arms. He smiles with eyes closed as a older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, seen from behind, leans in to embrace him. Behind the throne are garlands of red, yellow and blue flowers, and gold-coloured deity figures flank the throne, one holding a bowl. The setting is a stage with red drapery.2017-08-12