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A photograph of a figure in a rust-red turban and gold-toned ornate attire, bare-shouldered with an orange-and-gold sash, standing with palms pressed together at chest level in namaste. Multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold bangles are visible. Beside and behind him stand saffron-robed attendants and a bald man with vertical tilak marks and a pendant, with a red curtain and broad green leaves in the background.

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October 18 20152015-10-18October 21 20152015-10-21January 13 20152015-01-13A man in a deep red-orange turban and matching saffron-red robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in a devotional or greeting posture. He wears a layered necklace of gold-toned beads and beaded bracelets on his upper arms, with a gold-yellow sash across his chest. Behind him are a white draped backdrop, an ornate gold-toned carved frame, a gold oil lamp, and a garland of white, orange, and purple flowers. A microphone stand is visible at lower right. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, identified by the red turban, saffron-red robe, beaded jewellery and folded-hands greeting.2015-07-26Photograph of a seated gathering at a satsang, with haze and soft light. In the centre, a smiling woman in a red-orange turban with a gold clasp and a long dark shawl, with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder and gold beads, presses her palms together in anjali. Beside her, a bald, bearded man in orange robes sits with hands folded. Several other people in orange and gold clothing sit blurred in the background. a person cues: swept-back turban-style head covering, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha malas and wrap in ceremonial dress, presented as a central figure with devotees around her.2015-01-13A photo taken inside a large tent at night under warm lighting. A central figure with long dark dreadlocked hair wears a red turban with a crescent ornament, a red-brown robe, layered gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and holds his palms together in anjali greeting while smiling. Beside him on the left stands a bald man in rust-red robes with glasses, a dark rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace. Other saffron-clad sadhus and devotees in orange and white stand in the background, and a man in orange holds a saffron stole. Several people seated at the lower right also join palms in greeting.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11Night photo at a religious gathering. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe bends forward with palms pressed together, offering respect to a smiling man in a deep maroon turban and maroon-and-gold dress with layered gold and beaded necklaces, bangles and palms joined in anjali. A young man in white with a tilak stands at left; saffron-robed attendants and onlookers surround them in front of an ornate silver and gold shrine canopy with garlands. Swamiji (probable): the smiling man in the maroon turban and gold-layered necklaces receiving the greeting, shown in an honoured position at the centre.2015-09-14January 13 20152015-01-13Crowded outdoor ritual scene in hazy light with a bright tent or canopy above. Foreground right, a woman in a maroon-red turban and a red-brown and gold shawl, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha bracelets on her upper arm, smiles with palms joined in anjali. Beside her, a man in red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds his hands together. Centre-left, a bare-chested man with a mustache wears a yellow-orange garland and a round orange-and-gold rosette, palms pressed together. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and men in yellow and orange dhotis stand among devotees, with white-clad figures at the right edge. Left, a man in yellow dhoti and white shirt joins hands, and a priest in yellow pours from a metal vessel. a person: the turbaned woman in red and gold, with long swept-back hair and gold necklace, is a candidate for the in-person presence described on the page.2015-01-13A close profile photograph of a man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears a rust-orange turban, a tilak on his forehead, and a dense multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold-toned spacers over an orange shawl. A red-and-orange temple structure and blurred coloured bokeh lights appear in the background. a person is shown in a devotional posture with distinctive orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold-accented adornment.2015-11-16A man seated with palms pressed together in namaste in front of a gold-decorated altar. He wears a rust-orange turban with a small silver ornament, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and an orange-gold cloth draped over his bare shoulder. Behind him stand deity murtis draped in pink and gold silk with white and pearl garlands, and a brass oil lamp stands at his right, with gold-embossed panels on the left. The setting looks like an altar puja. a person cues: a rust-orange turban, gold ornaments and devotional posture, though his face is partly hidden.2015-10-13