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A crowded photograph inside a temple-like hall with a multicoloured cloth hanging at top left. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tilak and a red bindi wears a gold ceremonial necklace over bare shoulders and gold bangles, leaning forward toward an older bald man in orange at right who wears glasses, a red mark on his forehead and gold bracelets. A bald man in an orange garment with a gold chain stands behind them, and other devotees press in, one wearing a white shirt at left and a woman with a red bindi in the background. A bronze vessel is raised at upper left.

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April 05 20122012-04-05A crowd of devotees gathers closely in a stone temple interior. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange shawl with gold trim and a heavy ornate gold necklace of gold beads stands looking upward, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a ceremonial or darshan setting. Beside him stand saffron-robed men with gold bead garlands, one with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees with red tilaks and white shirts stand behind them, and a leafy plant appears at the upper right.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 14 20122012-04-14March 04 20132013-03-04A photograph of a crowded ashram hall. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti band and red bindi, wearing gold-coloured round beads and a gold chain over an orange-brown robe, raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, observing. At left, a man in an orange striped shirt and a younger man with hands in anjali stand before them. Behind, draped maroon curtains with yellow and blue patterned bands and many onlookers in saffron and white clothing fill the room.2013-03-01A photograph inside a temple colonnade with carved pillars, where a crowd moves around. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, and an orange saffron wrap, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a small deity pendant, walks with hands clasped in front of him. Behind him a younger man in an orange cloth and gold garland holds flowers. A bearded man wearing glasses, an orange wrap and a gold necklace with a pendant sits in the lower center. A bare-chested man with a black rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands at right. Several devotees in bright saris and orange clothing fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person for the long-haired man in the orange wrap with gold necklace, whose distinctive long hair and ornate gold adornments are visible.2009-01-15A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and gold armlets places his right hand on the head of a seated, bespectacled older man in a white shirt. The orange-robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and smiles. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange garments stand, a decorated altar with a red throne-like seat glows in the background, and a tray of small objects sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the long, swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and beaded malas fit the page's Swamiji attribution, so this is an appearance-based candidate.2012-04-14A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. A bare-shouldered man in an orange-red cloth with a dense orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold-bead necklace stands on the right, with a red and white tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; he raises his right hand toward the head of a seated man with grey hair and glasses on the left, who bows with palms pressed together. A person in a white shirt on the far left reaches forward. Behind them, people sit in a crowd beneath orange and blue decorative banners, with a gold-coloured seat or throne visible in the background. The orange robes, mala and swept-back hair fit the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; the page indicates the event is a Nithyananda satsang, so this is an appearance-based label only.2013-05-05April 14 20122012-04-14A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, orange beaded necklaces and multiple gold-bead rudraksha-style malas, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, extends his hand forward. a person is the central figure in this photograph. Beside him a man in glasses and a striped blue shirt looks on, and a man in white leans in with hands pressed together. Several more people stand behind in a crowd, and an ornate golden shrine arch and a hanging orange-and-white decorated banner appear in the background.2013-04-10