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A photograph of a seated bearded man with long dark hair in a reddish-brown robe, wearing a long garland of red roses and yellow-orange flowers with round yellow fruits, and gold ornaments on his arm. He smiles while holding a red fruit in each hand. Beside him, a shaved-headed devotee in reddish-brown robes with a rudraksha mala bends forward, and a woman in white stands at the right edge. Behind them are a golden trident, brass bells, a gilded bull figure, green leaves and a thatched roof.

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January 15 20172017-01-15A seated man with long dark dreadlocks and a full beard smiles, his head and shoulders showered with red and white petals. He wears a rust-orange shawl over the shoulders, heavy gold multi-strand necklaces, a gold pendant, and beaded bracelets on his arms, with a dark red tilak on his forehead. A microphone is held near him by a hand at the right edge, and petals are heaped in his lap. Behind him stand a gold statue of a seated deity and a brass bull figure with curved horns on the left, with green foliage and an oil lamp nearby. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan setting. The man in the centre is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by the long dreadlocks, rust-orange shawl and heavy gold ornaments, seated as the central figure receiving petals.2017-01-15A seated man with a dark beard and a thick garland of red roses, white flowers and purple orchids smiles while holding out a red fruit toward a person at left. He wears a saffron-brown robe and rudraksha beads. Beside him is a golden bronze Nandi bull and a gilded deity murti on a red cushioned seat, with red curtains behind. At left, a standing man in white dhoti and shirt wears rudraksha mala and holds a golden trident. A shrine-like wooden door and brass bells are in the background.2017-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe, a thick red and yellow marigold garland, and gold armlets, sits on a red-cushioned seat smiling as he reaches toward a brass kalasha-style vessel and holds up a red apple. Around him, a bald man in a white shirt bends forward to offer fruit, a young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans in from the upper left, a man in an orange cloth sits at lower left, and a woman in white stands at the right edge holding an apple. Flower petals are scattered on the floor, and a golden deity sculpture and green foliage decorate the background.2017-01-15January 08 20172017-01-08A seated bearded man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a red-orange cloth, gold armband, and a long garland of red roses and yellow marigolds with lemons, sits on a raised seat in a wooden-walled hall hung with green leaves and brass bells. He rests one hand on a large brass vessel with a curved spout while a bald attendant in orange, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends forward beside him with hands extended. A golden trident stands in the background and a camera on a tripod is at left. The man has distinctive long hair and rudraksha-style adornments, consistent with the Swamiji appearance cues, so the probable identification applies. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally receiving ritual attention.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A seated bearded man in saffron-brown robes, with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while wearing a heavy garland of red roses, yellow flowers and round yellow fruits. Golden bangles are on his wrist. Under the thatched roof and wooden shrine doorway with hanging green leaves and brass bells, a young attendant in white dhoti with gold border kneels offering a red fruit on a golden vessel. Another attendant in white stands at left, and a figure in orange cloth stands at right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a saffron robe, flower garland and long swept-back hair; he is the recipient of the offering, a seated guru receiving puja. Ritual setting with brass bells and an offering vessel.2017-01-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace sits before an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-head armrest. He wears a red bindi and a sacred ash mark, and holds a red fruit in his hand. Attendants in orange clothing hold red fruits near him, and a bare-armed devotee in a striped shirt sits in the foreground. A microphone stand and carved pillar with figures stand beside the throne against a red curtain.2016-10-31A seated man in saffron-brown robes with long braided dark hair, a pink flower crown, a thick gold-and-yellow garland and a gold armband sits before a golden kalasha-style vessel with a golden horn-shaped spout and pink flower offerings. He smiles while holding a red fruit. A woman in an orange-brown top and a younger person in a pale yellow garment assist nearby, one holding a red fruit. A man at left holds a white item and red flowers. Behind them are carved golden deity figures, a wooden panelled wall, hanging bells and green foliage under purple lighting. The seated man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his long braided hair, saffron robes, gold garland and flower crown.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15