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A photograph of a gymnasium-style hall with a wooden floor where a long-haired figure in white with gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, and a gold beaded necklace, dances barefoot in the foreground with one hand extended. Behind, a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees stands raising palms and hands, with one man in a blue-patterned shirt wearing a rudraksha mala and a woman in a white and blue sari clapping. A person in white stands at the top of the frame and a wall poster is visible in the background.

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A photograph of a long-haired figure in a white dhoti and shawl with a wide gold border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, standing barefoot on a wooden floor with arms outstretched and smiling. Behind them a crowd of people dressed in white, many clapping, stands in a hall with a dark curtain, with framed photographs on the wall at left. A rudraksha mala is worn by a man in a cream sweater in the front row. The central figure's outfit and long swept-back hair match the page's identification, so this is a person in person. Around twenty people are visible.2006-03-05A photograph of a long-haired man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a heavy gold necklace, smiling and stepping forward on a wooden floor at a meditation gathering. Behind him a crowd of about twenty people in white and cream clothing, some in saris and salwar kameez, stands clapping with palms together and rudraksha malas visible. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and gold-bordered dress, and is presented as leading the session.2006-03-05March 05 20062006-03-05March 05 20062006-03-05Photograph in a gymnasium-style hall with a wooden floor and dark curtains behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a white garment with a gold border and a gold ceremonial necklace, dancing with hands pressed together near the chest. Around them, a crowd of about twenty people in white clothing and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces claps and stands along the sides. A man in a black vest and white headband claps in the right foreground. A table with framed photographs is visible in the background, and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner. The figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a white-and-gold garment, while the surrounding participants are devotees.2006-03-05March 05 20062006-03-05Indoor satsang gathering in a room with beige walls and framed pictures. A central man with long swept-back black hair, white tilak on his forehead, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with gold border, a heavy gold necklace and a green-stone necklace, and gold bangles, smiles with eyes closed while raising his palms outward. Around him, devotees in white clothing clap and raise their arms; a man on the left wears white with long hair, and a grey-haired man in a white t-shirt stands to the right. Several people are visible, many clapping in celebration, under fluorescent ceiling lights. Swamiji (probable) appearance: long hair, gold ornaments and gold-bordered saffron-white garment.2006-03-19A photograph of a dimly lit hall where a central figure with long, swept-back black hair, a red dot on the forehead, a thick gold ceremonial necklace of beads, and a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl extends his arm while smiling. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white clothing stands with raised hands and palms pressed together, some clapping. The surrounding devotees wear white and some have glasses, while a few wear dark vests.2006-03-05A photograph of a man with long dark swept-back hair and a white forehead mark, eyes closed and smiling, hands pressed together at chest level in a devotional gesture. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a heavy gold necklace of large beads and a green stone necklace, and a gold bangle. Behind him, a group of people in white clothes stand clapping and smiling in a room with flowers, an American flag and a banner. Whether the central figure is the candidate described in the page is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-03-19March 05 20062006-03-05A photograph of a long-haired man in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a heavy gold necklace, smiling broadly with a red bindi, extending his arms outward in a dance-like gesture. Behind him a crowd of about twenty people in white and light clothing stand clapping and raising their hands in a dim hall. Several people in the back are waving and clapping, and a man in a light blue patterned shirt stands at the right.2006-03-05A large indoor hall with a wooden floor during a Dhyana Spurana gathering in Los Angeles. A crowd of devotees dressed in white stands around an open central space, many with palms pressed together in namaste and some clapping. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears a white sari with a gold border and a gold necklace, moving forward with arms raised. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the front with his back to the camera. Curtains, a banner and a video camera with a monitor appear at the edges.2006-03-05