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Indoor photo of a seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl, wearing a pink and white flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, with a gold earring. He sits on a red cushioned seat, his back partly toward the camera, and gestures with one hand near his face while a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white checked shawl and orange lanyard stands nearby. A man in a white kurta with a beaded necklace bows with hands folded in front of the seated figure. In the foreground, a gold-covered deity murti or statue is partly visible. Maroon curtains hang behind, with a brass pot and stand at left.

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A photograph of a seated figure with bare upper body and a saffron-orange shawl, wearing gold bangles and a pink floral garland, gesturing toward a young man with shoulder-length dark hair, a short beard and a white shirt draped with an orange scarf printed in Devanagari-like script. The young man raises one hand as the seated figure touches his forehead with the other hand. Behind them, a man with curly hair and a white garment with rudraksha beads stands near a dark red curtain, and a gold-embroidered cushion appears in the foreground.2016-10-12A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and gold armlets, wearing an orange-brown shawl and rudraksha beads, reaching toward a large gilded lion-shaped vahana or throne carving in the foreground. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a pale-shirted man stand near a bright light. A devotee in white with an orange mala holds a folded orange cloth. The seated man has long swept-back hair, a crown-like gold ornament and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's a person reference, while the people around him wear white ritual clothes.2016-10-11A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over bare shoulders and layered gold beaded necklaces with a rudraksha mala, places both palms on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange-printed shawl. Behind them a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and red bindi stands at left; a golden throne and red cushions fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person, giving a blessing on a devotee in a darshan or initiation setting.2016-07-17July 10 20132013-07-10May 07 20172017-05-07Photograph of a seated bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks and a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland and gold armlets, seated on a red cushioned seat beside a large gold lion statue in the foreground. An older man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard stands before him, pressing his palm to the seated man's forehead while raising his other hand in blessing. Behind them, a woman in a sari and other attendees stand in a room with red curtains.2016-10-09A seated long-haired man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-yellow border and a large orange rudraksha mala sits on a red velvet throne-style seat draped with a tiger-striped cloth, before a gold-embroidered backrest and red velvet curtains. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a thin orange garland, stands and places both palms on the seated man's head in a blessing or healing gesture. A shaved-headed monk in orange sits at the lower left and a man with a tilak and rudraksha mala sits at the lower right. The seated figure's identity is an appearance-based a person (long swept hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and throne cues), so this is an in-person candidate; the standing man is a white-clad attendant.2013-05-14April 21 20172017-04-21A seated man in an ornate gold-and-red throne with a tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat extends his hand in blessing toward a devotee. The seated man wears a rust-brown sannyasi garment, a long pink-and-white flower garland and a rose-red cushion behind him. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange lanyard bows with folded hands toward him, and a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in front, holding yellow cloth. A silver plate is visible in the blessing gesture. Other attendees stand at the right edge beside a stand fan. a person figure sits on the throne receiving devotees, with a rudraksha mala and flower garland as cues. Gold-and-red throne, tiger-skin cloth, floral garland and yellow ritual cloth mark a darshan setting.2013-05-15A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a large garland of red roses and white flowers around the shoulders, with gold bangles on the arm, receives attention from a man in white clothes and an orange shawl who bends forward and holds an orange cloth. Behind them stand several people in white and cream attire with a yellow-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala. A gold-coloured ornate throne or peetha is visible in the foreground, with an orange drape and a red curtain in the background. The scene suggests a formal ritual setting, with a probable Swamiji figure seated in the centre wearing orange clothing, long hair and a flower garland. Visible people number roughly six to ten.2016-10-11A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-carved throne with a red cushion, draped in rust-brown robes with a striped tiger-skin cloth on the seat. He wears a pink and white flower garland with blue beads, has long hair, a moustache and a small vertical forehead mark, and smiles with eyes lowered. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with an orange-brown shawl leans in and places his palm on the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. Red curtains hang behind. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate given long hair, ornate gold throne, rust-brown robes and garland, and the page indicates his presence.2017-04-21October 16 20162016-10-16