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A photograph inside a hall with white ceiling lights and a red-draped backdrop. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bead garland, rudraksha-style red-and-gold bindi, gold bangles and an armlet raises his hand in greeting beside a red tray of sweets and fruit with apples. Several men in pink and checked shirts and a man in a white kurta bow or stand around him, and a person in a saffron shawl stands at the right edge. Probable Swamiji is present with long swept-back hair, saffron garments and a gold necklace, consistent with the page's satsang reference.

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September 15 20132013-09-15September 26 20132013-09-26A photograph of an indoor hall with a maroon curtain backdrop and a gold throne-like seat in the background. A man in a rust-red shawl with long gold beaded necklaces and a long dark swept-back hair, with white horizontal tilak on forehead, extends his right hand with a gold bangle to bless a man in a pale pink shirt who bows his head. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a red-orange shawl and ornate gold necklaces, cues consistent with the page's identification. To the left, a man in a striped shirt and glasses watches with hands clasped, and another devotee in a checked shirt stands with palms pressed together. A priest in white dhoti with a white-marked forehead stands at right.2013-03-30December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph in a large hall with white ceiling fans and red curtains. On the right, a figure with swept-back hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial orange-and-gold shawl stands with raised hands, smiling, appearing to bless a man in a white shirt who holds a red fruit in cupped hands. Several other people in white and light-coloured clothes stand behind metal barriers, some with folded hands, and a bald man with a white forehead band is partly visible at left. The right-hand figure is an appearance-based a person, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial orange-and-gold shawl, performing a blessing for a devotee.2013-10-04A photograph of an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtained windows. In the foreground on the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a long orange-red rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl with gold border stands with his right arm extended. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bows forward with his hands together, reaching toward the extended arm. On the left, a bespectacled man in white with an orange lanyard holds a string of orange-red rudraksha beads and a small gold-coloured object in his open palms. Behind them, several men in white shirts, orange robes and dhotis stand near metal barrier railings, with more people in white saris and white clothes further back.2013-09-28July 30 20132013-07-30A photograph inside a bright hall with corrugated roof and yellow walls. At centre, a smiling man wears a dark red-maroon robe, a headband of gold-coloured ornament, white jasmine garlands with green leaves draped over his shoulders and a white flower pinned at his chest, and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace. He raises one hand in greeting. Around him stand devotees and men in shirts, a bald man in an orange-brown shawl behind him, and an older man in white at the left. In the foreground a wooden tray holds oranges, apples and other fruit. Visible people number about nine, all standing.2012-05-17Photograph of an indoor temple-hall setting with a red curtain and a painted deity backdrop behind a small altar. A man in an orange-saffron robe with gold border and long swept-back hair, wearing rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, stands at right smiling and touching the forehead of a devotee with a hand, while a bald attendant in an orange robe holds a tray of sweets and fruit. Several devotees on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; one wears a white shirt, another a blue kurta. A deity murti and a lit lamp are visible near the altar. Swamiji candidate appearance-based label: probable Swamiji (probable) in saffron-and-gold robe with rudraksha beads, distinctive long hair and gold necklace, blessing a devotee.2013-11-10April 29 20162016-04-29November 20 20102010-11-20July 10 20142014-07-10