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A seated figure with long, swept-back black hair and an orange saffron wrap, wearing a beaded necklace and bead bracelets, reaches forward to place a hand on an older man in a white shirt with white hair who bows his head toward him. The seated figure sits on a red striped cushion beside a small orange towel and a red and wooden box holding items. The setting is an indoor hall with pale walls and a window. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha-style beads, giving a blessing to a devotee in white clothes.

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April 19 20122012-04-19A seated man with long black hair, wearing an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet on the upper arm, holds the edge of an orange cloth while a younger man in a white shirt with a black lanyard kneels close in front of him and reaches toward it. A red tiger-striped cushion and an orange towel rest beside the seated figure. Behind them a blurred seated devotee in orange clothing is visible. The scene appears to be a satsang with a devotee presenting an orange cloth. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets.2012-04-19A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark wavy hair and a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man with white hair who wears a white shirt and an orange shawl and holds a mala of beads. Behind them a man in white with a mala and a younger man in an orange shawl watch, and another orange cloth is held up at the right edge. A red striped cushion and a small red box with items sit at the lower left. The seated figure shows distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable) in the giving-blessing role, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving the blessing.2012-04-19A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a beaded armlet, holding an orange cloth in both hands. He sits on a red throne-like seat with a red-and-black striped cushion, with a red wooden box of items in the foreground. Beside him a kneeling man in a white shirt with a beaded mala around his neck smiles toward him, another person sits in the background, and a window and curtains are visible. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and beaded adornments.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19A seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a golden waist sash and rudraksha beads on the arm and neck sits on a red tiger-striped cushion, with long dark hair swept back, smiling and facing an older man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard who raises both palms in a gesture of greeting or prayer. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits, and blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background. Probable Swamiji, visible by long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, seated in a satsang or darshan setting. Photo is credited to a Sri Nithyananda archive.2012-04-17April 19 20122012-04-19April 17 20122012-04-17A photograph of two men in an indoor hall with a plain white wall and maroon curtain behind them. On the left, a smiling man with long dark hair tied back wears an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads. He sits with his hands extended toward the right. On the right, a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl gestures with raised hands, facing him, and holds a small silver vessel. A partially visible person stands at the far right edge in front of gold decorative panels. Two people are visible in the scene, with the swami-type figure appearing as a person by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads.2012-04-25A seated long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with a blue-edged garment and rudraksha beads extends an arm to bless the forehead of a kneeling older man with white hair. The blessed man wears a white shirt and an orange shawl and holds a mala. Behind them, a man in white kurta with a beaded necklace and a seated man in orange look on. A red and zebra-striped cushioned seat and a small box with items sit at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated blessing figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold chain cues, so this is an appearance-based candidate.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19