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A photograph in an indoor hall with cream ceiling lights and red curtains. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, an orange shawl, a long rudraksha mala and gold ear ornaments stands on the right, his long hair swept back, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. Facing him on the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti presses his palms together in namaste, with a young child in white beside him. Other devotees in white shirts and orange-clad attendants line a barrier rail behind them, and a projection screen hangs on the wall. Appearance-based candidate for a person, giving blessing to devotees in a hall.

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A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a white ceiling. A man with long swept-back hair, white forehead markings, an orange-saffron shawl, a gold-bordered dhoti and a long rudraksha mala stands on the right, smiling and extending his right arm to bless a line of devotees. Swamiji (probable): he has long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and ornate gold-bordered clothing with a rudraksha mala. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand in a line on the left with palms pressed together, one man bowing his head. Behind them a monk in orange robes with a shaved head and white markings watches, and a projection screen shows a figure.2013-09-24A photograph inside a hall with white ceiling fans and pale walls. On the right, a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing saffron-orange draped robes with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles, raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand or bow with palms pressed together and heads lowered, one in a red-and-black checked shirt. Other people stand further back in white garments.2013-11-10October 24 20132013-10-24September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph inside a hall with white walls, ceiling lights and red curtains. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears an orange-brown robe with a gold border and a large orange beaded mala, raising his hand in blessing toward a devotee. A man in a white shirt bows with palms joined in the foreground, and a man in a pink shirt stands nearby. Behind them, several saffron-robed men with shaved heads and white tilak stand in a line, and additional people in white and orange clothing are visible further back. Swamiji (probable): the right-hand figure has long swept-back hair, an orange-gold robe and an ornate beaded mala, matching the page's Swamiji reference.2013-09-24September 25 20132013-09-25September 24 20132013-09-24November 03 20132013-11-03October 02 20132013-10-02September 25 20132013-09-25A photograph of an indoor hall with pink-red walls, red curtains and fluorescent ceiling lights. In the foreground, a man with swept-back hair, a crown-like gold-toned ornament, red-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold bangles raises one palm toward a bearded man in a peach-coloured shirt with white tilak. Behind them, a man in red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a toddler in white being held by a man in white. Devotees in white and a man in a blue shirt stand near metal stanchions. The swept-back-hair figure with rudraksha and gold cues is a person candidate in an appearance-based sense, while the others are devotees and sannyasis.2013-09-12A photograph of a formal line of devotees greeting a man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe with gold border, and a long rudraksha mala. He stands at right with one palm raised in blessing while a row of people in white shirts and dhotis on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in orange and white stand behind metal stanchions along a hall with ceiling lights and a camera operator at the right edge. The man's appearance (turban, orange clothing, rudraksha mala and gold border) is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable identification from appearance only.2013-09-19