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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at right in a rust-orange robe with a thick gold garland and gold bangles, raising his hand in blessing over the head of a devotee. Several people in white and grey clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at left. Behind them is a golden ornate throne with a red cushion, flanked by painted deity figures in a temple hall with colourful garlands and lights.

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A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his right hand on the head of a woman in white, who presses her palms together in namaskar. Beside them, a bald man in white with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala watches. Behind, a gilded throne and colourful painted deity murtis stand against a pink-and-grey wall. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, matching distinctive a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate. A man in white with a white cloth at the left edge holds his hands together in namaskar.2013-06-24A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a small red bindi, gold bangles and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant stands in an orange-saffron robe that bares his shoulder, raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Nearby, a man in a checked shirt and two men in white shirts with white dhotis stand with hands together in namaste. Behind them is a golden throne with a golden canopy, flanked by two orange-clad deity statues, and a red pedestal in a temple hall. A card is held in one hand at the lower right.2013-06-24A smiling man in a rust-orange draped robe with a long gold bead necklace and a red bindi stands indoors, raising his right hand over the head of a man in glasses who bows with pressed palms and vibhuti on his forehead. Behind them a woman in white with long light hair and another man in white stand near a colourful temple backdrop with painted deity figures. a person: the central figure wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange garment and appears to give blessings, so he is labelled as a probable candidate by appearance.2013-05-07June 10 20132013-06-10June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown shawl with a red-brown rudraksha mala and ornate gold ceremonial necklaces and bangles, smiling and raising one hand in greeting toward a man in a white shirt at left. Behind him a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown garment with gold chains stands with a white forehead mark, and other people are blurred in a crowded hall with maroon draperies and hanging colourful tassels.2013-02-28A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a man in an orange-brown shawl and heavy gold bead necklace raising his palm over the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward with hands clasped. A smiling man in an orange shawl wears a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead; behind him stands a green-handled object. Two women in white and grey patterned saris with mangalsutra necklaces stand nearby, and a woman in the background wears blue. Pale walls and a ceiling fixture form the room. A printed copyright and source line overlays the lower right of the image. a person appearance cues are present (ornate gold necklaces, orange shawl, mid-length swept hair), so the central figure is labelled a person as an in-person candidate.2013-06-17A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak, wears a saffron-orange ochre wrap and heavy gold bead necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala, raising one hand in greeting. Behind him an ornate colourful temple shrine with glowing orange lamps. To the left, people in white clothes stand with hands pressed in namaskar, and others in white and dark clothing stand nearby.2013-05-07A smiling man with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a rudraksha mala with large gold beads stands in an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, reaching out to rest his hand on the head of an elderly man in the foreground. Behind him a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity figures and a hanging tassel fills the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl, while blessing a devotee in a satsang setting.2013-03-06A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands at right in a rust-orange shawl and dhoti, wearing a thick ceremonial gold bead necklace over a brown rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and a bangle. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a devotee who bows with hands in anjali. Several other devotees in white and grey stand in a row in front of a temple hall with gold and red decorations behind them. a person is the person offering blessing at right, with the required cues of long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and a ceremonial gold necklace; the devotees are shown receiving blessing. Around eight people are visible.2013-06-02May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back hair and gold earrings, wearing an ochre saffron robe, a thick gold ceremonial necklace with gold beads, a pink flower garland, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala, and gold armbands. He raises his right hand to bless the bowed head of a devotee in white clothes who presses palms together. Other devotees in white stand nearby, with a red curtain and flower-decorated shrine arches behind. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the man wears saffron robe, long hair and ornate gold necklace with flower garland; he is performing a blessing gesture on a devotee at what looks like a darshan.2013-05-27