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A photograph of a smiling person in saffron-orange robes with a gold-tone embellished yellow sash, wearing heavy rudraksha and gold ceremonial necklaces and a gold armband, raising one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several men in white shirts, dark shirts and checked shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, heads bowed. A red bindi and white ash marks are visible on the figure's forehead. Behind them, a hall with red drapes and a decorated altar area. Swamiji (probable): the figure's long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklaces match the page's reference to Swamiji at this event, and the figure is performing a blessing gesture before devotees.

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Photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-brown saffron-toned cloth draped over his shoulder, with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold armlets and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant, smiling broadly and raising his right arm in greeting toward a line of people at left who stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra; several wear white shirts and white dhotis and one wears a checked blue shirt and wristwatch. Behind them stands a temple-style backdrop with painted gold-and-red dvarapala guardian figures and a gilded shrine area, and a metal stand is visible in the lower foreground. Two of the people at left are partially visible.2013-06-27May 31 20132013-05-31June 29 20132013-06-29Photograph of a satsang gathering in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and a golden deity murti in the background. A smiling man on the right with short swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a thick ceremonial gold necklace, gold armlets and a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulders raises one hand in greeting. Several devotees in white and orange clothing bow or fold hands in front of him, one older man in white kneeling with hands together. a person candidate with long swept-back hair, gold ornate necklace and saffron-toned clothing, shown as an unsure in-person presence. Other attendees stand behind in the crowd.2013-06-17June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a thick layered garland of red and yellow flowers, a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, with a red bindi and a raised right hand returning a greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing with a white forehead mark stands beside him, and to the left a man in white shirt and a blurred devotee with folded hands are visible. The background shows a plain cream wall and maroon drapery.2013-05-28A smiling man in a rust-brown robe and yellow-and-red marigold garland, with gold ornate beaded necklaces and a red bindi, reaches out to young people in white shirts at a temple or ashram event. Behind him a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala stands watching. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and a saffron-brown robe, and is in_person. Other people are devotees in white, with forehead markings, in a busy hall.2013-05-29A photo of a long-haired man in a rust-orange saffron wrap, wearing a thick gold bead necklace layered over a red flower garland and a gold-ornamented red garland, with gold bangles and an earring. He raises his right palm in a blessing gesture toward a row of men in white shirts who stand with hands folded in prayer, while he holds a white paper in his left hand. A video camera operator stands at right and a bright decorated hall with ornate backdrop is behind. The man's distinctive long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklaces are visible cues for a probable Swamiji (probable), giving blessings to devotees.2013-05-25A 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 29 20132013-05-29Photo of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair, white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange draped robe with a gold-and-beaded mala and gold bangles. He raises one arm toward a line of devotees in white and cream clothing on the left, who reach toward him. Behind him, a gold-toned deity murti and a saffron-robed assistant with a shaved head and white tilak stand in a red-curtained hall. Crowd members at the right wear orange robes. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold mala, orange robe and gold armlets fit the presentation of the central figure, who is shown greeting the crowd.2013-06-25May 31 20132013-05-31 +1 copies