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A photograph inside a pillared hall with arched cream walls and blue doors. A man in a striped orange-and-white shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting, reaching toward a figure in a rust-orange robe with a white jasmine garland and a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest. The figure, with long dark hair and a red bindi, is speaking while resting one hand on the other. Other people stand behind, including a man in white dhoti at right, and a video camera is visible on a tripod. The figure matches the a person candidate by long swept hair, saffron-orange robe, and rudraksha mala, so this is a probable match.

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May 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesMay 23 20122012-05-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a small red tilak on the forehead, a white jasmine garland, rudraksha beads and a red-orange wrap, placing his right palm on the head of a kneeling devotee in a plaid orange shirt. The devotee has his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stands another man with a shaved head and red-orange cloth, and a few people in light shirts. White pillars and blue arched walls form the hall. Appearance-based a person with the cues of long swept hair, jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing on a devotee.2012-05-25 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall with a golden-framed throne and yellow curtains in the background. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, white jasmine garlands, rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange shawl blesses a devotee by placing his palm on the man's head. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and garlands fit the page's reference. Several devotees in pink, beige and white shirts bend forward with hands folded in namaskar; a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti stands at the right beside an ornate golden throne.2012-06-03June 30 20122012-06-30June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesMay 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple hall with arched cream walls and a yellow curtain behind. A bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth and a white jasmine garland, wearing rudraksha beads and a tilak with a red bindi, places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white checked shirt. The blessed man has his eyes open and looks forward. The officiant holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several other men stand around, some with hands raised in reverence. The officiant's appearance has some cues but is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role.2012-05-31September 27 20132013-09-27A figure in a rust-orange wrap with a gold ceremonial necklace and layered white, yellow and red garlands stands at right, one hand resting on the head of a seated man in a blue-and-white checked shirt at left, while holding a folded white paper in the other hand. The figure wears gold bangles and has long swept-back dark hair and gold earrings, and gives a blessing. Behind them, a man in white with a red shawl and other devotees stand in a hall with a gold-and-red ornate display at the right edge. The appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a person presenting a blessing, with a devotee receiving it.2013-07-21September 07 20122012-09-07