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Indoor event photo in a hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and bare arm, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and bracelets, smiles and extends his hand to an older man in a white shirt with grey hair and glasses who stands with palms pressed together in greeting. A young girl in a green dress watches beside them, and a crowd of men and women in white and orange clothes stands behind a chrome barrier line. A gold-canopied seat or throne is visible in the background. The long-haired man in saffron with distinctive gold ornaments matches the a person cues.

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A photograph of a man in a brown and gold ceremonial dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, placing his hand on the head of a smiling devotee in a white shirt in a hall. Several people line the aisle with hands folded in greeting; an older man in glasses and an orange sash is in the foreground. a person cues are visible on the central figure: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewelry and rudraksha beads, and the blessing gesture indicates he is giving darshan. Background includes a gold deity murti and an onlooking crowd.2013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 22 20132013-10-22A photograph of an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtained windows. In the foreground on the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a long orange-red rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl with gold border stands with his right arm extended. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bows forward with his hands together, reaching toward the extended arm. On the left, a bespectacled man in white with an orange lanyard holds a string of orange-red rudraksha beads and a small gold-coloured object in his open palms. Behind them, several men in white shirts, orange robes and dhotis stand near metal barrier railings, with more people in white saris and white clothes further back.2013-09-28October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesA figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19A photograph of an indoor hall with pink walls and red drapes during a darshan line. A central figure in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wears a heavy gold necklace, a thick rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a gold armlet, with white forehead markings and a red bindi; he smiles while extending his hand in blessing toward a young boy in a grey shirt with a blue lanyard, who has pressed his palms together. An older bald man in white stands at left with folded hands, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and yellow-bordered white cloth stands at right. Metal barrier posts line the walkway, and a gold-decorated shrine with a seated figure is visible in the background.2013-07-24June 29 20132013-06-29A photo of a devotee in a black t-shirt with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a smiling man in a rust-brown and gold silk shawl with a thick gold-bead necklace and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. The man on the right raises his hand in blessing. Behind them, several men in white shirts and saffron-clad priests stand near a metal barrier, with a golden decorated deity murti and a red-curtained stage in the background. a person: the central figure in brown-gold robes and gold beaded mala is the. Caption text in the corner credits the photo.2013-11-03A photograph inside a hall with red-curtained windows, a stage backdrop and projection screens. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-coloured border and a dense gold bead necklace receives people at close range, holding a folded paper in one hand while another hand reaches toward a devotee. He has long hair pulled back and a yellow-and-red forehead mark, and wears gold bangles and an armband. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes press their palms together in namaskar; a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white sari with teal border stands at left, and a small boy in a blue shirt stands below. Behind them, a saffron-clad priest with white forehead markings stands beside a row of white-clad attendees.2013-10-19September 27 20132013-09-27July 15 20132013-07-15A photograph inside a large indoor hall with red-curtained windows and ceiling lights. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange sash over bare shoulders, with a long orange-red beaded mala around his neck and a gold-bordered orange wrap, stands at right with a white bandage on his forearm, extending his hand. His hair is swept back in a bun and he wears a red mark on his forehead and gold earrings. A man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard leans in and holds out a hand while a man in a white shirt and glasses applies a red mark to his palm. Several other people stand in the background, some in white and some in striped shirts, and a bright shrine decoration is visible at the far right. Whether the saffron-clad man is the Swamiji is an appearance-based judgment: the orange mala, saffron-gold wrap and swept-back hair are present, so this is a probable candidate.2013-09-28