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A photograph of an indoor hall with a man in a white striped shirt and glasses bowing with palms pressed together while a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple beaded rudraksha-style necklaces places his hand on the bowing man's head, smiling, with a red bindi. To the right, a shaven-headed man in orange clothing holds a red folder and wears a bracelet. Several onlookers stand behind, one at far left in glasses and another in white, with a camera visible above. Warm lights line the wall with framed pictures.

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A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange saffron shawl and draped orange garment, multiple rudraksha malas and a rudraksha bracelet, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. Several robed attendants in white and orange stand around, a cameraman holding a camera raises it at left, and devotees and framed portraits line the hall. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, matching the page's a person reference, so this is a probable identification from appearance, not a confirmed one.2011-11-08November 15 20112011-11-15Indoor photo at an ashram-style hall with colourful striped pillars and a projector screen behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border and a long gold-bead necklace reaches out to bless a devotee, placing his hand on the devotee's head. The devotee in a blue striped shirt and lanyard holds his hands in anjali. Beside them, an older man in a grey striped shirt bows with hands folded. To the right, a bald priest in orange robe with beaded necklace and white ash markings on his arm carries a white tray with offerings. Several other people stand in the background, including a woman in orange. A man in a white shirt stands at far left.2011-02-22 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a long-haired man in a red and orange dhoti-style wrap, gold chain necklaces, multiple beaded bangles and a red bindi, bare-chested, lowering his right palm onto the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a saffron-red wrap, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Around him, a bespectacled saffron-robed sannyasi with tripundra marks and a white-clad elderly man with folded hands watch, while other devotees stand in the background of a hall with ceiling lights and a projection screen.2011-12-05Probable Swamiji, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wears an orange saffron robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and orange-red beaded armbands, and places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. A shaved-headed priest in orange with a gold chain and white tripundra marks on his forehead stands at right. Around them, several men in white shirts stand with hands folded in a hall with pink and purple banner backdrop and ceiling lights. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment during a satsang gathering.2011-11-02April 14 20122012-04-14November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph inside a hall at a satsang. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and an orange dhoti with gold border, wearing layered beaded necklaces, stands smiling and extends one hand over the head of a kneeling devotee in a pink striped shirt with palms pressed together. The kneeling man wears an orange-beaded mala. Other devotees in orange and white stand behind, and a bald man in orange cloth is at the right edge. Red cloth and offerings are on a table in the lower right, with warm ceiling lights and a white screen behind.2012-07-20Indoor photo of a devotional blessing in a hall with framed portraits on the wall behind. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles stands at right, smiling and placing his raised hand on the head of a man in glasses and a white shirt. In the foreground a man in a white and navy polo kneels with palms pressed together and head bowed, while a woman with long dark hair and a man in grey stand nearby. A tray of offerings is visible at the lower edge. The orange-robed figure fits the probable Swamiji cues of orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and bangles, so he is described as Swamiji (probable) performing a blessing.2012-02-09A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-and-gold silk sash with rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets placing his right hand on the forehead of a devotee with glasses and a shaved head. The devotee, dressed in white, has hands folded in prayer. Other devotees in white stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a rudraksha mala hangs from one man's neck. A large backdrop portrait shows a smiling woman with flowers and warm orange light. The man in orange has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, a person by appearance. Roughly six to ten people are visible.2011-11-15A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered dhoti and a long gold beaded necklace stands at centre, smiling, placing his right hand on the head of a devotee who is bowed with palms pressed together. Beside him, a bald priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a white tray of gold items. On the right, a white-robed priest holds a plate of gold objects. Devotees with folded hands stand at left, including a man in a light blue shirt wearing a lanyard. Colourful striped decorative pillars with gold tassels hang behind, and a projection screen is mounted on the wall.2011-02-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and gold armlets places his right hand on the head of a seated, bespectacled older man in a white shirt. The orange-robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and smiles. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange garments stand, a decorated altar with a red throne-like seat glows in the background, and a tray of small objects sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the long, swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and beaded malas fit the page's Swamiji attribution, so this is an appearance-based candidate.2012-04-14