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December 22 2012

A seated figure with a shaved head? No: a figure with long dark hair wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a gold bangle and a maroon-and-gold draped garment places one raised hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. The recipient stands with palms together at his waist while the officiant holds a folded paper in the other hand. Behind them stand women in white and orange clothing and gold-embroidered draperies, with a golden ornamental panel at left. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan ritual inside a temple setting.

December 23 2010

A seated man in a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold bead necklace and a white tilak on his forehead reaches out with one hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta, who has his eyes closed and palms raised. The orange-clad figure holds a small white card or paper in his other hand. Behind them stands a large gold deity murti and red cushions.

Photograph in an ashram hall: a long-haired man in a green silk dress with a gold ornate necklace and bangles sits on a gold ornate throne with red cushions, a garland of flowers on the throne's upper back. He raises his right hand to bless the bowed head of a man in white dhoti and shirt who kneels before him, while a monk in saffron robes and several men in white with yellow shawls stand behind. A tray of fruit and sweets sits on a wooden table beside the throne. This appearance-based candidate, a seated figure with long hair, green clothing and gold ornaments on a throne, is a person; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing, and the standing men are devotees and a sannyasi.

July 15 2014

A seated man with a reddish-orange robe and leopard-print cloth, wearing a long yellow-and-red flower garland, gold armlets and beaded bracelets, smiles as he extends his hand to a kneeling man in a green checked shirt who presses his palms together in greeting. A woman in a grey-blue and red shawl also bows with folded hands. Behind them, a golden deity murti with a purple cloth and garlands stands on a stand, and several women in white, green and dark outfits stand watching. The seated man receives devotees in a darshan setting on a red carpet.

A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions against a dark blue draped curtain. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and smiles while raising his right hand toward the forehead of a young man in a white kurta who stands before him with palms joined in respectful greeting. A white cloth rests on the left cushion, and a microphone stand is visible at right. The seated robed figure fits the probable Swamiji cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a throne, while the standing devotee wears plain white ritual clothing.

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December 06 2010

December 31 2015

A photograph at a temple-style event with a large gold-embossed deity relief and yellow and white flower garlands behind. In the foreground, two men in white clothes are turned away from the camera, one bald and one with dark hair and a shirt collar, leaning toward the shrine. Beside them stands a man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead and a white garland with red flowers, smiling. A woman in white is partly visible at the right edge. Several other people are partially visible at the frame edges, and the deity murti is decorated with flowers. a person: the man with swept-back hair, red bindi and garland is consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his face is partly distinct from the rest; the cues here are a garland and bindi only, which are not distinctive enough to confirm.

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron shawl over a red top, long dark hair swept back, eyes closed, seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. A younger man in a white kurta-style outfit leans forward with palms together and face toward him, a microphone on a stand beside them. Behind them is a floral arrangement of white, yellow, purple and red flowers and green leaves, with a deep blue backdrop. Spectators are partly visible at the bottom edge. The seated man matches the page's Swamiji reference through distinctive saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) appearance in a satsang-style setting.