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A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with wood-panelled walls and bright stage lights. A tall man with hair tied in a topknot, gold earrings, a gold necklace and bangles, and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and folded hands. Nearby, a man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala stands beside a red tray holding small packets and offerings, and an older man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti kneels or stands with a mala. Devotees in white, orange and yellow clothes sit and stand in the background, and a laptop screen is visible at right. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.

A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and chest smiles as he places his right hand on the head of a seated man in white clothes. The seated man, with white hair, bends forward over a red-cloth-draped wooden stand. Behind them a white backdrop and red curtain frame the scene. Several women in orange and dark saris stand on the right, one elderly woman with glasses in white at the far right.

Indoor event in a large hall with wooden wall panels. A long-haired figure in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas sits on a gold ornate throne at left, smiling and extending a hand. Beside him a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red tilak stands holding small items, while a man in orange robes stands behind. A person in a dark green top bends forward at right, handling items over a pile of folded orange and pink cloths on the floor. Several other attendees in orange lanyards and white shirts stand in the background. The scene resembles a ritual distribution of objects.

A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and multiple strands of rudraksha malas stands at left, with white and red tilak on his forehead, gold tassel necklaces, a beaded armband and gold earring. He is clasping hands with an older man in a white shirt and glasses who stands at right, receiving something from him. Behind them a monk in orange robes and a woman stand near silver drapery and a red curtain, with a decorative green-and-orange panel at far left.

Indoor photo in a large hall with a drop ceiling, ceiling fan and red curtained windows. A figure in a rust-orange robe and wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace, gold bangles and rudraksha-style beaded adornment, with long swept-back hair and white markings on the forehead, reaches out a hand and smiles toward a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style cloth with a vertical orange tilak. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothes stand in a row, a woman in orange smiles at left, and a few others are visible further back.

September 09 2012

A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.

May 17 2013

A photograph in an indoor hall with a pink ceiling and a red-maroon drape behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a long gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange shawl and stands center, holding a folded white paper and looking down. a person cues: the long swept hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala. To his right a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth with bare shoulders holds a red box of sweets and a tray. On the left, a man in a white shirt with palms together and another man touch the head of a devotee in orange, in a blessing gesture. Women in white and saffron stand at right, and a red-and-gold box with packets sits in the foreground.