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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, sits on a raised white platform beside a tall brass oil lamp (deepa). He reaches toward the lamp while a person with dark curly hair in white clothing sits facing him in the foreground. Behind them hang a gold-framed ornate panel and a yellow and red cloth with a garland of white flowers. At lower left, a small gold-framed figure of a deity murti stands with a crown. The walls are pale tiled. The man's appearance (long swept hair, orange saffron clothing, gold necklace) matches the cues associated with a person, so this is a probable identification from appearance.

A photograph of a celebratory moment at a stage event. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a white-and-green-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, seated before an ornate gold throne with a red velvet back and flower garlands. He smiles while extending his hands toward a small golden murti of Ganesha held by a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who also smiles. Behind them, other young men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand smiling, one with a tilak on his forehead. Swamiji (probable) is visible as the man on the throne, identified by the long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a multi-coloured flower garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, a red-and-black beaded mala, and holds his palms together in anjali. The seated man has a red bindi and white tilak markings and long swept-back hair; he holds a small folded paper or cloth in his left hand. Behind them are orange and blue drapes, a gold-painted pillar, red velvet cushions, a flower-decorated backdrop and a small red box.

A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white flower garland, smiles while placing his right palm on the forehead of an older bearded man in a white shirt with a mala, who kneels with eyes closed and hands raised. The robed man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them hang orange and cream drapes, a gold-painted pillar and yellow marigold flowers, and a red cushioned seat sits at left.

July 19 2013

A seated man in red-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala necklace, a bare chest, and a small microphone clipped to his collar, smiles while extending his hand to a kneeling devotee in a white t-shirt who holds a fruit or offering. Behind him stands another man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tripundra markings, and a golden ornate throne with red zebra-patterned cushions fills the background beside red velvet drapes. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-bordered red cloth, and rudraksha malas, receiving an offering during what appears to be a satsang setting.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead sits on a golden, ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion and a gilded lion-head armrest. He gestures with raised right hand, smiling. A man in a light pink shirt and glasses kneels beside him with palms joined in respectful greeting. Behind them is a painted panel of a deity and a framed picture; a book sits on the cushion.

February 25 2013

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September 23 2012

Outdoor temple shrine scene with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated on an orange throne-like chair with orange cushion and footstool, hands joined in greeting. Behind him is a deity murti adorned with garlands, with orange curtains and ornate stone pillars. Around him, devotees stand and kneel: a man in glasses and pale shirt at left, a man in orange robes with orange shawl, a man in white dhoti with orange shawl, a man in orange robe seen from behind, a man in white with yellow shawl standing at right, and a woman in purple sari kneeling with hands joined, plus a woman in white bending forward. Swamiji (probable): the seated saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned adornments on the throne is the appearance-based candidate.

June 02 2012

A man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala with a gold-toned bead necklace, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne and reaches forward to touch the head of a kneeling woman in a white sari with a red border. She bows with hands folded and holds a folded white paper. Behind them stand a group of women in orange and red saris, several wearing lanyards, and a brass oil lamp stands beside the throne. A white fan or cooler sits in the background on a red wall. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and mala beads matches the page's claim, so the label is probable: Swamiji (probable), giving blessing to a devotee.