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A photograph inside a bright hall with red curtains, ceiling fans and tubelights. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-tinted cloth draped over an orange-red garment places his right hand on the forehead of an older balding man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard, who stands with eyes closed. Several other men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or sit nearby, some with hands joined in namaskar, and a man at left has white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A rudraksha mala hangs over the orange-red garment, and gold earrings are visible on the standing man. Behind them a colourful deity image hangs on the wall. a person wearing ornate gold-bordered orange-red clothing and a long rudraksha mala appears to be giving blessings.

March 06 2013

Indoor hall scene where a man in an orange saffron dhoti-wrap and rudraksha bracelets, with a red bindi and a long gold necklace, presses his palm onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt who bows his head. A bald man in orange robes and glasses stands at right, and several other men in white and cream clothes crowd around. Behind them a projection screen and wooden fixtures are visible. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate gold adornments, consistent with a person candidate performing a blessing, though the face is not clearly distinct enough to confirm. Several people stand in the background.

A photograph of a man in a rust-brown silk dhoti and shawl with a shoulder armlet and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace placing his hand on the forehead of a fair-haired young man in white kurta, hands joined in namaskar. Beside them a middle-aged man in white and a young man in white with a blue lanyard watch. Behind them a gold-and-red throne stands on a draped table in a bright hall, with a camera on a tripod and another man in brown robes with a sandalwood forehead mark at right. The brown-robed figure with long swept-back hair and adornments matches the in-person candidate on the page, though appearance is only partly distinctive.

2013-10-24 +1 copies

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown robe placing his right palm on the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a black cord bracelet. Both are smiling with eyes closed in a blessing moment. Behind them stands a gilded deity murti with a crown, draped in yellow and green fabric and red-and-white flower garlands, with a white air conditioner unit and a backdrop of ocean wave photographs. A small white card is held in the lower hand area. The robed man appears to be a sannyasi and the white-clad man a devotee receiving blessing.

Photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-like hall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead smiles while raising his hand to his brow. Before him, a man in a white shirt with folded hands and glasses bows in respect, and an older man in white stands beside him, with a flower garland held nearby. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beads watches. Behind them are ornate pillars, a blue wall and a golden decorative element. A person in a brown shirt is partly visible at the left edge. The saffron-robed man with long hair and rudraksha beads matches the page's Swamiji reference and is described as probable Swamiji, based on his long hair, saffron robe and mala.

2012-06-20 +1 copies

July 05 2013

Close photograph of two men in an indoor setting with golden decor behind them. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak on his forehead, red bindi, rudraksha-style layered silver beaded necklaces and silver bracelets, wearing a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, is pressing his right hand to the forehead of a man on the right. The right man, with light brown hair, wears a white long-sleeved top and a red rudraksha mala, and holds his palm up in an anjali gesture.

A photograph of a devotee with grey hair bowing forward with palms pressed together while a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace with rudraksha malas places his right hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing man has long swept-back dark hair and a gold-and-bead ornament, and the devotee wears a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Beside them a man in white clothes stands with hands folded, and other people in white and light-coloured clothing gather in a bright hall with pink walls and orange lamps. The blessing figure fits the a person appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold and rudraksha adornment, performing a blessing as a sannyasi.

June 06 2012

A photograph inside a bright hall with white walls, red curtains and a gold-and-red shrine in the background. A man in a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style garment with a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles stands on the right, his hand raised to the forehead of a man in a grey long-sleeved top who has his palms pressed together in namaste. On the left, a young man in white clothes with folded hands bows his head, and a shaven-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings stands at the far left. Devotees line a rope barrier behind them. The standing figure in orange and gold has an appearance consistent with the probable Swamiji, showing long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-gold garment, and is blessing a devotee. The photograph is a photo, not a graphic.