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November 07 2011

A shaved-headed man in a white cotton kurta with a rudraksha mala at his neck holds a silver-covered conch shell (shankha) decorated with a pink flower, apparently in a puja offering. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with bangles presses her palms together in namaskar, and a partially visible person in the left foreground bows their head. The setting is an indoor ritual gathering. The man has short cropped hair, so no candidate is identified from appearance cues.

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November 20 2011

A seated man in an all-white kurta with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white sacred ash on his forehead, wearing glasses, speaks while holding a yellow flower offering in cupped hands. Behind him, several people in white clothing sit with hands folded in prayer or namaskar, with mats and red cloth visible in the lower corners. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.

A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon border sits cross-legged before an offering tray, hands cupped together in prayer with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red border and a dark beaded mala watches with eyes lowered. Behind them a gold-carved throne stands with red and green cushions, and an orange and maroon cloth hangs in the right foreground. Silver and brass vessels hold offerings of fruit and sweets on the table.

A photograph of a seated devotee in a white kurta with a red rudraksha mala and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, looking down with a smile as he holds out cupped hands. Another person's hand, with a red thread on the wrist, places a small clear crystal atmalinga into his palms. In the foreground, a shirtless figure with long dreadlocks and a pink-and-white flower garland faces away from the camera, seated near a golden frame. In the background, a blurred person in white walks through a hall with red fabric. The setting suggests an atmalinga energization darshan.

May 19 2012

A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass plate with a red-tied bundle of offerings in both hands. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a round pendant, a gold bangle, and a red bindi. Behind him, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered garments sit in a ritual gathering. On the lower left, an oil lamp and a small metal deity murti sit on a brass tray.

A young man with short brown hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands reading a sheaf of white papers while holding a pen in his right hand. He wears a plain white T-shirt, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and an orange shawl printed with dark script over one shoulder. In the right foreground a second person with a dark ponytail tied with a red scrunchie is partly visible, turned away from the camera. The setting is an indoor hall with a blurred pale wall and wooden panelling. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person, so no appearance-based identification is made.

A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white borders sits before silver ritual trays, holding a red apple in one hand and reaching toward a small silver bowl with the other. White tripundra lines and a red bindi mark his forehead, and he wears gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha malas. Behind him stands a second figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain, beside a microphone stand, and a gilded panel with red drapery is at right. Pink flowers lie on a silver tray in the foreground, with blurred heads of seated people at the bottom edge.

A photo of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala performing a ritual with a small silver oil lamp (aarti) held in his right hand, flame lit, while his left hand is placed over his chest. He has shoulder-length dark hair and glasses. In the foreground, a person in an orange and gold garment sits on a red cushioned seat, with a silver plate holding an apple and flowers on a gold-trimmed table. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), a long-haired man in white with rudraksha beads, performing aarti.