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A standing man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor with hands folded in her lap, and rows of small brass bells and brass lamps are arranged on a mat in front. A tall tiered brass lamp stands nearby. A crowd of seated and standing devotees, many in white, fills the hall, with a red-cushioned seat and a yellow-shawled man visible at the right. A tall decorated pillar in red and white and a fan of green leaves are visible in the background.

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A standing man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a gold-and-bead necklace, holds his palms together in anjali at chest level in a pavilion. Behind him a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits before a row of brass oil lamps and a tiered brass lamp stand with a brass figure. A crowd of seated devotees in white fills the background, and a decorated pillar with painted patterns stands at right. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, eyes closed, in front of a seated audience. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads, with a red bindi and a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and a ceiling with lights and a green leafy decoration fill the hall. In the lower left, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits looking to the side.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors with his palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads and ribbed gold pendants. A red vertical tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him, a long wooden pole rises into the frame, and blurred figures in white and yellow clothes stand nearby, including a bearded man in orange on the right. The background shows greenery and a pale white structure. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, and ornate gold necklace.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in a procession-like outdoor setting, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears a saffron-orange draped robe and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of ornate beads, with a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a bearded man in orange robes stands near a tall wooden pole, and a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl stands blurred in the background. Palm trees and bright daylight appear in the soft-focus backdrop.2010-02-12A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like pendants, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, with a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white and light clothing fills a covered hall, with green banana leaves and a tall pillar decorated with red, blue and yellow patterns and a dove motif on the right. The man's distinctive long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold necklace match the Swamiji (probable) cues, shown here in a live hall setting.2010-02-12A photograph of a man standing at a raised platform with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and head slightly bowed. He wears a bright orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace with large gold beads and a pendant, and has long dark hair and a red bindi with a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him a large crowd of seated and standing devotees fills a covered pavilion with a palm-leaf decoration, and a tall pillar painted with colourful floral and geometric patterns stands at the right. Swamiji (probable): a saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklace and tilak, presented in the same sentence as his namaste and role as the speaker at the platform.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold beads with black bands, and has a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Blurred figures in white clothing and a person in a light shirt at the right edge stand in the background of an outdoor setting.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of barrel-shaped beads. Behind him, a bearded man in white and yellow clothing stands near a tall wooden staff, and a woman in a yellow garment is blurred in the background. The setting appears to be an open-air gathering with greenery.2010-02-12May 24 20062006-05-24A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair standing outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest. He wears a saffron-orange draped robe and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like links, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a tall wooden pole, and a second person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. Blurred palm trees and a pale sky form the background.2010-02-12A photograph of a long-haired figure with closed eyes standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The figure wears a saffron-orange garment draped over the body and a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold beads, with a red mark on the forehead. Behind, blurred figures in orange, white and yellow clothing stand on a stone pathway with greenery in the background. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace of the central figure are consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the identification is appearance-based only.2010-02-12Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes standing with palms pressed together in namaste near his chest, eyes lowered, with a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beads and a pendant. Behind him a second man in white clothing and glasses stands under an orange umbrella, and another person in orange stands at the left edge. Blurred stone sculptures and trees fill the background. The scene suggests a devotional or ceremonial moment in a temple courtyard.2010-02-12