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Photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a cream and gold-bordered white garment and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces. Red, white and green flower garlands drape over his shoulders, and he holds his hands together at his chest. Behind him is a golden canopy-style structure decorated with white jasmine strands and yellow marigold garlands. No other people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads over a cream garment with a gold border, and holds a garland of white flowers with red roses. Behind him are white and yellow flower garlands and a gilded backdrop with warm lights. One physical person is visible.2010-01-01Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, his hands pressed to his chest. He wears layered garlands of white and red flowers with green leaves and a heavy gold necklace over a cream-coloured garment. Behind him is a gilded canopy edged with white and yellow flower garlands. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and flower garlands, with a cream garment.2010-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Close-up photo of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, wearing a white garment with gold border and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant and rudraksha beads. Thick garlands of white, red and yellow flowers drape over his shoulders, and a bright bank of red, yellow and purple flowers fills the background behind him, with a gold carved throne visible at the top.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Close-up photo of a smiling man with long dark wavy hair, wearing a cream shawl over bare shoulders, heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha beads and two large white and red-and-yellow marigold garlands draped across his chest. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him is a backdrop of red, yellow and magenta flower arrangements. The photo shows one physical person.2009-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands before a golden canopy decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. He wears a white garment with heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and a multi-coloured garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Both hands rest on his chest in a gesture of gratitude while he looks upward.2010-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at the centre of a photograph, both hands pressed to his chest. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a faint gold stripe and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads. Multiple garlands of white jasmine, red roses and green leaves hang over his shoulders and chest, and petals scatter around him. Behind him a gold-and-yellow decorated canopy or altar with yellow marigold garlands frames the scene, and a sliver of another person is visible at the left edge. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklace, with garlanding and a decorated altar setting, consistent with a darshan welcome.2010-01-01Close photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, eyes closed, a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, seated before a backdrop of red, yellow, green and white flower arrangements and a gilded carved throne. He wears a white and gold-bordered garment, multiple long garlands of white, red and yellow flowers, a gold chain with a gold pendant, rudraksha beads and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces. A hand extends from the lower foreground toward him, and a partly visible head appears at the bottom edge.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01