A 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. - Nithyanandapedia

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A 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.

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Close-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.

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Close-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.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, dark, wavy hair and a small red kumkum dot on his forehead, looking upward. He wears a white garland of red and white flowers and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over a cream-coloured garment. The background is a pale grey wall with a red fabric edge at the top left.

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