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September 18 2011

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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, a white sacred ash band across the forehead and a red kumkum dot at the centre. He wears a rudraksha mala with gold-toned bead spacers and an orange saffron garment edged with gold trim. A blurred golden bird-shaped ritual object stands at right against a dark background.2011-11-26A smiling man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears an orange-saffron garment draped over one shoulder, with gold-toned beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, plus a gold bangle on his wrist. Beside him stands a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, in front of a dark curtain and a backdrop with peacock feather motifs.2011-10-16October 23 20112011-10-23A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead stands in profile at left, wearing an orange saffron drape edged with ornate gold-and-red border, layered with long gold-and-rudraksha style beaded necklaces. Beside him at right, a polished brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in front of a dark curtain, and a purple backdrop with a peacock-feather motif appears behind him.2011-10-16Close profile photo of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala with large brown beads. He wears an orange saffron shawl over his bare shoulders and sits before ornate gold carved panels. To the right, a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in a red-draped setting, and a white-clad figure is partly visible at the edge. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold carvings.2011-07-09Close-up photograph of a man with long dark hair swept back, white sacred ash horizontal lines across his forehead and a red round mark at the centre of the brow. He wears a rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck and an orange garment over his bare shoulder with a gold border. He is smiling and looking to his right, with blurred gold ornamental objects and a grey stone pillar in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange garment as qualifying cues.2011-11-26 +1 copiesClose photograph of a bare-shouldered man with slicked-back dark hair, white sacred ash on his forehead and a red kumkum dot between the brows, smiling as he looks off to the side. He wears a long rudraksha mala of large brown beads with metal spacers around his neck and an orange-saffron garment draped over his shoulder. A blurred golden oil lamp and a carved stone pillar stand in the background.2011-11-26A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron garment with gold-trimmed edging, a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold necklaces. He sits in a gold-carved throne-like seat in front of a purple-blue patterned backdrop, with a lit brass oil lamp beside him on the right against a dark curtain.2011-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20112011-09-08A smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved gilded panels, in front of a deep red backdrop. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment draped over his shoulders and a layered gold necklace with beaded ornaments, and has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. Appearance cues with the throne and ceremonial gold necklace suggest a person seated in a satsang setting, though the image is cropped and his identity is uncertain.2010-09-19November 26 20112011-11-26 +1 copiesClose profile photograph of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, white vertical forehead markings and a small red dot on the forehead, looking downward. He wears an orange garment draped over bare shoulders and a heavy necklace of large gold beads alternating with black cords. A dark blue curtain sits at left against a plain beige backdrop. Visible appearance cues include the swept-back hair, orange clothing and ornate gold necklace, qualifying him as a probable Swamiji (probable) in person.2011-11-11