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A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi sits in an orange saffron robe with a gold chain and a heavy gold bead necklace with black-striped beads, one hand raised to his cheek, a book titled Living Enlightenment resting on his lap. Behind him a seated man in a white shirt with a tilak looks on, and a crowd of devotees sits behind a metal railing beneath paper garland decorations and framed pictures on the wall. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklaces match the page's Swamiji reference.

2008-12-31 +1 copies

December 31 2008

Photo of a seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a heavy gold rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold chain with a pendant. His hand rests at his chin as he looks off to one side, smiling. A book titled Living Enlightenment lies on his lap. Behind him is a tall polished gold ceremonial staff, and a few seated devotees and a man in a white shirt are visible in the background. Appearance-based a person seated as a teacher with devotees around him, in an ashram-style hall with paper decorations hanging overhead.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne-back decorated with embossed figures. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders with a gold-coloured border, and a long necklace of large gold-toned beads. A red-brown dot marks his forehead. He smiles and raises one open hand in a gesture of address. To the right, a brass oil lamp with a flame burns beside grey draped fabric. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a satsang setting, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and gold rudraksha-style beaded necklace.

A smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi waves with his right hand while wearing an orange-saffron shawl edged with gold braid. He wears a heavy necklace of large gold beads, and a red velvet cushion sits at the right. Behind him are garlands of yellow and green flowers and gold ornamental decor.

2011-12-17 +1 copies

December 31 2008

A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak and red bindi sits on an ornate dark wooden throne with carved armrests, speaking into a black microphone. He wears a saffron-orange shawl with a gold border and a long multi-bead gold necklace, and raises one open hand while gesturing. A colourful floral backdrop fills the background. The image is a photograph of a seated speaker at a discourse.

A smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne waves his right hand toward the viewer. He wears an orange-saffron garment with a gold-bordered sash, a long ceremonial gold bead necklace, and has long dark hair with a red bindi and white forehead markings. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and gold ceremonial necklaces match the visible cues, seated in a satsang setting. Behind him the throne's gold filigree and studded backrest fill the frame.

2011-02-27 +1 copies

A man with long dark wavy hair sits smiling on an orange cushioned throne in front of a golden urn and brass lamp stand. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand a white statue draped in orange cloth, a purple cloth, and a blue-clad figure at the right edge, with a red garland hanging near the urn. The scene appears to be a ceremonial darshan setting. The seated man matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.

2010-07-02 +1 copies

A seated man with long swept-back black hair wears an orange sleeveless robe and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears layered gold necklaces, including a thick beaded gold garland with a gold pendant. His right hand rests at his chin in a contemplative pose, and a book titled Living Enlightenment rests on his lap. A person in a white striped shirt sits at the left edge, and a patterned yellow garment is visible above.

A smiling man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi stands in front of a seated audience, raising both open palms toward the viewer. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads. Several seated people in the foreground and right have white blindfolds or white headbands tied around their heads, and a pale yellow-gold decorated wall forms the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha mala, presiding over the blindfolded meditation session.

A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered orange shawl stands at the centre, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a heavy multi-strand necklace of gold beads and a gold pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead and his long dark hair swept back. He holds an open book or booklet in his other hand. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing stands at the right edge, and devotees with folded palms, including a woman in a green and gold sari, stand at the left. Orange and yellow hanging cloths and a colourful decorated backdrop fill the blurred background. The appearance matches the a person probable cues of swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklaces, but identity is uncertain.