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May 12 2013

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A photograph of a man in close framing, smiling and looking to the side beside a hanging brass bell with a chain. He wears a reddish-orange draped cloth over bare shoulders, a thick rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a gold earring and a red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his ears. Behind him is an ornate gold-coloured carved surface against a black background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial adornments match the appearance cues, so this is a single in-person candidate seated near the bell.2013-06-30 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a man with shoulder-length dark hair, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and small gold hoop earrings, turned in profile and smiling slightly. He wears a red and white flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a gold ceremonial pendant, with bare shoulders and orange cloth at the neck. Beside him hangs a polished brass temple bell on a chain, and a blurred gold ornate carving sits at the left edge against a black background. a person is shown in this portrait-style shot, with a garland, beaded mala and saffron-toned cloth as the qualifying cues.2013-06-10 +1 copiesA close photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, eyes lowered and a faint smile, raising a brass handbell in his right hand. He wears white vertical tilak marks and a red-brown bindi on the forehead, gold hoop earrings, a dense orange-red rudraksha mala with gold bead spacers, a gold bead bracelet, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him is ornate gold-coloured carved metalwork. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and ceremonial gold necklace match the cues for the archive's Swamiji, shown in person in a ritual role.2013-05-12A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair sits before an ornate gold carved throne. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with gold ceremonial beads and a pink-white beaded garland, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and a small gold earring. To the right hangs a polished brass temple bell on a chain against a dark wooden background.2013-06-12 +1 copiesApril 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesJune 21 20132013-06-21 +1 copiesMay 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesMay 09 20132013-05-09Close-up photograph of a man in profile at right, with long dark hair swept back, white vertical tilak lines on the forehead and a red kumkum dot between the brows. He wears a pink-red beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments at the neck, and a gold earring. Beside him hangs a polished brass temple bell with a clapper, against a dark background. The man has a calm smile and appears to be gazing toward the bell. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), wearing long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces during a ritual setting with a temple bell.2013-06-21April 08 20132013-04-08A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder, multiple strands of rudraksha beads with a gold clasp, a gold necklace with a pendant, gold hoop earring, and a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on the forehead. He wears a small lapel microphone. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed throne or backrest in front of deep red velvet drapes. Probable Swamiji (Paramahamsa Nithyananda) based on the saffron shawl, long hair, multiple rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments, seated during a satsang setting.2013-01-15April 16 20132013-04-16