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A man in an orange saffron garment and an orange sleeveless top bends forward at a carved stone ledge, pressing his forehead to the stone. Long dark hair is tied back and a long rudraksha mala with dark brown beads hangs from his neck and shoulder to the ground. He has a white marking on his forehead. His right hand rests on the stone edge beside a carved stone pillar with sculpted figures. The background is a soft red-pink wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), a saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, shown in person in a temple-like setting.

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A photograph of one man in an orange sleeveless top and orange draped cloth, with a long rudraksha mala hanging from his neck, bending forward and pressing his face to a carved grey stone ledge beside a carved stone pillar with figure reliefs. He is pressing his hand on the ledge, with white ash marks on his forehead. A red background and a red curtain are visible behind him. The scene appears to be a devotional gesture at a temple-style stone structure.2010-09-20October 06 20102010-10-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in orange saffron robes bending forward with his forehead pressed against a grey stone ledge, one hand resting flat on the carved stone. He wears long black rudraksha beads and a white flower-and-bead garland over his shoulder, with a red and yellow floral strand at the neck. A small white vibhuti mark is visible on his forehead. The carved stone edge shows a foliate relief pattern. a person: the cues are the orange robe, rudraksha malas and garlands, but the figure's face is turned down and partly hidden, so the identification is uncertain and the in_person value is set to unsure.2010-09-14A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe bending forward to touch his forehead to a pale grey stone step or ledge with a carved moulded edge. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala hanging from his neck, and his long dark wavy hair falls around his head. His right hand rests flat on the stone, with white vibhuti or ash marks on his forehead. The setting appears to be a stone temple or ashram threshold.2010-09-07A person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands barefoot on a woven mat, bent forward at the waist with head lowered and forehead resting on the edge of a grey stone platform. A dark rudraksha mala hangs from the hand pressed to the stone. The platform is carved with floral scroll motifs, and behind it a dark stone pillar bears a carved deity relief. Red and white striped walls and a red curtain frame the scene, with greenery beyond a red railing. This is a devotional bowing or prostration gesture at a temple stone.2010-09-16A person in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder bows low, forehead pressed to a grey stone step, one hand extended flat on the stone. The person has long dark hair swept back and a white mark on the forehead. The stone step has carved relief detailing along its edge, and a red wall is visible behind. This appears to be a pada puja, a devotional gesture of touching the feet or step of a sacred place. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues, and the page names him at this event, but the face is not clearly visible.2010-09-14A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment bending forward and pressing his face against a grey carved stone pillar or ledge, one hand resting on the stone. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a white and yellow garland around his neck, and his dark hair is swept back. A faint white marking is visible on his forehead. A red wall and another person in orange are partly visible in the background. This appears to be a devotional gesture of reverence toward a temple structure.2010-09-14 +1 copiesAugust 07 20102010-08-07July 19 20102010-07-19September 06 20102010-09-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala leaning forward to touch his forehead to a carved grey stone ledge, one hand resting on the stone. Dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. A blurred red and white wall and another person in white appear in the background.2010-09-04September 14 20102010-09-14