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Close photo of a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl edged with maroon, wearing a long gold filigree bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. He looks off to the side with a serious expression. A child's face appears behind his shoulder, and blurred people in white fill the background. The wearer's appearance shows no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown, saffron clothing or rudraksha malas, so he is described by role only as a devotee seated in the crowd.

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A close photo of a shaven-headed man in white clothing seated among other people in white. He wears a white shawl with red stripes over his shoulder, a gold bead garland, and white tilak marks on his forehead and upper arm with a red kumkum dot between the brows. He looks intently to the left, attentive, with his hands clasped near his knee. Other seated people in white appear at the edges of the frame, indicating a satsang or discourse gathering.2010-09-02Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and wearing a long necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has white horizontal forehead markings and a small red dot, and looks downward. A bald older man in white cloth sits at the right edge, and brass vessels and a red cloth are visible in the background. The man's role appears to be a priest or devotee at a ceremony; no appearance-based a person cues are clearly present.2010-09-08A photograph of a young man seated in a ritual setting, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border draped over bare shoulders and a heavy ornate gold bead necklace with dark bands. He has white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and a small red mark between the brows. Beside him at left is a person in a yellow garment, and at right in the foreground a shaven-headed man in white clothing is partly visible. Behind them, brass ritual vessels and a red cloth are visible.2010-09-08Close side profile of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed, seated in meditation. He wears white dhoti-style cloth with red borders and a heavy gold bead necklace, with white ash horizontal stripes on his forehead and upper arm. Blurred seated figures appear in the background of a warm-toned hall. Physical people visible: one clearly, with others only as blurred background shapes.2010-09-16A man seated on a red velvet throne with gold carved armrests, wearing a cream silk shawl with a gold border over his shoulder and a red-and-gold lower cloth. He has a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, gold earrings, and a gold chain with a gold bead pendant. Long rudraksha mala strands with diamond-like spacers and a green and red jeweled peacock ornament hang across his chest, and a rudraksha bracelet is on his upper arm. His hair is swept back and he looks to the side with a composed expression. A vertical copyright caption runs along the right edge.2011-03-05Photograph of a seated priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon border, bare-chested, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a brown rudraksha mala. He has a red bindi and a shaved head, and holds a gold bead garland with a small framed deity pendant in both hands while looking down at it. Behind him an older man in white clothes with a white moustache sits with palms pressed together in namaste and a rudraksha mala. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, some with grey hair, and an orange cloth on the floor suggest a ritual gathering. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the presentation cues for the a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain.2010-10-12Close-up photo of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, wearing a heavy ornate gold bead necklace and a red bindi on his forehead, eyes lowered in a calm, meditative expression. Behind him, figures in orange and saffron robes are seated. A yellow garment is visible at the left edge. A translucent purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-09-08A close photograph of a young shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth with a maroon border and a heavy multi-bead gold necklace of ornate gold beads. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. Behind him, orange cloth and a brass lamp or puja vessel are visible, and another person's shaved head appears at the lower right edge.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with thin red stripes sits bare-chested, wearing a long necklace of gold beads and a sacred thread, with a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead. He bends over a silver tray holding pink lotus flowers and small silver bowls, with his hands near the offerings. Beside him, a person in orange robes is partly visible at right, and a gilded carved panel and red cushion stand behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting.2010-10-30A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, with a red bindi and white tilak. He looks down while holding small objects in cupped hands above a silver tray and bowls. A woman in a yellow shawl sits to the left, and saffron-shawled people sit behind. The setting appears to be a puja or ritual gathering.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in a white shawl and white dhoti sits in a ritual setting, wearing a heavy gold ball-bead necklace over bare shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. Behind him, a Western woman with long blonde hair in a pale top sits, and to the right an older man in white clothes holds his hands together near a rudraksha mala. Warm blurred background with an orange floor runner.2010-10-12A man seated on a red and gold throne in profile, wearing a cream-white silk garment with gold borders over bare shoulders. He has long dark hair swept back into a knot, a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, and a gold earring. Multiple strands of rudraksha beads with green and red stone-set gold clasps hang across his chest, plus a gold pendant and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm. A dark curtain stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): the qualifying cues are the swept-back hair, ornate gold-and-rudraksha adornment and throne setting, matching the page's Swamiji attribution.2011-03-05 +1 copies