Close portrait photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, outdoors with blurred green foliage behind him. He has long, swept-back black hair, a red bindi and white sandalwood markings on his forehead, and wears an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. A blurred stone statue stands at the left edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close portrait photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, outdoors with blurred green foliage behind him. He has long, swept-back black hair, a red bindi and white sandalwood markings on his forehead, and wears an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. A blurred stone statue stands at the left edge.

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Close photo of a man with long dark hair, eyes closed, in meditative stillness. He wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads, with a white horizontal line and red bindi on his forehead. The background is a soft blur of green foliage.

Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditation, dark hair swept back, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a shoulder and a long multi-strand necklace of brown rudraksha beads. A red kumkum dot marks his forehead. Blurred green foliage forms the background.

Close-up photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with a white forehead marking. The blurred background shows green foliage and a grey stone structure. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues are present, so the identity is an appearance-based candidate only.

Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, long dark hair swept back, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders and a double strand of dark rudraksha beads across the chest. A red kumkum dot marks the centre of his forehead. The background is blurred greenery and a white structure.

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July 20 2010

Close-up photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair and eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds. A red bindi or tilak sits on his forehead. Behind him a dark statue with garlands and a red-orange surface are blurred. A rudraksha mala and saffron clothing are visible cues; a bindi, meditation posture and saffron shawl suggest a sannyasi or devotee in a ritual setting.

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