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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands in profile beside tall brass oil lamps with lit flames. He wears a draped pink, purple and gold-bordered cloth over bare shoulders and a thin dark cord around his neck. Behind him is a colourful, abstract mandala-style backdrop in yellow, green and orange tones. The scene suggests a devotional gathering, with a visible shawl and adornments consistent with a sannyasi, though the identity is not established from appearance alone.

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August 21 20112011-08-21July 06 20152015-07-06Photo of a smiling man in front of an ornate gold-embossed throne-like backdrop, with a red tilak mark on his forehead, long swept-back dark hair, and a thick rudraksha mala with an orange saffron shawl over his bare shoulder. Beside him, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a pink and black background.2011-07-09A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi, wearing a draped purple and gold silk garment over his bare shoulder with a black cord around his neck. He looks down and holds a folded white paper in his right hand. Behind him stand tall polished brass oil lamps with lit flames, and a colourful painted backdrop is visible on the left. A partially visible person in white stands at the right edge of the frame.2011-08-20Close photo of a smiling man seated before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around the neck, and a red bindi on the forehead. Long dark hair is swept back. To the right, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits against a pink wall. Appearance-based probable Swamiji with orange saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, seated in a ceremonial setting.2011-07-09A close photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a bright red-orange shawl with a gold border over bare shoulders, a black cord necklace visible at his neck. He looks slightly to the side, lips closed in a faint smile. Behind him is a colourful blurred backdrop of red, orange, green and blue light streaks with small white dots. At right stands an ornate polished brass oil lamp with a lit flame on its top cup, set against a dark blue curtain. The image shows one person.2011-09-16A man with swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead looks sideways toward the camera, wearing a red-orange shawl with a gold border over bare shoulders and a thin black cord necklace. Behind him is a blurred background of colourful light streaks in red, orange, green and white. On the right, a tall polished brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands against a dark blue curtain.2011-09-16A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a small red bindi sits beside a gilded ornamental pillar draped with white and purple flower garlands. He wears a red draped garment with a gold border, a long orange-brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a matching beaded armlet. Behind him stands a brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial, lit against a warm wooden backdrop in a temple-style hall.2011-11-03Side profile of a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead, eyes lowered, wearing a red garment and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Blurred in the foreground and background are tall polished brass oil lamps with lit flames and a pale curtain.2011-08-30December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph of a smiling man in profile, bare-chested with a red-orange tilak on his forehead, long dark hair swept back into a knot, and a mala of brown rudraksha beads around his neck, with a blue and red cloth over his shoulder. Two tall brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in the background before a dark blue curtain. At the lower right, a person in a red-and-white striped shirt is partly visible at the edge of the frame.2011-09-09A close photograph of a man in profile, head bowed and smiling slightly, with a red vermilion mark on his forehead. He wears a purple and red garment bordered with gold zari, draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds hangs across his chest. Behind him, blurred gold ritual lamps and a lit flame are visible against a dark background. The face and hair are visible, with the hair swept back. a person identity is not established from appearance cues alone, so the person is described by role only.2011-09-05