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A photograph of a long-haired man in a red shawl with a red bindi, smiling and looking down at a white paper or cloth held in his open palm. He wears multiple rudraksha mala strands with small gem-set spacers, a white pearl necklace with a gold clasp, a gold pendant, and beaded bracelets. An outstretched arm reaches in from the left, and a silver vessel is partly visible at the bottom. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and red ritual shawl, shown handling an offering in what appears to be a ritual setting.

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A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, wearing a red sleeveless robe with rudraksha malas strung with gold and gem-set spacers, a white pearl necklace with a gold pendant, and a large gold ornament at his chest. He smiles and looks down at a small white paper slip held in his open palm, while his other arm extends toward the edge of the frame. In the lower foreground a metal bowl holds white items. Another blurred person in white stands behind him. Swamiji (probable): long hair, red robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, presented as the figure receiving or distributing the paper slip.2011-02-16A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a red sleeveless wrap and layered rudraksha malas with gold-and-gem spacers and a pearl necklace with a gold clasp. He looks down and holds a small folded white paper in one hand while the other arm extends toward a blurred silver tray in the foreground. Behind him, other people are blurred out of focus. The distinctive long hair, saffron-red wrap, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments form a probable Swamiji (probable) appearance cue, with the man in an active role of reading or distributing paper slips at a ceremony.2011-02-16Close photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a red shawl draped over his body, a strand of white pearls, a gold pendant, and multiple brown rudraksha malas with gold-accented beads. He looks down while reading from a small sheet of paper held in his right hand, and a bangle-wearing arm extends in from the left. A blurred figure in white stands behind him, and the setting appears to be a crowded indoor ritual or satsang gathering.2011-02-16A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi stands in a red shawl draped over his shoulders, holding a small white paper in his left hand while extending his right arm. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha malas with gold-capped beads, a pearl necklace with a gold pendant, and rudraksha bracelets. The blurred background shows other people and a blue-and-orange setting. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), wearing rudraksha malas, pearl and gold ornaments, and long swept-back hair in a red shawl, reading from a paper during a satsang setting.2011-02-16A photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair wearing a red shawl draped over his shoulders, with multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a white pearl necklace with a gold clasp, a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets and a red tilak on his forehead. He looks down while holding a small folded paper in his open palm, and his other arm is raised. Behind him, blurred figures in white clothing and a box of offerings are visible.2011-02-16Photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead, wearing a red shawl draped over his shoulders and layered rudraksha malas with gold clasps, a white pearl necklace with a gold pendant, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds a sheet of white paper in one hand while reading it with a slight smile. A second arm extends in from the left to hand him the paper. Blurred figures in the background and a gold-toned tray or bowl of offerings sit in the lower right foreground.2011-02-16February 16 20112011-02-16Close photograph of a man with long swept-back black hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a flowing red shawl draped over bare shoulders. He wears multiple rudraksha malas with gold-and-gem beads, a pearl necklace with a gold pendant, and rudraksha bracelets with gold accents. He looks down and smiles while holding a sheet of white paper that another person's arm extends toward him from the left. Blurred figures in the background, and a gold-colored ritual vessel with ornaments sits at the lower right.2011-02-16February 16 20112011-02-16A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wears a red sleeveless shawl over a red garment, with rudraksha malas and gold pendant ornaments on his chest and a white pearl necklace. He holds a small white paper in his open palm while extending his other arm toward a person at the left edge. Several blurred people in yellow, teal and white clothing stand in the background. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, red shawl, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, presented as the speaker distributing a paper.2011-02-16February 16 20112011-02-16A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead looks down and smiles while reading from a small sheet of paper held in his hand. He wears a red and gold-bordered shawl over his shoulders and several large gold ceremonial necklaces with beads. The background is blurred, with other people and warm light. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person, reading a message to devotees.2010-12-28