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A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti on his forehead. His eyes are closed as he stands at a table draped with a golden cloth, holding a small dark metal oil lamp with one hand near a brass vessel. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl stands in soft focus against a red-orange wall with a red signboard above. The scene appears to be a ritual lamp offering or puja. Swamiji (probable): the man's long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala match the appearance-based cues for the page's subject.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in front of a terracotta-coloured wall, wearing an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, with a red bindi and white vertical forehead markings. He stands with his hands clasped at his waist, gazing to the side. In the foreground a brass kalasha-style vessel and a lit oil lamp sit on a table covered with grains or rice. Behind him hangs a framed picture of a blue-skinned deity with a companion figure, and above is a red banner with white text and a blue sign.2011-02-25July 19 20102010-07-19November 13 20102010-11-13October 16 20112011-10-16A man with swept-back dark hair sits with eyes closed in meditation in front of an orange temple wall. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless shawl draped over one shoulder and a long mala of dark rudraksha beads, with a small red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him, a dark deity murti is decorated with a garland of white and red flowers. To the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits in the background. The orange wall and flowers give the setting a temple feel.2010-09-17Vertical photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and eyes closed in meditation, seated before a gilded throne-back. He wears an orange saffron wrap with a red border over a bare shoulder, a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, and a red kumkum dot with white marks on the forehead. Behind him is a grey stone temple wall and an orange-and-white painted pillar.2010-11-07Close-up photo of a man with long, swept-back black hair, a white horizontal forehead marking and a red bindi, eyes lowered in meditative stillness. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala of dark brown beads around the neck. Background shows blurred orange-clad figures and a golden ornamental fixture at upper right.2008-07-03A man in profile stands at the left edge beside a carved stone wall or shrine ledge, hands pressed together at chest level in a devotional posture. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand orange and red walls, a red hanging cloth and a wooden table. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and tripundra fit the page's Swamiji label, though the face is not used for identification.2011-02-25 +1 copiesJuly 03 20082008-07-03A close-up photo of a man with long dark hair and eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron wrap over a bare shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads across his chest. A red bindi sits on his forehead. Behind him, a blurred blue deity murti or statue is adorned with a white flower garland, and orange-painted architecture fills the background. The man is seated in a quiet, devotional posture.2010-09-16Close portrait of a man with shoulder-length dark hair and eyes closed in meditation, wearing a bare-chested orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads. A red kumkum dot marks his forehead. Blurred orange steps and garlands of yellow and red flowers stand behind him.2010-11-13A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with his eyes lowered and a faint smile, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a long double-strand necklace of brown rudraksha beads. A white horizontal line marks his forehead above a red bindi dot. Behind him, a salmon-orange wall, a doorway and a partly visible person suggest an indoor satsang or gathering. A small purple logo appears at the lower left and a copyright credit runs vertically at the right edge.2010-09-04