A man with long, dark, swept-back hair stands before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. He wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge draped over bare shoulders, and a heavy gold necklace of large beaded segments with dark bands. A red bindi and white vertical markings are on his forehead. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with long, dark, swept-back hair stands before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. He wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge draped over bare shoulders, and a heavy gold necklace of large beaded segments with dark bands. A red bindi and white vertical markings are on his forehead.

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A photograph of a single man standing before an ornate gilded backdrop of repousse relief work. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red kumkum dot on his forehead and a white vibhuti mark, and wears a saffron-orange draped garment with a gold-bordered edge. A heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beaded links with a central ornament hangs on his chest, and a thin black cord is visible at his neck. His hands are folded in front of him.

A close portrait photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi with white ash marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded pendants. He stands before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Two pale orange-edged stripes run down the shawl.

A close-up portrait photograph of a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold zari border draped over his shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of carved beads with dark bands and a central pendant. Behind him is a gold embossed decorative backdrop. Cues consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance: long hair, saffron clothing, and ceremonial gold necklace; the image is a photo of a single person.

Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with a gold zari border, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beaded links and a red bindi on the forehead, standing before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and an ornate gold necklace as the qualifying cues.

A close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy gold bead necklace with a large central pendant. He has a red bindi and white tilak markings on his forehead and is seated before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a ceremonial gold necklace and a red mark on the forehead are visible cues, so he is labelled as the probable Swamiji, with the swamiji field set to in_person.

Close portrait of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a broad gold border, draped over bare shoulders. He wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of barrel-shaped beads with a pendant at the chest, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and a thin dark cord at the neck. Behind him is an ornate gold repoussé backdrop with floral and scroll motifs.

Close-up photograph of a man with long swept-back black hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold zari border draped over bare shoulders. He wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of carved beads with a central pendant and a dark rudraksha-style thread at the neck. Behind him is an ornate gold embossed relief background. He stands facing forward with hands folded, no other people visible. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron shawl, and ceremonial gold necklace are the distinguishing cues.

Close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, swept-back hair wearing a vermilion bindi and white forehead markings, draped in an orange saffron shawl with a gold zari border. He wears a heavy ornate gold necklace of carved beads with a central gold pendant. The background is an elaborate gold-embossed wall. Faint smoke or incense drifts in the lower left. One physical person is visible.

A single man stands centered in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. He has long dark wavy hair, a red bindi on his forehead with white forehead markings, and wears an orange saffron shawl with a gold zari border draped over his shoulders. A heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with dark bands and a central gold pendant hangs across his chest. His hands rest at his sides. Identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style dressed person.

Close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi on a white-marked forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold zari border over bare shoulders. He wears a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded segments with a central pendant, and a dark mala is visible at his neck. Behind him is an elaborately carved gold-toned relief backdrop. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala cues match the page's Swamiji reference.

Swamiji (probable) is shown in close portrait, standing in front of ornate gold repoussé relief work. He wears a saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder with a gold-bordered edge, and a heavy multi-strand necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white forehead markings.