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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl with a gold zari border and a heavy gold necklace of large ornate beads with a central pendant, smiles gently against a backdrop of golden embossed relief carvings. The figure appears to be a sannyasi seated for an event. Swamiji (probable): long hair, orange clothing and ornate gold necklace are the cues.

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a person in a close portrait against an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on a white-marked forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold border over bare shoulders, and a heavy ornate gold necklace of linked beads with a gold pendant. He faces the camera with a slight smile.2011-01-29A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap with a gold-brocaded edge, bare-shouldered, wearing a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads strung with dark rudraksha-like spacers and a central ornamental pendant. He has a red bindi and white forehead markings and stands before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments match the Swamiji (probable) label for this in-person portrait.2011-01-29A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold zari border and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large bead-like links with dark banding. He stands against a backdrop of ornate gold repoussé carving.2011-01-29Close-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold zari border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a central gold pendant. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed backdrop.2011-01-29Close portrait photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vertical marks on his forehead, wearing a bright saffron-orange shawl with gold border draped over his shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads and a central pendant. He stands before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace are the qualifying cues.2011-01-29A photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders with a gold-zari border, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of carved gold beads with black spacers and a central pendant. A red bindi sits on his forehead with white markings. He stands in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. Appearance-based cues match the Swamiji (probable) presentation: long hair, saffron clothing, and ornate gold ceremonial necklace, with no printed name visible.2011-01-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron wrap with a gold-bordered edge over bare shoulders. He wears a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads with a central pendant, and a thin dark cord at the neck. A gold repoussé backdrop fills the background. a person: the long swept hair, saffron wrap and ornate gold necklace match the cues for the a person candidate, so this is labelled probable and in_person. Only one person is visible.2011-01-29 +2 copiesA close-up photo of a man seated before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with floral and scrolling relief patterns. He has long, swept-back black hair, a small red bindi on his forehead and white markings on his brow. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder with a gold border, and a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold beads. Only one person is visible.2011-01-29Close-up photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing an orange saffron shawl with a gold border and a heavy gold ornamental necklace of beaded pendants. He faces the camera with a slight smile, in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop.2011-01-29A close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-saffron garment draped over one shoulder with a gold-bordered edge, and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large carved beads with black bands and a central gold pendant. He has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead, and a gold-embossed relief background stands behind him.2011-01-29Swamiji (probable) seated in front of an ornate gold-leaf throne backdrop with repoussé floral and scroll patterns. He has long, swept-back black hair, a red bindi on his forehead and white ash markings, and wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders with a gold-bordered edge, along with a heavy multi-strand ceremonial gold necklace of large bead-like links. A thin dark mala is visible at the neck. He sits calmly facing forward with a composed expression, while a partial camera and microphone appear at the upper left edge of the frame.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA close portrait of a man with long dark wavy hair, white vertical forehead marks and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beaded pendants with a central gold pendant. Gold filigree relief work forms the backdrop. He is seated before a golden decorative wall and looks toward the camera with a calm expression.2011-01-29