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A 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.

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January 29 20112011-01-29Close-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.2011-01-29A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron shawl with a gold border over bare shoulders, and a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with a central ornate pendant hangs to his chest. A red dot marks his forehead. Behind him is ornate gold relief carving. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace are the qualifying cues for this candidate, who is physically present in the photograph.2011-01-29Photograph 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 photograph of a man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi on the forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders with a gold-coloured border, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beaded pendants with a central gold figure. He stands in front of an ornate gold-embossed background.2011-01-29A close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-red shawl with a gold-bordered edge, draped over the shoulders and chest. He wears a heavy necklace of large gold beaded segments with a gold pendant, and a red bindi and white forehead marks. Behind him is an ornate gold embossed backdrop. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron/orange clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, shown in person before a gold backdrop.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.2011-01-29Close-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi, wearing an orange shawl draped over bare shoulders with a broad gold border. He wears an ornate heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with black bands and a central gold pendant, and stands before a richly embossed gold backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate gold necklace and orange-saffron shawl match the distinctive presentation cues.2011-01-29Close-up portrait photo of a man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge, and a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with dark separators and a central gold pendant. He has a red bindi and white forehead markings, and wears a slight smile while looking to the side against an ornate gold-embossed background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and ceremonial gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads fit the candidate's presentation, labelled here as an in-person subject.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 one man seated before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a dark red bindi and white forehead markings, and wears an orange-red saffron shawl with a wide gold border. A heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with dark bands hangs to the chest, ending in a gold pendant. His hands rest folded in front of him.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.2011-01-29