Close-up photograph of a man seated before a red velvet cushion and ornate gold carved throne back. He has swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak on the forehead with a red bindi, and wears a heavy gold necklace. Only his face, neck and upper shoulders are visible, and he is looking to the side while speaking. Bare shoulders suggest ceremonial dress. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a man seated before a red velvet cushion and ornate gold carved throne back. He has swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak on the forehead with a red bindi, and wears a heavy gold necklace. Only his face, neck and upper shoulders are visible, and he is looking to the side while speaking. Bare shoulders suggest ceremonial dress.

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A close-up photograph of a man seated before a red velvet cushion and ornate gold carved throne. He has swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead with a red dot at the centre, and wears a heavy gold necklace at his neck.

Close-up photograph of a man seated before a red cushioned backrest and an ornate gold carved throne. He has swept-back dark hair, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead with a dark red dot at the centre, and a gold ceremonial necklace with carved gold pendants at his chest. His bare shoulders are visible and he looks off to the side while speaking. The gold carved panel behind him is partly blurred. The page indicates the event is a Shiva Sutra session, and the figure shows distinctive ceremonial adornments, so this is a person in person, though appearance cues are limited to the gold necklace and tilak.

Close-up photograph of a man seated before a red cushioned backdrop and an ornate gilded throne carving. He wears a white vertical forehead mark with a dark red dot at the centre, has his hair swept back, and wears heavy gold ceremonial jewellery at the neck. He looks off to the side while speaking. a person: the man's gold neck ornament and seated throne setting are visible, but the cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.

Close-up photo of a man seated before a deep red velvet backdrop with ornate gold carved decoration at right. He has swept-back dark hair, a white vertical forehead marking and a red-brown dot at the centre of his forehead, and wears a thick gold necklace. He is looking off to the side while speaking. The probable Swamiji cues are the swept-back hair, white forehead marking and gold necklace, and the page indicates he is present at this event.

Close-up photograph of a man seated before a red cushioned backdrop and ornate gold carved throne-like frame. He has swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak on the forehead with a dark red bindi, and wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over bare shoulders. His gaze is directed off to the side. Swamiji (probable): the candidate is shown with swept-back hair, a crown-like gold ornament style setting, and a gold ceremonial necklace, seated on a golden throne in the manner of a peetha.

Close-up photo of a man seated before a red velvet cushion and an ornate gold carved throne back. He has slicked-back dark hair, a white horizontal forehead marking with a red dot at the centre, and wears gold ornaments including a gold necklace at the neck. His gaze is directed to the side.

Close-up photograph of a man seated before a red upholstered backdrop with ornate gold carved detailing at right. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead with a dark red bindi at its centre, dark hair swept back, and wears a gold ceremonial necklace with a gold clasp at the bottom edge of the frame. He is speaking, mouth open, gazing off to the left.

A close-up photograph of a man seated before an ornate golden throne back with a red velvet cushion behind him. He wears a white forehead mark with a red dot at the centre, has swept-back dark hair, and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace of large gold beads. His bare shoulder shows orange cloth. He appears to be speaking. The shallow focus leaves the carved gold background blurred.

Close-up photo of a man seated before an ornate gold-carved chair with a red cushion. He wears a white horizontal tilak on his forehead with a dark red dot at the centre, dark hair swept back, and an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders. A beaded rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Green foliage and a warm red backdrop sit at the left edge.

Close-up photograph of a man speaking while gesturing with his right hand, seated in front of a deep red cushion and ornate gold carved throne back. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead with a red-brown dot at the centre, dark hair swept back and a heavy gold ornamental armlet or necklace at the lower left. His clothing is not clearly visible; the frame is tightly cropped on his face and hand.