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A photograph of a seated person in an orange garment with a gold-bordered sheen, wearing a long gold necklace and a red tilak on the forehead. Long dark wavy hair falls past the shoulders. The person holds a large polished metal plate or bowl at chest height, looking down at it. In front on the floor is a banana leaf with rice, pulses and a small lamp or sweet. Behind is a red and white garland-draped backdrop and a studio light on a stand.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala draped over his chest, eyes lowered and sitting cross-legged on a white cloth. He stirs a steel bowl of cooked yellow rice with his right hand, with a green silk brocade cushion behind him. A microphone on a stand is beside him, and steel vessels, a steel jug and a banana leaf sit on the floor and a counter behind. The setting is a plain whitewashed hall with a steel counter. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in an offering or food-preparation ritual with a rudraksha mala and saffron robes.2006-11-20November 12 20102010-11-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered orange shawl draped behind him sits on a red patterned carpet, smiling broadly. He wears a red bindi and tilak, a long rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, and his hands rest on a large brass bowl placed on a green leaf over a low wooden stool. Steel water bottles, a pink plastic basket and a metal plate sit nearby, and a person's head is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown in this photograph, seated as a participant in a ritual setting with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala cues.2012-10-12November 12 20102010-11-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a long-haired man seated on a carved wooden chair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe over a red undershirt, with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a handful of grains over a banana leaf heaped with yellow grain offerings on a white lace cloth, beside a silver bowl and a small steel cup. Behind him, a woman in a yellow sari with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and other women in saris are visible in the background near steel serving trays and a table draped in blue, with a yellow satin cloth and flower arrangements near the top right. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala.2007-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12July 10 20132013-07-10A photograph taken indoors at an ashram during a ritual. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits on a green brocade-covered chair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala around his neck. He is mixing or handling food from a large stainless steel bowl held in his lap. Behind him, a man in white clothes sits cross-legged on a red-painted platform beside a microphone stand and a brass kalasha or vessel. On the floor are a teal cloth, a woven mat, a tray with a banana leaf holding rice and food, and a steel jug in the foreground.2006-11-20A man with long, wavy dark hair sits cross-legged on a red and black striped mat, playing a pair of brass cymbals held up in front of him. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulder and body. A metal stand with a rope and cord runs through the frame, and warm backlight glows behind him against red and orange hangings. The a person appearance is based on long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, but this is a single seated musician, not a confirmed identity. Two other figures in orange sit blurred in the background.A person seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms and a red-orange cushioned back, smiling with eyes lowered while holding a shallow steel tray of white grains with both hands. The seated figure wears a saffron-orange garment over the shoulders, a red-orange cloth draped across the lap, and a long brown rudraksha mala with large beads falling to the chest, with a light tilak mark on the forehead. A microphone on a stand is at the upper right. Behind is a pink-lit backdrop with golden deity murti figures and a tall golden lamp stand at left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues match the page's event description of Swamiji at Kumbh Mela, Trimbakeshwar.2015-09-11