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A smiling man stands in front of an ornate gilded arch decorated with red and white flower garlands. He wears a large gold crown, a red garment with a white and gold-bordered dhoti, and several layered beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas, with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a tall golden staff topped with a jewelled finial in his left hand and raises his right palm in a blessing gesture. Long garlands of white jasmine and red roses hang around him and frame the arch. Visible physical people: one.

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A standing man in a gold ornate crown with a red bindi, wearing a red silk garment with white and gold border, layered rudraksha malas, and a large ornate gold-and-stone necklace, is draped with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He holds a jewelled golden staff in his left hand and raises his right hand in a blessing wave while smiling. He stands before a gilded arched shrine lined with orange and white flower garlands, with a decorated frame behind him.2012-04-24A smiling man stands centrally in front of a richly gilded arch decorated with long garlands of red roses, orange marigolds and white jasmine. He wears an ornate gold crown, a red garment with a white and gold-bordered drape, multiple rudraksha and bead malas, a jewelled necklace and a red pendant. He holds a tall golden staff topped with a jewelled leaf-shaped finial in his left hand and raises his right palm in blessing. Garlands of flowers also hang across his chest and waist. The setting resembles a temple-style shrine with ornate metalwork.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24A photograph of a single standing figure in front of an ornate gold metal arch decorated with long garlands of white jasmine and red roses. The figure wears a large gold crown, red silk garment with a white and gold-bordered dhoti, layered rudraksha and gold necklaces, and red tilak on the forehead. He holds a tall gold staff topped with a jewelled finial in his left hand and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. The garlands and arch frame him closely.2012-04-24A smiling man stands centrally before an ornate gilded arch decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He wears a golden crown, red silk garment with gold border, layered rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, bangles and armlets, and holds a golden ceremonial staff topped with a jewelled finial in his right hand. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues including the crown, ornate red and gold clothing and rudraksha malas, shown in a ceremonial stage setting. Flowers and gilded frame surround him against a dark background.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24A standing man in a red silk garment with gold border and white dhoti-style cloth, wearing an ornate gold crown, multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas and gold necklaces, and gold armlets. He smiles, raises one hand in blessing and holds a long gold staff with a jewelled finial. He stands within a gilded arch decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands and orange marigold strands.2012-04-24A standing man in red and white silk garments stands within an ornate gilded arched frame draped with red, orange and white flower garlands. He wears a gold crown, layered rudraksha malas, a jewelled necklace and bangles, and holds a long ceremonial staff with a decorated finial in his right hand while his left hand is raised in blessing. Oil lamps hang at the upper corners of the frame against a dark background.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24A standing man in an ornate gold-framed shrine niche, draped with garlands of white jasmine and red and green flowers. He wears a gold crown, a red silk garment with gold borders, a white dhoti-style cloth at the waist, multiple rudraksha and bead malas, and gold jewellery with red stones. He holds a gold staff topped with a leaf-shaped finial in his right hand and raises his left hand in blessing, smiling. Behind him a red cloth backdrop and golden decorative arch frame the figure. The appearance matches the swami label, Swamiji (probable), in the ceremonial setting, based on the crown, saffron-red ornate clothing and rudraksha malas, though the page's satsang caption describes a seated discourse rather than this standing presentation.2012-04-24