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Close photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, white sacred ash horizontal lines across his forehead and a red kumkum dot at the brow centre, looking downward with a faint smile. He wears an orange saffron shawl over the shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large segmented beads with black bands. Warm orange wall in the background.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photo of a man with swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large bead-like pendants. He has white horizontal forehead markings and a red kumkum dot between the brows, and his arm bears white ash streaks. He looks downward while a partly visible figure in orange stands behind him, and a carved stone object appears at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam context is possible from the page, but the scene itself shows only the man's appearance and adornments.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photograph of a man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange sleeveless garment draped over the shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has white sacred ash on the forehead and a red kumkum dot, eyes lowered. Two other men are partly visible in the background against an orange wall. Presentation cues are consistent with the page's description of a person, but the face is not used for identification, so the identity is uncertain.2010-07-21February 25 20112011-02-25Close photograph of a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like links with dark bands. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, and his eyes are lowered. Behind him, other men in orange robes and white clothing stand in an orange-walled setting. The visible man's face is downcast in a calm, reflective pose.2010-07-21A close photograph of a man seated with eyes lowered, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a heavy necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. His forehead bears white vibhuti with a red kumkum dot, and his dark hair is swept back. Behind him, a second person in orange robes stands at the edge of the frame beside a pale stone carved wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated and wearing the qualifying cues of gold ceremonial beads, saffron clothing and swept-back hair, with vibhuti marking the devotional setting.2010-07-21July 03 20082008-07-03July 21 20102010-07-21Close photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He wears a long ceremonial necklace of large gold-toned beads with ringed bands, and his gaze is lowered. Blurred figures stand in the background of a dim hall.2010-10-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man standing in profile at a temple setting with orange-red walls and a cream door behind him. He wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long necklace of large gold beads with a gold pendant. He has long swept-back dark hair, white sacred ash lines on his forehead and arm, and a red dot between his brows, and he looks downward with a calm expression. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible behind him. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron clothing, long hair and gold beaded necklace.2010-07-21