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A standing figure in saffron-orange draped robes with gold border stands before an ornate gold-embossed arched backdrop with pink panels. He holds a tall black staff hung with small bells in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. He wears a dark rudraksha mala belt and bell-studded rudraksha sash across the chest, rudraksha armbands and wrist bands, a silver necklace, and a white and red forehead mark. Wooden sandals with metal studs rest on a red patterned carpet. Swamiji (probable) appears in this photo, his long, swept-back hair and rudraksha-and-bell adornments visible, performing as a ceremonial figure in front of the gold arch.

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July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04A standing figure in an ochre-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped at the waist with a gold-bordered dhoti, wearing dark rudraksha bead bands on arms, wrists and waist with metal bell strands. He holds a silver trident in his left hand, one hand on hip, long dark tousled hair, a red bindi and a smiling expression. Behind him is an ornate gold arched throne-like backdrop with pink fabric. a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, ochre clothing and rudraksha adornments, presented in a ceremonial stage setting.2012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04A photograph of a single standing man on a stage in front of an ornate gilded arch with repoussé floral and mandala patterns on a pink backdrop. He has long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, and wears saffron-orange robes with a yellow border, a silver pendant necklace, rudraksha bead bands on his arms and waist, and a belt and sash of rudraksha strung with metal bells. He holds a silver staff with a small finial in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip beside a dark rod. Brass ritual bells stand on the floor at his feet. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornment.2012-07-04A standing male figure in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised stage in front of an ornate gold-leaf arched backdrop with a pink inner panel and wooden panelled wall behind. He wears a dark rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and across the torso, with bell-like metal ornaments hanging from it, matching rudraksha bands on his arms and a wide rudraksha belt at the waist. A white and red forehead mark is visible, and he holds a tall silver staff with a decorative head in his raised right hand while his eyes are lowered.2012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04A standing man in saffron-orange draped cloth with gold-edged border, wearing a dark rudraksha bead garland with small metal bells across his chest and waist, and rudraksha armlets. He holds a silver trident with a yellow tip in his left hand, one hand on his hip, smiling, with a white and red forehead mark and long wavy hair. He stands before an ornate gold-embossed circular backdrop on a raised stage. Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha adornments, though the appearance is only partly consistent with the page.2012-07-04