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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a man seated before a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour garland festoons. He wears a tall black swept-back hairstyle with a crown-like pink flower, white vibhuti stripes across his forehead, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala over an orange-red garment, and a bright yellow and red garland around his shoulders. He smiles and holds his hands together near the base of the garland. Behind him stand decorated statues, including a deity figure with a gold crown and a bearded saint with raised hand, all wrapped in flower garlands. Gold pots and a stone bowl sit at the sides, consistent with a puja setting.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling person with long dark hair sits on a red velvet throne with tiger-stripe upholstery and a gilded lion-head armrest. They wear a tiger-striped top, rust-orange dhoti, and multiple garlands of red and yellow flowers with green leaves, plus gold bangles and armlets and a gold chain. A white vibhuti line and red bindi mark the forehead. A red carpet and scattered white petals lie in the foreground, and the setting is an indoor hall with dark columns.2012-12-08A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears an orange garment with gold-coloured bead necklaces and garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers with green foliage. Behind him are red tassels and a yellow banner with a blue and white bird emblem. The shot is a close portrait of a single person outdoors in bright daylight.2009-12-27February 17 20132013-02-17March 07 20162016-03-07A man seated cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and upper arms, and a gold pendant. He wears a thick garland of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, green leaves, apples and tassels, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Two silver staffs with carved lion-head tops flank him, and behind him stands a colourful deity murti with a lion-like figure in yellow floral garland. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, saffron-orange clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments.2017-09-30November 04 20162016-11-04Close-up photo of a smiling man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, with white vertical marks on his brow, wearing an orange garment and a thick heap of red, yellow and white flower garlands with gold-toned beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind him are a red tassel and a yellow-and-red canopy. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person with long swept-back hair, ornate garlands and orange clothing.2009-12-27