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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi stands in front of a flower-decorated canopy. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a red garland over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala. His right hand is raised in a gesture of address. Behind him a golden umbrella-like canopy is wreathed in white and pink flowers, with a steel scaffold roof and a bare bulb overhead.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands before a throne decorated with white and pink flower garlands. He wears an orange saffron robe and a thick red rose garland, with a long rudraksha-style mala of dark beads hanging at his chest. He smiles broadly and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him a bare bulb hangs from a metal-framed tent ceiling. Swamiji (probable), with long hair, saffron robe and mala beads, appearing in person.2006-12-30A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a red and white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. He stands under a corrugated metal roof with scaffolding, gesturing with one hand toward a crowd, while a flower-decorated palanquin with a gold finial and marigold and white garlands sits behind him. Foreground figures are partly visible at the edges. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala; he is shown in person addressing devotees during a procession-style event.2006-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27A man with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi sits on a red cushioned seat decorated with white and pink flower garlands. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over orange clothing and holds a thick red rose garland across his lap, with dark rudraksha beads visible. A silver trident and a gilded lion-shaped armrest appear at the edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha beads and ceremonial seat fit the page's identification, though the appearance-based match is not certain.2006-12-30A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red floral garland with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with a red dot on his forehead. He sits on a throne-like seat draped in white and pink-and-yellow floral garlands, with a gold trident motif on the chair. He smiles and gestures with one hand. a person: the long swept hair, saffron robe, garlands and throne are consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance cues are not conclusive enough to confirm identity. Dark background and copyright text are at the lower right.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a decorated seat framed by thick garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red and magenta blooms. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over his body, a red bindi on his forehead, and a red garland across his chest. A trident-like staff rests against the flowers at right, and a golden figure is visible at lower left. Behind him stands a large red cushioned backrest. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge.2006-12-30January 08 20122012-01-08A man seated on a cushioned throne before a backdrop of garlands of red, orange, pink and white flowers with green leaves. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a thick necklace of rudraksha beads with a large gold ceremonial pendant, plus small gold hoop earrings and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. He is smiling and gesturing with his right hand open, speaking into a headset microphone. A tall orange-wrapped staff stands at the left edge. One physical person is visible.2012-07-03July 17 20082008-07-17A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on the forehead waves his right hand toward the viewer. He wears an orange garment and a garland of white jasmine strands with red roses, plus a gold bead necklace over a leopard-print strap. Behind him, yellow marigold garlands, a green tassel and a pink tassel hang from a festival structure against a pale blue sky. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold beads and floral garlands; the page places him at this event. He is shown in person, not in a depiction.2010-02-12A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits in front of a large flower-decorated backdrop. He wears a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders, and a layered red, white and gold flower garland with a rudraksha mala at his neck. Behind him are white and pink marigold garlands, green leaves, and a gilded ornament at the top of the frame, with a grey tent canopy above.2012-07-03