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A man stands with eyes closed on a plain concrete floor at night, wearing a rust-red draped garment with a gold-bordered dhoti and a beaded white-and-rudraksha waist belt. A red tilak marks his forehead and he holds a small object in his right hand. Around him stand devotees: a bald man in spectacles with a rudraksha mala and orange-bordered clothing, a younger man in rust cloth with a beaded armlet, and several men in white shirts or dhotis with gold borders and orange lanyards with rudraksha beads. A concrete block wall and a dim light are visible behind them. a person is the central figure, identifiable by the rust-red robes, beaded belt and rudraksha-style adornment, shown in a ritual or standing-meditation setting.

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September 04 20132013-09-04September 03 20132013-09-03A photograph of a man in a rust-brown dhoti and draped shawl with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a long red flower garland with gold accents and a red bindi, speaking into a headset microphone and gesturing with one hand. Around him stand several people in white shirts and trousers with orange lanyards, some looking down. A grey brick wall and paved floor form the backdrop. a person: the man wears a red garland, rust-brown robes and a gold-bordered cloth, and appears to be teaching the group, consistent with the page's discourse context.2013-09-03July 13 20132013-07-13May 10 20122012-05-10May 15 20122012-05-15 +1 copiesJune 03 20162016-06-03June 17 20132013-06-17April 24 20132013-04-24October 08 20152015-10-08Photograph of a group of saffron and orange-robed sannyasis in a bright hall. On the right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair, gold-and-rudraksha ceremonial necklaces, a gold-bordered rust-coloured dhoti and a bare chest stands barefoot with hands on hips, smiling downward; the distinctive hair, ornate gold necklaces and adornments make this an appearance-based Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in rust robes with gold borders and a white vertical tilak wears a gold and rudraksha garland and holds a small object. Left, a shaved-headed orange-robed monk with rudraksha mala and a young shaved-headed boy in orange with a rudraksha mala and orange sandals stand near a kneeling figure in maroon robes; a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers watches behind.2013-06-17A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot across a wooden platform, wearing a rust-orange draped garment with gold border and an orange-red beaded necklace with large gold beads. Gold bangles are on his arms. Two attendants flank the scene: a shaved-headed priest on the left in orange-red robes with white forehead markings, and a young boy on the right in orange robes carrying a brass tray with a kalasha, pink flowers and green leaves. Drummers with large drums stand behind in orange and maroon, and a vehicle is parked outside an open pavilion.2013-05-19