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Close-up portrait of a smiling man with a dark rust-coloured turban-style crown with rudraksha beads, a white band and red bindi on the forehead, and a thick beard and moustache. He wears a rust-orange shawl and a red and yellow rose garland with gold ceremonial necklaces. Behind him is an ornate silver repoussé backdrop. Probable Swamiji by visible cues: rudraksha-studded crown, saffron-orange robe, ceremonial gold necklaces and garland, seated in a ceremonial setting.

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April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesApril 03 20182018-04-03A smiling man with a long dark matted topknot wrapped with rudraksha beads, a white vibhuti band and red tilak on his forehead, a dark beard, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and layered gold necklaces with red and white flower garlands. He speaks into a dangling microphone in front of an ornate silver embossed backdrop with deity relief figures. a person: the topknot with rudraksha, orange shawl, gold necklaces and garlands are consistent with the page's description of the speaker; identity is based on appearance cues only.2018-04-22May 11 20182018-05-11April 03 20182018-04-03Close photo of a smiling man with long dreadlocked hair piled high, a white horizontal tilak with a red vertical mark on the forehead, and a full beard and moustache. He wears a pink lotus garland with gold beads over a long necklace of brown rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, with a rust-red garment. Behind him is a blurred gold ornate backdrop with a red cloth at right. Strong candidate cues (long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace, lotus garland) are present, so this is a person, shown in person at a ceremony.2017-05-22Close portrait of a smiling man wearing a tall black turban with rudraksha beads wound through it, a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum mark on his forehead, and a red-and-yellow marigold and rose garland around his neck. He wears an orange-brown cloth and a gold necklace, with a silver repoussé backdrop behind him and a blurred hand in the lower right corner. Appearance-based candidate: a person, presented in a cropped frame with the ceremonial garland and turban cues.2018-04-03April 22 20182018-04-22April 03 20182018-04-03A man with long dark matted hair wound into a high turban, topped with a white crescent ornament and studded with rudraksha beads, speaks into a microphone on a stand. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold chain, with white horizontal and vertical tilak marks on his forehead. His hands are raised in mudra gestures. Behind him is a large ornate silver and gold backdrop with red gem inlays. Probable Swamiji by the qualifying cues of saffron clothing, rudraksha malas, a crown-like turban and ornate gold necklace, presented as a discourse speaker.2018-04-03Close-up photograph of a smiling man with a dark beard and long dark hair swept up into a high topknot wrapped with rudraksha beads and a gold ornament. He has a white vibhuti band across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and wears a thick pink and white flower garland, a gold ornate pendant necklace and a rust-red garment. Gold armlets are visible on his upper arms. He sits in front of an ornate silver repoussé backdrop with floral and scroll patterns, with a microphone at the right edge. a person: the long hair in a high topknot with rudraksha and gold adornments, saffron-red clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces fit the presentation, so he is an in_person candidate with uncertain identity.2018-04-23April 22 20182018-04-22