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A man with long swept-back black hair, a crown-like rudraksha and gold-bead headpiece, and an orange saffron garment with gold border leans forward and touches a dark carved stone platform with his right hand. He wears rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, gold hoop earring, and a gold bangle. Behind him, a brass lamp stands on the left and a red-painted structure appears at the right edge of a temple-like stone setting. Probable Swamiji's appearance cues: swept-back long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments, performing a reverent touch on the stone.

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A photograph of a person with long dark hair and gold hoop earrings bending forward to rest their forehead on a grey stone ledge carved with a scrolled, floral motif. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and arms, a dense necklace of brown rudraksha beads with gold accents, and a matching rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm and wrist. A pale ash mark is visible on the forehead. A golden metal vessel stands in the blurred background. The gesture suggests reverent prostration at a temple or shrine.2013-07-12 +1 copiesDecember 25 20112011-12-25A person in an orange garment with gold trim and gold-beaded ornaments bends forward and presses their forehead to the carved stone step of a temple threshold, one hand resting on the stone. Dark hair is tied in a top knot. Carved stone pillars with decorative relief form the background.2012-02-09May 25 20132013-05-25February 11 20122012-02-11A photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange garment bowing low, pressing forehead and one hand against a carved grey stone step or plinth. The person wears a red-brown beaded mala around the neck, a gold pendant on a chain, small gold hoop earring, and a wrist mala. White ash marks show on the face and forehead. The stone has carved mouldings and the background is a blurred red and white temple wall. One person, prostrating in reverence at a temple threshold.2013-01-23December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a woman in an orange-and-gold sari and a long gold necklace bowing deeply, pressing her forehead to the grey carved stone ledge of a shrine. Her bangles are gold. Behind her, a small deity murti in red and gold sits on a raised altar with a lit oil lamp and brass vessels, beside red and white painted pillars. The floor shows coloured rangoli dots. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; the only figure is a devotee performing obeisance.2013-05-24 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesJune 30 20132013-06-30A photograph of a long-haired man in a red and gold saffron-toned garment bowing forward with his forehead pressed to the carved edge of a grey stone temple platform. His right hand rests flat on the stone, and he wears gold bangles on his wrists and arms. A gold kalasha-like vessel is visible at the upper left against the stone structure, and a red background wall sits behind him. The scene suggests an act of reverent prostration at a temple.2011-12-18A photograph of a person with long, loose black hair bowing forward with forehead pressed to a grey stone ledge in a temple setting. The person wears an orange-red garment with a gold border, a gold chain necklace, and red-brown beaded bracelets on the wrist. A brass plate sits at the top left on a stone step, and red painted pillars frame the background. The person is shown from behind and the side, with the face hidden. a person is not established by visible cues here, so the figure is described only by role as a devotee.2012-04-14