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A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits before a gilded golden throne backdrop decorated with red and white flower garlands. He wears an orange saffron garment, a tilak mark on his forehead and a long necklace of pink lotus buds, with ornate gold beaded ornaments at his chest. His right arm is raised, gripping a silver staff topped by a golden trident-like finial. A drum with an orange tie hangs at left, and a golden trident sits above it. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a ceremonial setting, based on the visible long hair, saffron clothing, lotus garland and gold ornaments. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan setting.

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A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and tiered rudraksha mala necklaces, with pale pink and white flower garlands draped around his neck. Behind him is an ornate gold throne or altar carving, and a brass vessel of grains sits in the lower left foreground. The bald head of another person is visible in the lower right corner, seated in front of him. The man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm, so this is described by role and marked unsure.2009-07-07A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a red throne cushion before a golden ornate backdrop, smiling and holding a silver trident with a red tassel. He wears a sleeveless red garment, a multi-coloured lotus flower garland, gold armlets and a red bindi with white vibhuti on his forehead. A seated person in orange robes and a silver ritual drum stand at left, and a white and red flower garland hangs on the throne. a person seated in an honoured position with ritual objects.2009-07-07A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead sits in front of an ornate gold throne with red velvet upholstery. He wears an orange sleeveless top and a thick garland of red, white, purple and gold flowers, with a rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. A vase of red roses, yellow flowers and greenery stands to the right, and his raised hand is partly visible at the edge of the frame.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and a red sleeveless top under an orange shawl. He wears a garland of pink and white flowers with green leaves, a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a gold ornament at the collar. His raised hand is in the foreground, and a gold carved throne or chair is behind him. Garlands and yellow flowers are visible at the edge. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha beads, ceremonial floral garland, seated on a gold throne.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07December 25 20072007-12-25July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07December 27 20092009-12-27Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum tilak on his forehead. He wears an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, and his neck is draped with thick garlands of white and red flowers with green leaves and purple blossoms, with gold trim. Behind him is an ornate gilded carved backdrop, with red and white flower garlands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands are visible cues of a sannyasi presentation.2009-07-07