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A smiling man stands on a carpeted stage in front of an ornate gold arch with a pink backdrop. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder. Dark rudraksha beads with metal bells hang across his chest and waist, and rudraksha bracelets sit on his upper arms and wrists. He has a white forehead marking with a red bindi, long dark hair, and a thin chain necklace. He holds a silver trident with one hand and rests the other on his hip.

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July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04A smiling man stands barefoot on a stage in front of an ornate gold-embossed arched backdrop with pink panels. He wears long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead marks, and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders. He has rudraksha mala bands on his arms and wrists, a wide rudraksha and metal-bell belt across his torso, and a white metal necklace. He holds a tall silver staff with a rounded finial in one hand and rests the other hand on his hip. A dark rod stands at the right edge of the frame. The setting resembles a ceremonial stage with a golden throne-like arch behind him.2012-07-04A smiling man with long, wavy dark hair stands barefoot on a red carpet in front of an ornate gold arched backdrop with a pink panel. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching wrap across the chest, with rudraksha beads on his arms, wrists and waist, a bell-studded rudraksha sash across his torso, and a silver pendant. He holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. A red bindi is on his forehead. Probable Swamiji in appearance, based on saffron clothing, rudraksha malas, long hair and trident, standing in a ceremonial stage setting.2012-07-04A standing man in an orange-rust sannyasi wrap and dhoti with a golden border poses on a stage before an ornate gold-leaf arch. He wears layered dark rudraksha beads and brass bells across his chest and waist, rudraksha bands on his arms and wrists, and a silver pendant. He holds a black staff hung with small bells in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip, with a red bindi on his forehead. Red carpet and gilded panels frame him. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha and bell adornments, and saffron-orange clothing are consistent with the page, though this is an appearance-based label.2012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04A standing man in orange-saffron cloth wrapped over one shoulder and tied at the waist with a gold-bordered dhoti. He wears a brown rudraksha-style belt and shoulder sash strung with small brass bells, matching armlets, and a silver necklace. He holds a silver trident with a red-gem inlay and a yellow-tipped top, smiling, with white and red forehead markings. Behind him is an ornate gold-leaf arched backdrop on a pink panel with a red wall at the top. Appearance-based label: a person, based on the saffron robes, rudraksha adornments, ceremonial silver trident and long swept hair.2012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04A photograph of a single standing man on a stage in front of an ornate gilded arch with repoussé floral and mandala patterns on a pink backdrop. He has long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, and wears saffron-orange robes with a yellow border, a silver pendant necklace, rudraksha bead bands on his arms and waist, and a belt and sash of rudraksha strung with metal bells. He holds a silver staff with a small finial in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip beside a dark rod. Brass ritual bells stand on the floor at his feet. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornment.2012-07-04