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Outdoor photo under a leafy canopy with blurred green plants behind. A smiling man with long dreadlocks and a dark bindi stands bare-chested, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, multiple tiers of dark rudraksha malas, a pendant, and a white dhoti with an orange-gold border. He faces right, looking toward others. Several people in the foreground and right are partly visible with their backs or profiles turned, one in orange-brown cloth, and a red pillar and bamboo-like decor frame the scene. a person candidate: a long-haired figure with ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas, relaxed and smiling; appearance is suggestive but not conclusive, so this is labelled probable in the description only.

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January 14 20172017-01-14August 14 20172017-08-14A candid outdoor photograph of a smiling shaven-headed man with a red-brown tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange kurta and a long dark rudraksha mala with a small pendant necklace. He laughs broadly while standing among a group of people in a leafy setting. In the foreground a blurred person in navy blue sits at the left edge, and behind him a bare-chested man wearing a dark mala looks on. Greenery and a red-brick wall fill the background.2017-01-14A photograph of a bearded man seen in profile, smiling with eyes closed, seated in front of a decorated altar. He wears a long dreadlocked topknot wrapped with a rudraksha bead strand, gold hoop earrings, a gold necklace, and a maroon-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him several men with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and red-and-white markings stand near a silver ceremonial stand and garlanded deity murti. A red headband and marigold garlands are visible in the setting.2018-05-13 +1 copiesThree smiling men in orange-red cloth stand in a hall, performing what appears to be a playful game. The man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha mala, a white bead necklace with a gold pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead; he holds a small green leaf-like piece in his hands. The man on the right wears a long rudraksha mala and bracelets, a white tilak on his forehead, and holds a green object. A partly visible person on the left touches his face. Orange-clad devotees sit blurred in the background under warm-toned walls and framed pictures.2017-08-14A smiling man with long dark hair and a white sacred ash mark with a central dot on his forehead stands among people in a hall. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a thick rudraksha mala and several gold ceremonial necklaces with a large gold pendant, and gold armlets with beaded bands. He holds a red fruit or object in one hand. A woman with dark hair stands at left in conversation with him, and another person is visible at right. Background shows orange hanging lanterns and blurred figures. a person appears in person, with distinctive saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces. Four people are visible in the scene.2013-02-22Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long dark hair wound high on his head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick rudraksha mala draped over bare shoulders. He wears a rust-red wrap, gold ornamental necklaces with a central deity pendant, and green beaded strings. Behind him, a bald man in an orange-and-saffron wrap with a red bindi stands near a second person; a green tree backdrop and a bright, misty white structure fill the scene.2015-12-20June 21 20122012-06-21A photograph of a ritual scene at an ashram. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red-brown shawl over his shoulders, wearing heavy gold necklaces and bangles, holds a white thread between his hands and smiles. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a white thread across his shoulder and rudraksha beads gestures in front. To the left, a man in white with folded palms watches, and behind them a young man with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas stands near a silver object. Probable Swamiji (the figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a red-brown shawl), performing a thread-tying blessing with devotees.2017-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession photograph beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a bare-shouldered orange saffron wrap wears a heavy gold necklace of large beads, appearing to be a ceremonial figure in a procession. Around him stand devotees in saffron and white clothing, one holding a long wooden pole topped with a gold finial, and other smiling people with tilaks. A man at left wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white shirt and a beaded mala. The atmosphere is joyful and ceremonial.2008-12-23A smiling man with long dreadlocked dark hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a full beard, and rudraksha beads around his neck, wearing a rust-brown and gold-bordered shawl over bare shoulders, turns his head and laughs in a gold-decorated hall. Behind him, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and in the lower left a man with a white forehead band sits. Golden ornamental panels fill the background. a person: the central man shows long swept hair, rudraksha malas and a gold-bordered shawl, though the appearance is only suggestive.2017-08-09 +2 copies