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A smiling man in a black turban with a small crescent ornament stands before a carved temple backdrop of deity sculptures in warm golden light. He wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment with gold border, layered gold and beaded necklaces, red and beaded bangles, and beaded earrings, and holds a polished silver trishul trident in his left hand. Red and white ash markings decorate his forehead and face. a person: the crescent, black turban, trident and ornate gold ornaments match the page's identification of the event's central figure, which is a visible appearance cue rather than a confirmed identity.

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May 04 20162016-05-04A smiling man stands in front of a large golden statue of a deity with a golden face and multiple arms. He wears a tall black turban-style headdress with a silver crescent, a maroon-brown garment with gold border, layered gold and beaded necklaces, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and gold earrings. He holds a silver trident in his raised right hand and has a vertical forehead mark. The background is a warm carved stone wall. The appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable), with distinctive turban, rudraksha bracelets, and ornate gold necklaces, but identity is uncertain.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04A photo of a smiling man standing in front of a large carved stone backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent ornament visible above. He wears a black turban, a brown-red top with gold trim, a leopard-print lower garment, and a large gold necklace with ornate pendants and beaded mala strands; he has a red bindi and white forehead markings. He raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trishul in the other, with red beaded bracelets on his wrists. a person. One person is visible.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04December 13 20152015-12-13May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04