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A seated man with bare chest and white ash stripes on his arms, chest and torso sits cross-legged on a deep maroon velvet cushion before an ornate silver throne backdrop with a lion-face motif. He wears a dark red dhoti, a tilak on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with pendants, plus gold earrings and rings. He smiles widely and gestures with his raised right arm. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues including swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha malas and the throne setting, presented as the central figure of a ceremonial portrait.

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A seated man is photographed against a silver ornate throne backdrop and deep teal background. He is bare-chested with white horizontal body markings and a white-and-black forehead marking, wearing heavy layered gold necklaces with temple-style pendants, rudraksha malas, a gold waist belt, rudraksha armlets and a maroon dhoti with gold border. He sits in a cross-legged pose with one hand gesturing, and rings are visible on his fingers. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on a throne as a teacher, by long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha adornments. A2020-02-26 +1 copiesA seated man sits cross-legged on a deep maroon cloth in front of an ornate silver-embossed throne-like backdrop against a teal backdrop. He wears a white vibhuti tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead, gold earrings, a heavy gold necklace with deity medallions, many rudraksha malas, and rudraksha bracelets on both arms. White ash markings decorate his chest and arms, and a maroon dhoti is wrapped around his waist. His right hand rests on his chest and he smiles toward the viewer. Printed2020-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20202020-02-26 +1 copiesPhoto 11728065 +2 copiesA seated man photographed against a teal backdrop, bare-chested with white ash stripes on his arms, shoulders and torso and a dark red bindi on his forehead. He wears layered gold ornaments, a heavy gold necklace with temple-style pendants, rudraksha malas and rudraksha armlets, and a maroon dhoti with gold border seated on a red velvet cushion before an ornate silver throne-back carved with a lion motif. His right hand is raised open in a gesture of speech. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold ceremonial jewellery and a saffron-maroon dhoti are visible; the appearance supports the page's attribution, so he is labelled as a probable match rather than confirmed.2020-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested seated man on a red velvet cushion before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop with lion and floral relief. He wears a heavy gold temple-style necklace with deity pendants, layered rudraksha malas, a gold waist chain, gold earrings and a ring, and a maroon dhoti with gold border. White sacred ash lines mark his chest, arms and forehead, with a red kumkum dot on the brow. The setting is ceremonial and studio-like. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold ornaments, rudraksha malas and ceremonial dress, seated in a sacred posture as a throned spiritual teacher.2020-02-26 +1 copiesPhoto 11728075 +2 copiesFebruary 28 20202020-02-28 +2 copiesA bare-chested man sits cross-legged on a red cushion before an ornate silver-embossed throne-back with a repoussé face motif, against a deep red backdrop. He wears a maroon dhoti with gold border, long gold chains, a multi-strand gold waist belt, and rudraksha armbands and wrist malas. White horizontal bands mark his chest and arms, with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture and his left rests open on his knee.2020-02-28 +3 copiesFebruary 27 20202020-02-27 +2 copiesPhoto 11728063 +2 copiesFebruary 26 20202020-02-26 +1 copies