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A smiling man in close-up profile, wearing a large black turban over a maroon-brown cloth wrap, with white ash markings on his forehead. He is bare-shouldered and wears a neck garland of brown rudraksha beads with gold-coloured ornamental beads. Behind him is a dark, softly lit background of leafy shapes with warm light and an ornate silver-toned object at the left edge. Visible cues include the turban, maroon wrap, rudraksha garland and gold beads, consistent with Swamiji (probable) in this photograph.

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A digitally composited close-up in profile of a smiling man wearing a large bundled black hair knot wrapped with a maroon-brown cloth turban, with pale white ash marks across the forehead. He wears a beaded necklace with gold-toned ornaments at the bottom edge. Behind him is an ornate silver-toned carved deity murti or shrine panel, and a warm glowing background with dark foliage on the right. The ash marks and turban are visible on the upper head.2020-05-14May 14 20202020-05-14Side profile close-up of a smiling man wearing a large black hair bun wrapped with a maroon-red cloth turban and white sacred ash on the forehead. He wears a necklace of dark rudraksha beads with gold-toned caps. Behind him is a silver ornate background with carved patterns and a dark, golden, leafy backdrop. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of a swept-back bun with turban and rudraksha mala, shown here as a single person in a portrait style setting.2020-05-14May 14 20202020-05-14Close-up photo of a smiling man wearing a large black turban with a white forehead marking, gold and rudraksha-bead earrings, and a rudraksha mala at the neck. A silver deity murti and warm golden backdrop with hanging vines appear behind him. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair under a turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold earring cues. One physical person visible.2020-07-10Close-up of a smiling man wearing a large black and maroon-red turban with a white vertical forehead mark, bare-shouldered with gold beaded ornaments visible at the bottom edge. Behind him is a silver repoussé panel with ornate scrollwork and a deity relief, above a dark, warm-toned backdrop of trees.2020-05-14August 10 20202020-08-10 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a smiling man wearing a maroon-brown turban over dark hair, with a broad white vertical mark on his forehead. Behind him is an ornate silver repoussé backdrop with scrolling patterns. The turban is wrapped high and the man looks directly at the camera. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown with a turban and forehead marking, no other cues visible.2020-05-14June 23 20202020-06-23Close-up portrait of a smiling man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped high on the head, a white vertical tilak stripe across the forehead with a dark central mark, and gold earrings. Strands of rudraksha beads and a crescent-shaped ornament rest in the hair at the top of the frame. Behind him is a brown and cream ornate patterned backdrop on the left and a dark background.2020-04-08 +1 copiesA composite graphic showing a man in profile facing right, with a tall black turban-style hair wrap studded with rudraksha beads, a white vertical tilak on the forehead, gold hoop earring and layered gold and bead necklaces with rudraksha. Behind him are stylised golden deity faces at upper left, a silver ornate throne edge at left, and a soft green forest scene with tree silhouettes and birds. A , , , which is excluded from text.2020-08-18Close-up photograph of a smiling man with a large dark dreadlocked turban-style hairstyle and a white horizontal forehead marking, wearing a deep maroon garment and gold-toned beaded necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him is an ornate silver-gold metal throne back with repoussé floral patterns against a dark green backdrop.2020-03-10 +2 copies