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A close-up photograph of a bare-chested man with a tall, swept-up dark turban-style hairstyle decorated with a small gold crescent ornament. He has a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, a thick black moustache and beard, and gold earrings. He wears heavy gold-and-rudraksha mala necklaces with a large gold pendant and a red shawl draped over one shoulder. Behind him is an ornate embossed silver panel with lion and floral motifs, set against a rocky hillside, green fields and a blue sky.

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A smiling man with a tall, bundled black hair crown wrapped with rudraksha beads, a golden crescent ornament, and a white and gold feather-like plume on top. He has a white vertical tilak with a red central dot on his forehead, gold earrings, and a bare chest covered in heavy layered gold and rudraksha malas with a large gold medallion. A maroon sash drapes over his shoulder. Behind him is a repoussé silver backdrop with floral and lion motifs, and a rocky hill under a blue sky. Swamiji (probable) is seen in this portrait, wearing his distinctive crown, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces. A printed copyright line appears faintly across the lower centre of the image.2019-10-28A close-up portrait graphic of a man with long dark dreadlocks piled high on his head, adorned with a gold crown-like headpiece, white tassels, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments. He has a white horizontal tilak with a central dark mark on his forehead, a moustache and beard, and gold earrings and an ornate gold necklace with dark beads. He smiles broadly. Behind him is a snow-capped mountain against a grey sky, and a silver ornate panel on the left. A small purple logo appears in the top left corner. The image is a digitally composited, colour-treated graphic rather than a single unedited photograph.2019-11-06May 31 20172017-05-31October 29 20192019-10-29November 17 20192019-11-17October 12 20192019-10-12Photo 117439502019-10-04 +1 copiesDecember 20 20222022-12-20Close-up portrait of a smiling man in a black turban wrapped with a band of rudraksha beads, with a white vibhuti mark and red kumkum at the centre of his forehead. He wears a garland of pink and white flower petals, a gold ornamental necklace with large gold beads, gold ear ornaments and a saffron-coloured cloth at the shoulders. Behind him is a silver repoussé backdrop with floral and paisley-style patterns. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), wearing a turban with rudraksha, ornate gold necklace and saffron garment, shown here in a photographic portrait with no visible ritual activity.2017-05-31 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20202020-01-01December 20 20202020-12-20November 06 20192019-11-06