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A man seated on a carved wooden chair raises his right hand in a blessing gesture before a dark painted backdrop of a dancing Nataraja-style deity. He wears a tall swept-back black hairstyle, a yellow tilak with a red dot on his forehead, gold earrings, orange-red saffron robes and a heavy layered mala of rudraksha beads with gold ornaments, plus a gold bracelet on his upper arm. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable): the cues are the swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklaces, and he is presented as the seated teacher giving darshan. Backdrop and lighting suggest a stage setting.

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A man seated on a carved wooden throne-style chair against a cream backdrop with a painted dark-gold Nataraja-style dancing figure within a circular frame. He wears a dark upswept hairstyle with a small silver crescent ornament, a yellow-and-red tilak across the forehead with a red dot, and gold hoop earrings. He is draped in orange-red robes with a yellow border, layered with a thick orange-and-gold beaded garland, a green bead mala, and gold bangles on his upper arm and wrist. His right hand is raised in a gesture while he sits barefoot. a person appearance-based candidate, seated in a teaching or darshan setting.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A man sits on a carved wooden chair in front of a large dark bronze-style Nataraja-like dance mural with a cream fabric backdrop. He wears an orange-red robe, multiple layers of gold-coloured and orange-beaded necklaces, a green bead mala, gold armbands and bangles, a yellow forehead band with a red bindi, and a dark upswept hairstyle with a small silver ornament. His right hand is raised in a gesture while his left rests on his lap.2015-12-13A seated man in a wooden armchair with carved finials sits before a backdrop painted with a dancing Nataraja-style figure with multiple arms. He wears an orange-red dhoti and wrap with a gold border, layered rudraksha malas and thick ornate gold necklaces, gold bangles on his arms, and a gold-yellow tilak with red bindi. His hair is tall and dark, with a silver ornament at the top. He raises one hand near his chest with fingers curled while the other rests on his knee.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A photograph of a man seated on a carved wooden chair with turned finials, bare-chested and wearing an orange-red wrap, a red-orange shawl and layered garlands of gold-toned beads and rudraksha-style brown beads. He has long swept-back dark hair with a crown-like ornament, a gold band across the forehead with a red mark, gold armlets and bangles, and gestures with his hands while smiling. Behind him a large dark bronze-toned Nataraja-style dancing deity image on a cream backdrop. Shown as a darshan-style seated talk.2015-12-13A photograph of a man seated on a carved wooden armchair in front of a large dark-bronze Nataraja-style dance mandala with a dancing deity figure. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a thick mala of rudraksha beads, a gold and green-bead garland, a gold pendant, gold bangles and earrings, and an upswept dark hair style with a crescent ornament. His forehead has yellow and red markings. He raises one hand in a gesture while the other rests on his knee.2015-12-13A seated man in saffron-orange clothing and layered orange and gold beaded necklaces sits on a carved wooden chair in front of a large dark carved mural of a dancing deity figure. He has long swept-back dark hair with a silver hair pin, a yellow tilak with a red dot on his forehead, gold hoop earrings, and gold armbands. One hand is raised with fingers curled in a gesture while the other rests open in his lap. Multiple rudraksha-style beads and a gold pendant hang at his chest, consistent with a darshan setting.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13