Close-up photo of a bearded man wearing a maroon head wrap, with long dark hair falling at the sides, white horizontal tripundra marks and a red vertical mark on his forehead. He wears a gold chain, a beaded rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, and holds a gold ceremonial staff at the right edge. Behind him a large screen shows multiple red-tinted faces. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photo of a bearded man wearing a maroon head wrap, with long dark hair falling at the sides, white horizontal tripundra marks and a red vertical mark on his forehead. He wears a gold chain, a beaded rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, and holds a gold ceremonial staff at the right edge. Behind him a large screen shows multiple red-tinted faces.

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April 07 2018

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Close photograph of a smiling man in a dark red-orange wrap and turban-like headwrap, with white horizontal tripundra lines and a red and white forehead mark with a dark central bead. He wears a gold pendant necklace and dark rudraksha malas on the chest and wrists, raising one open palm in blessing while holding a gold trident (trishul) with his other hand at right. Behind him is a large backdrop of pink and red painted deity faces.

April 07 2018

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A smiling man with a dark swept-back hairstyle, a red-orange head wrap and a white tripundra with red bindi on his forehead stands before a large backdrop of repeated red-tinted Shiva faces. He wears an orange-red shawl over a bare chest, rudraksha malas across his body and wrists, and a gold pendant necklace. He raises his right hand in greeting and holds a tall gold trident in his left hand. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), in person, with cues of long hair, orange-red ornate clothing, rudraksha malas and gold necklace.

Close-up photo of a smiling man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped under a rust-red headband topped by a small golden crescent ornament. He has white horizontal tripundra lines with a red-and-black central mark on his forehead, a dark beard, and a gold pendant necklace over a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulders with rudraksha beads visible. Behind him is a large backdrop of repeated pink-red stylised faces. a person appearance cues are present (long matted hair, crown-like ornament, saffron-orange draped cloth, ceremonial gold necklace), so this is a probable in-person candidate.

A man in a red-orange saffron wrap and a red turban stands with eyes closed, holding a gold ceremonial staff with a crescent-topped head in his left hand and raising his right palm. He wears a gold necklace and dark rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and has white horizontal tripundra marks with a red and black bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a large screen shows a red-tinted backdrop of multiple painted deity faces. The scene reads as a stage performance or ritual darshan. Appearance-based cues including the saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments are consistent with a person; this is a single person, identity uncertain from appearance alone.

A man stands in front of a large red-toned backdrop of multiple painted Shiva faces with a golden trident held in his left hand. He wears a dark red-orange wrap and a dark red turban-style head covering, with a horizontal white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest with a gold necklace, and rudraksha bracelets are on his wrists and upper arm. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. The appearance-based label is a probable match for the presiding sannyasi figure, based on the saffron-red robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments, though the image is a single standing figure in a stage-like setting.

A man stands in front of a large blue and red backdrop of multiple painted Shiva faces. He wears a rust-orange cloth wrapped as a headpiece with a silver crescent ornament, white horizontal tilak lines with a black dot and red mark on the forehead, a gold chain necklace, and an orange shawl over a bare shoulder with rudraksha malas. A large silver trident is visible at the right edge. The man appears to be a person in a ceremonial setting.

A close photograph of a man with long dreadlocks wrapped under a rust-red headwrap, with white horizontal tripundra lines and a red and black bindi on his forehead. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala across his chest, a gold chain with a pendant, and rudraksha bracelets on his wrist. He holds a large gold trident with his right hand. Behind him a large screen shows repeated red and pink images of a deity face.