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A man with long dreadlocked hair falling down his back bows forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone pedestal beside a carved stone lion figure. He wears a rust-orange wrap over his shoulder and a matching orange cloth draped around his body, with gold bangles on his wrist and a gold ornament in his ear. Yellow and white marigold garlands hang over the stone platform, and a folded orange cloth lies on top of it. Green foliage and a red curtain appear in the background.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a man with long dark dreadlock-style hair falling past his shoulders, bending forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone ledge decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. He wears a rust-orange draped garment, gold armbands and bangles, a gold ear stud, and a beaded garland with gold ornaments across his shoulder. A rust-coloured folded cloth sits on the ledge behind him, beside a carved stone lion-head motif. Appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable) given the long hair, orange clothing and ornate gold adornments, shown in an act of devotional obeisance.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti bowing forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone platform. Long dark dreadlocks fall down his back, and he wears gold armbands, bangles and a gold-and-white garland. Yellow marigold and white jasmine garlands drape over the stone, and a rust-coloured folded cloth lies on the platform. Behind are carved stone pillars with a lion-head motif and draped red fabric. A bowing devotee at a sacred stone platform, with garlands, is depicted. The bowing man's identity is not established from appearance.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair and a short dark beard bowing forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone ledge decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. He wears a rust-red wrap over his shoulders and a rust-red cloth, with gold bangles on his arm and a gold-bead necklace, and a white marking on his forehead. Behind him a carved stone lion figure and a rolled rust-coloured cloth rest on the ledge, with a stone pillar and sunlit curtains in the background. The scene suggests reverent worship at a temple shrine.2016-12-23A photograph of a person with long dreadlocked hair bowing deeply with their forehead resting on a carved stone ledge, in a temple setting. The person wears a rust-orange wrap over the shoulder, gold bangles on the arm, and a gold earring. The stone ledge is draped with garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers, and a folded rust-coloured cloth lies on top. Behind is a carved stone pillar with a lion motif and a red curtain. Candidate appearance: long swept dreadlocks, rust-orange wrap, rudraksha-style ornaments, gold jewellery; identity probable but uncertain from appearance alone, presented as a devotee performing obeisance.2016-12-23