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A man with a tall, bundled black hair crown fixed with gold ornaments, including a crescent moon and a small gold deity figure, smiles broadly and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead, rudraksha malas, layered gold necklaces with a pendant, a gold bracelet and rings. A silver throne-back with a lion-face motif and gold tassels stands behind him against a fiery orange sky. Printed 2019

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December 15 20192019-12-15December 15 20192019-12-15December 15 20192019-12-15December 14 20192019-12-14A seated man raises his right hand in blessing against an ornate silver backdrop with a lion-face motif. He has a long swept-up dark hairstyle with a gold crown ornament, white forehead paste and a red bindi. He wears heavy gold necklaces, layered rudraksha malas, gold armlets and rudraksha bracelets, and a red-orange garment over the lower body. Swamiji (probable) appears through his distinctive crown, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces. A ritual staff lies across the lap, and a rudraksha mala and sacred items rest in front.2019-12-14December 15 20192019-12-15A seated man in a staged studio portrait against a fiery orange sunset backdrop and an ornate silver throne-back. He wears a tall swept-up dark hair crest with a small gold ornament, white vibhuti on his forehead with a red kumkum dot, layered gold ornamental necklaces, a dense rudraksha mala across his chest, and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture and his left rests on a silver ritual stand with rudraksha beads spread across it. a person is shown with the crest, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, as the central figure of this image.2019-12-14A studio portrait of a bare-chested man seated on an ornate silver throne against a dramatic red-orange sunset backdrop. He wears a tall dark hair crown with a gold ornament and crescent, a white forehead band with a red dot, layered gold necklaces and a gold pendant, a rudraksha bead wrap over his torso and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. He holds a silver staff with a trident-like tip across his lap and smiles at the camera. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the crown, gold ornaments, rudraksha adornments and throne presentation.2019-12-14A studio portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair piled high in a crown-like topknot adorned with gold ornaments and a crescent emblem. He wears white forehead markings with a red dot, a heavy layered garland of rudraksha beads and gold pendants, a red cloth, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrist. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him is an ornate silver throne back with a lion motif and gold tassels. Rudraksha malas and a white ceremonial staff lie in the foreground. Appearance-based identification is probable given the crown, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha, but the image is a posed portrait rather than a live event, so no physical people beyond the subject are visible.2019-12-15December 15 20192019-12-15December 15 20192019-12-15December 15 20192019-12-15