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A standing man in an orange-red garment wears layered orange-and-gold beaded necklaces, a green and gold rudraksha-style mala, a gold pendant, gold bangles and hoop earrings, with a red bindi and yellow forehead marking. He has long swept-back dark hair under a silver crescent ornament and holds a polished silver trident with a red stone in his right hand. A dark stylised emblem sits on the cream draped backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is shown in person, with distinctive ceremonial cues of crown-style hair, ornate gold and saffron-toned clothing and rudraksha beads.

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December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13 +1 copiesA standing man in saffron-orange draped clothing faces the camera, wearing a tall dark turban-style headdress with a small crescent ornament, a yellow forehead band with a red tilak, and a red bindi. He wears layered gold and bead garlands with a green bead mala and a gold pendant, plus gold armlets and bangles. He holds a polished silver trident in his right hand. Behind him hangs a cream curtain with a dark carved decorative motif. The clothing, ornaments and trident follow the visible presentation cues associated with a person, so the figure is a candidate in person.2015-12-13A man stands holding a tall silver trident (trishul) in his right hand, its tines pointed upward. He wears a dark, high-piled hair style with a crescent ornament, a yellow forehead band with a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, and a saffron-orange wrap over the shoulder. He is layered with a thick orange rudraksha-style mala, a long ornate gold garland with gold ornaments, and a green bead necklace with a gold pendant. Gold bangles are on his wrists. Behind him is a dark carved decorative backdrop with a curved motif and pale drapery.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A standing man in saffron-orange ceremonial dress holds a large silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand against a cream drape with a dark decorative emblem behind him. He wears a long dark swept-back hairstyle with a crescent ornament, a yellow and red tilak on the forehead, red-gold hoop earrings, layered rudraksha-style and gold-bead garlands, a green bead mala, a gold pendant, and gold armlets. Appearance-based label: a person, given the saffron garments, trident and layered ornaments, though the visible cues are not conclusive. A single person is present.2015-12-13A man with long swept-back dark hair and a small silver ornament in it stands against a dark cream draped backdrop with a large carved dark motif behind him. He wears a saffron-orange garment, layered orange and red rudraksha-style beaded garlands with gold bead accents, a green bead mala, a gold pendant and gold armband. He holds a polished silver trident in his right hand, with a small red stone on its shaft. A yellow tilak and red bindi mark his forehead. Presentation cues match the a person description with the trident and ceremonial saffron garments; this is a single standing figure framed as a portrait.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A photograph of a single man standing in front of a dark carved backdrop of a deity figure against white draped cloth. He wears a tall black hair crown with a small silver crescent ornament and a yellow-and-red forehead mark. He has a red-orange saffron garment, long layered rudraksha-style malas of orange beads, a green bead strand, ornate gold beaded garlands across the chest and arms, and gold bangles. He holds a tall silver trident in his right hand, pointed upward beside his shoulder, and gazes off to the side. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: crown-like hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold garlands.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13