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A bare-chested man with eyes closed and a faint smile sits in meditation before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop with lion-face motifs. He wears a tall piled dark hair crown topped with a gold ornament and crescent, a white forehead band with a red bindi, and gold earrings. Multiple long rudraksha malas and heavy gold necklaces with a central gold deity pendant hang across his chest, with rudraksha bands on his upper arms. Hands rest in front of him above a tray of rudraksha beads. A swami figure with distinctive adornments, matching the page's reference to Swamiji, presented in a meditative pose; the qualifying cues are the crown, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces.

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A standing bare-chested man in front of an ornate silver-embossed backdrop with a lion-face motif. He wears a tall dark upswept hairstyle topped with a gold crown-like ornament and a crescent moon, a white forehead band with a red bindi, and smiles at the camera. Heavy gold necklaces, multiple rudraksha malas, and gold armlets with rudraksha bands adorn him, and a gold pendant of a deity figure hangs on his chest. a person in the role of the presiding teacher, shown in a formal portrait with a person copyright caption.2019-12-14December 14 20192019-12-14A seated man with a smiling expression and raised right hand in a blessing gesture sits on a red cloth in front of an ornate embossed silver backdrop. He wears a tall dark hair crown topped with a golden ornament and crescent, a white forehead band with a red dot, and layered gold necklaces with large pendants over multiple rudraksha malas. Rudraksha bands and gold armlets are on his arms, and a golden ceremonial staff lies across the red cloth in front of him, with a rudraksha mala beside it. The photograph appears to be a formal portrait of the man in ceremonial dress, with the upper body bare apart from the adornments.2019-12-14December 15 20192019-12-15A 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.2019-12-14A seated man smiles while looking to his left, posed before a silver-embossed backdrop with a starry night sky and a mountain range. He wears a tall dark hair crown topped with a silver crescent moon ornament, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, and red rudraksha mala strands draped over his shoulders. He is bare-chested with heavy gold necklaces, a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a reddish-orange cloth around his waist. He sits on a red cushion with his hands resting in his lap. A ceremonial sword or staff is partly visible at the lower right.2019-12-12December 15 20192019-12-15December 12 20192019-12-12December 14 20192019-12-14A smiling bare-chested man sits before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop with gold floral motifs, raising his right palm in a blessing gesture. He wears a tall upswept hairstyle with a crescent and small gold ornament, white tripundra and a red bindi, gold earrings, and layered gold and rudraksha malas over a rudraksha-banded shawl draped across the chest. Gold armlets and rudraksha bracelets are on his arms, and a gold-embellished pendant rests on his chest. A red cloth covers the surface in front, with a line of rudraksha beads and a ritual staff below. a person appearance cues include the ceremonial gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and upswept hair on a seated figure with a throne-like backdrop.2019-12-14A seated man in a photograph poses frontally against an ornate embossed silver backdrop. He wears a dark upswept hairstyle with a white forehead marking and red bindi, multiple layers of rudraksha beads and gold-toned ornaments, a gold necklace with a central pendant, and gold armbands with rudraksha bands. His right hand is raised in a mudra and his left hand rests on a white staff-like object across red cloth.2019-12-14December 19 20192019-12-19