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Close side-profile photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha headband with gold spacers, and a red tilak on his forehead. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his bare shoulder and multiple rudraksha malas with gold spacers around his neck. He smiles and raises one hand toward the right edge of the frame, in front of a dark maroon curtain.

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April 30 20122012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30Close photo of a man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders with a gold-edged border, wearing multiple rudraksha mala strands across his chest and a dark red rudraksha headband with gold spacers. His long dark hair is tied back in a bun, and he has a red tilak mark on his forehead; his eyes are lowered and he is smiling slightly. A blurred white-clad figure with a gold armband stands at the upper left, and a red curtain forms the background.2012-04-30A seated man in an orange-saffron cloth wrap draped over bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala headband with gold beads, a rudraksha mala necklace with a gold pendant depicting a deity, and a red bindi on his forehead. He smiles while looking to his left against a deep maroon curtain. A blurred person stands at the right edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair swept back, saffron wrap, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold pendant support the identification as a seated spiritual leader.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30A smiling man with eyes closed and long dark hair swept back sits in front of a deep maroon curtain. He wears a rudraksha mala headband with gold spacers and layered rudraksha necklaces over bare shoulders, and an orange-saffron shawl edged with yellow draped across his body. A red tilak mark sits on his forehead. a person: the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing are consistent with the page's identification, though the appearance cue is not conclusive. Single person portrait, no visible ritual objects beyond the malas.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30A man sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold patterned cloth in front of a deep magenta velvet curtain, speaking while his hands gesture in front of him. He wears a saffron-orange shawl with a gold border draped over his left shoulder and bare upper torso, a headband of rudraksha beads with gold spacers, a long rudraksha mala with gold accents reaching his waist, a gold bangle on his right wrist, and a red tilak on his forehead. A silver bowl sits behind him at the right edge. Probable Swamiji cues include the swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange ceremonial shawl, presented here as a satsang discourse.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30A man seated in a satsang setting wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a rudraksha bead headband, and long rudraksha mala necklaces with gold spacers, plus a gold bangle on his wrist. He has a red bindi on his forehead, smiles softly, and gestures with his open hands while speaking. Behind him is an ornate gold-patterned backdrop and deep red drapery. One visible person, the seated speaker. Appearance-based label: a person, given the rudraksha headband, saffron shawl and mala cues, but the face is not used for identification.2012-04-30August 25 20122012-08-25A man in an orange-saffron wrap with a yellow border sits and reads from a sheet of paper held at lower right. He wears a headband of rudraksha beads with gold spacers, multi-strand rudraksha malas across his chest and a red tilak on his forehead. His dark hair is swept back, and he looks down at the page against a deep magenta curtain. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by the rudraksha regalia, saffron wrap and swept-back hair cues.2012-04-30