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Photo taken at night outdoors in front of dark foliage. A man with a tall black turban decorated with a silver crescent sits on an ornate silver-backed chair with a microphone stand beside him. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top, a red dhoti-style lower garment, a leopard-print waist cloth, long rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and rudraksha bands on his arms, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. He holds a rudraksha mala in one hand. In front of him is a black box with yellow powder, a grinding stone, a small silver-rimmed tray, herbs and flowers, and a brass figure of a deity offering a lamp at the right edge. The 'Swamiji (probable)' appearance-based label applies: long swept-back turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace with the seated ceremonial presentation.

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September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver-backed throne at night outdoors, in front of dark foliage. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe with a leopard-print waist sash, layered rudraksha malas across his chest and upper arms, a gold pendant necklace, and a crescent ornament on a tall dark dreadlocked crown. A white horizontal tilak and a central bindi mark his forehead. He holds a rudraksha mala in one hand, and a microphone stands at right. A small silver deity murti and a silver staff are at the lower right. The man's identity is not established from appearance cues alone, and the crescent crown, rudraksha and saffron-red attire are presentation cues only.2017-09-14 +1 copies