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A photograph of a person seated in profile, facing left and looking down at a small hand mirror held in their left hand. The person has dark hair gathered in a low bun, wears layered rudraksha beads with a red-orange tone, and a white garment with a gold-yellow border across the shoulder. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge, and a second hand holds a framed mirror at the upper right. The background is a light wall with a red floor area.

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August 27 20142014-08-27July 17 20142014-07-17A young man in white ritual dress with a bare right shoulder and a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl stands in a temple setting. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads and orange-brown seed malas, a thin white sandal-paste tripundra on his forehead, and gold-band bracelets. He holds a small brass plate or dish in both hands and looks down at it attentively. Behind him a gold trishul stands against a red wall, and devotees sit in the background, including one in an orange garment at right. a person appearance cue is not clearly established here: the subject has shaved-looking hair pulled back with white tripundra and mala adornments but the features are uncertain, so the identity is unsure.2016-08-13Close side-profile photograph of a man with eyes closed and head lifted, apparently in meditation. He has long dark hair tied back, a white vibhuti mark across his forehead, and a necklace of brown rudraksha beads at his neck. The blurred background is warm and muted. a person: the visible cues are long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and vibhuti, with a meditation setting.2011-01-31Side-profile photo of a man seated in a temple, gazing upward. He wears a white dhoti and upper cloth with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and an arm rudraksha band, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, another seated person in white is partially visible at the right edge, and a red garment appears at the lower left. A purple dove-style logo sits in the top left corner and a copyright line appears at bottom right.2011-09-27Close-up photograph of a young man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a bare-chested ritual look with rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange beaded mala at the neck and a white cloth draped over the shoulder. He has white sacred ash marks across his forehead and is smiling with eyes lowered as he presses one hand to his cheek while holding a small wooden box or book in the other hand. The background shows a warm red wall and a blurred flame glow.2016-08-13A close profile photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion. He has slicked-back hair in a bun, a white horizontal tilak across the forehead with a red dot, and a gold stud earring. He wears rudraksha malas with gold beads and a white and gold garment over bare shoulders. The dark blue background is plain. Light text overlays the lower right corner.2011-03-05Close side-profile photograph of a woman seated in the foreground, her long dark hair pulled back and held with a dark hair tie, wearing a large rudraksha mala with silver spacer beads around her neck. Her bare shoulder is visible, and she is turned toward the right. In the blurred background a second person in white clothing sits near the bottom right, and a red curtain and dim shrine-like surroundings appear behind her.2013-07-17Close side profile of a man with eyes closed, meditating outdoors against a blurred background of warm reddish and grey tones. His long dark hair is swept back into a bun, and a white vibhuti line marks his forehead. He wears a multi-strand necklace of large brown rudraksha beads around his neck. The photo is cropped at the shoulders and focuses on his calm, upward-tilted face.2011-01-31August 09 20162016-08-09Close side profile photograph of a man with eyes closed, seated in meditation. His long dark hair is swept back and tied at the nape. A white vibhuti line marks his forehead, and he wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala of brown seeds around his neck. The background is a soft, blurred mix of pale and reddish tones. The head is turned to the right, with a calm, inward expression. Swamiji (probable) is shown through long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, with vibhuti on the forehead.2011-01-31Close side profile photograph of a man with eyes closed, head tilted slightly upward, in meditation. His long dark hair is pulled back and he wears white vibhuti (sacred ash) horizontally across his forehead, with a red mark between the brows. He wears a rudraksha mala of large brown beads around his neck. The background is a soft, blurred red and grey outdoor setting. a person (in-person candidate) shown with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and vibhuti, seated in meditative stillness.2011-01-31