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A photograph of a smiling man seated in the foreground, wearing a sleeveless red top, an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with beads across his chest. His dark hair is swept back, and a red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti with four arms, a tall crown and ornate carved garments, beside an aluminium stepladder against a white block wall. A red EXIT sign is visible at upper right. The seated man's posture and attire are consistent with a visible ceremonial figure, though his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair sitting cross-legged on a raised tiled platform in a plain white-walled hall. He wears a loose saffron-orange wrap over a red top and has a red bindi on his forehead, his eyes lowered and hands resting in his lap. Behind him stands a large dark wooden deity murti with multiple raised arms and a tall crown. Cues for Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a red forehead mark seated before a deity murti, in an in-person setting.2007-11-07A photograph inside a temple hall with plain white block walls. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a tiled platform, wearing an orange saffron wrap over a red top, hands resting together in lap and smiling. Beside them stands a dark stone deity murti of a standing figure holding objects in multiple hands. Center right, a large dark stone bowl-shaped basin on a lotus-petal pedestal, possibly a yoni-peetha or abhishekam vessel. Upper right, gold-coloured metal figures and an ornate gold stand. A red EXIT sign is visible on the wall. Blue slippers and a folded cloth lie near the base of the statue.2007-11-07September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesJune 10 20042004-06-10A smiling man in an orange-red saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body stands at left, waving his right hand, with a white tilak smeared across his forehead and bare upper torso. Beside him is a large polished black stone sculpture of a seated deity pair on a tiered pedestal, with multi-armed figures, one wearing a tall jata-style crown and the other a high crown. A gold ornate arched frame surrounds the statue, and a brass lamp stands at the lower left edge.2007-04-13A smiling man in an orange sannyasi wrap over a red sleeveless top stands barefoot beside a tall black stone statue of a four-armed deity in an unfinished warehouse setting. He rests one hand on the statue's arm and gestures upward. The statue wears a tall conical crown and holds a discus and conch in its raised hands. Behind them are stacked wooden planks, a wooden ladder, and a grey wall; a tiled pit base sits in front of the figure. Appearance-based label: a person, wearing orange sannyasi robes, long dark hair swept back, and a red bindi.2007-11-07October 01 20062006-10-01A man in a saffron-orange robe and red undergarment stands at left in a bare temple hall with white walls, a red tilak on his forehead, long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala. He holds his hands together near his chest in a devotional gesture while looking down. Beside him a black stone deity murti stands in a gilded arched niche, with a black stone figure seated at far left. A tall brass oil lamp and a brass kalasha-like vessel stand near a large black stone pedestal, and an orange cloth lies on a tiled platform beside a gold shrine-shaped vessel with flowers on a wooden tray. A ladder and wooden planks are visible behind.2007-11-07Photo of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, standing in front of a large black stone statue of a four-armed deity holding a discus and conch. He wears an orange saffron shawl over a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with one hand on his hip. Wooden crates and a brick wall are visible in the background of what looks like a workshop or temple construction space. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron ornate clothing and a tilak mark; he stands in the foreground as a sannyasi.2007-11-07Side-profile photo of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt. Beside him stands a grey stone statue of a deity with a multi-hooded serpent canopy above its head, hands joined at the chest, and a tiered pedestal. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background. The man's long hair, orange shawl and red bindi are visible cues, and the page names an event at Bidadi Temple. a person is indicated by these cues, with one person physically present.2009-08-23May 22 20092009-05-22A photograph of a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl over a red sleeveless top, barefoot, standing with one hand on his hip beside a large dark stone deity murti in a construction or storage hall. The tall murti has a cylindrical crown, four arms holding a discus and conch, and a carved lotus pedestal. Wooden planks, pallets and a brick wall are in the background, and a tiled rectangular pit lies in the foreground. The man has long dark hair and a red forehead mark; a page-flag candidate shows distinctive saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, so the person is probable Swamiji in an appearance-based label.2007-11-07