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A bearded man with long dark hair sits with eyes lowered and a faint smile, bare-chested under a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulders. Pink flower petals are scattered in his hair and on his shoulder, and he wears rudraksha-style beaded strands across his chest and a red kumkum mark with white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a red and gold silk brocade textile hangs, and seated onlookers are visible in the background. Appearance-based candidate for a person, shown in ceremonial sannyasi attire with rudraksha malas and flower adornment, seated during a ritual setting; this is a photograph of a person, not a printed image.

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September 14 20162016-09-14September 14 20162016-09-14July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20162016-09-14 +1 copiesA smiling bearded man with long dark hair decorated with scattered pink rose petals sits outdoors beside a seated figure. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a long brown rudraksha mala with a gold chain, with a red bindi on his forehead. His hands are pressed together in a gesture of greeting. Behind him a large deity murti in red and gold silk with a jewelled crown and gold ornaments is visible, with a raised hand holding a red flower. Green foliage fills the background.2016-09-14September 14 20142014-09-14 +1 copiesA man seated with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, gold chain necklaces and a large gold pendant, with a pink marigold garland draped around his neck. A red-brown tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him stands a bronze statue of a figure with a raised leg and a tall tree-like metal sculpture, against a warm red wall. Appearance-based cues include long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a red-brown shawl, so this is a probable match for Swamiji.2017-07-31April 25 20172017-04-25A bearded man with long dark hair sits outdoors speaking into a handheld microphone, his hands raised in a gesture of address. He wears a rust-orange wrap over his bare shoulders, with thick brown rudraksha-style mala beads hanging across his chest and dark bead bracelets on his wrist. A red tilak mark and scattered red petals sit on his forehead and hair. Beside him, a woman in a red and gold silk sari stands at the right edge, and a leopard-print cloth lies on a blue chair. Green foliage and a stone pillar form the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), based on the orange robe, mala beads and long hair, seen in the presence of devotees during a discourse.2016-09-14July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28Photograph of a bearded man seated outdoors, holding a black microphone in his right hand and smiling while speaking. He has long dark hair with scattered red petals and a red-brown tilak on his forehead. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a dark wristband on one wrist. Beside him stands a figure draped in a red and gold brocade sari with gold border, partly cropped at the right edge. The setting is a garden with greenery behind a stone pillar and wooden structure. A second person's blurred head appears at the lower left foreground. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl are visible cues for the seated speaker.2016-09-09