Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair worn past the shoulders, a red kumkum bindi on his forehead and white vibhuti lines. He wears a white jasmine garland over an orange-red saffron cloth and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace. Warm pinkish backdrop, a partial figure at left edge and a dark object at lower right. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair worn past the shoulders, a red kumkum bindi on his forehead and white vibhuti lines. He wears a white jasmine garland over an orange-red saffron cloth and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace. Warm pinkish backdrop, a partial figure at left edge and a dark object at lower right.

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Close-up photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing a thick white jasmine-style garland and an orange-red shawl over his shoulders, seated in front of a pale peach backdrop. A partially visible person stands at the left edge in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange-red shawl and ceremonial garland match the presentation of the page's subject, and he is shown in person in the photo.

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Close head-and-shoulders photograph of a man with long dark hair falling past his ears, a red dot (kumkum) and white markings on his forehead, wearing an orange-red shawl and two thick white flower garlands of jasmine-like blossoms over his shoulders. He is smiling and looking to one side against a pale peach background, with a small dark red object visible at the bottom of the frame.

Close photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a thick white garland of flowers with red beads. A white sandalwood mark and red bindi are on his forehead, and he gazes to the side with a slight smile against a pale peach background. A partially visible person's head appears at the left edge. The appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable), shown with long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and ceremonial flower garland. Scene is an indoor event at an organisers' meeting or darshan session.

Close-up photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders and a thick white flower garland with red beaded accents. He has a faint smile and gazes to the side against a soft peach background. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's Swamiji claim (long hair, saffron clothing, garland), so this is a probable depiction of Swamiji (probable) in person, though identity remains appearance-based and uncertain.

Close photo of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth wrap, wearing a white jasmine garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. He looks sideways, mouth closed in a slight smile, against a soft peach backdrop. Another person's shoulder and hand appear at the left and right edges, partly visible.

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Close-up photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, a white-and-red forehead mark with a red bindi, and two thick white flower garlands with red beadwork hanging over his chest. He has a faint smile and looks off to the side against a plain pale backdrop. Candidate appearance cues are present, but the appearance is only partially clear from this crop, so identity is uncertain.