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A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair sits before an ornate gold carved throne. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with gold ceremonial beads and a pink-white beaded garland, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and a small gold earring. To the right hangs a polished brass temple bell on a chain against a dark wooden background.

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June 12 20132013-06-12A photograph of a man in close framing, smiling and looking to the side beside a hanging brass bell with a chain. He wears a reddish-orange draped cloth over bare shoulders, a thick rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a gold earring and a red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his ears. Behind him is an ornate gold-coloured carved surface against a black background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial adornments match the appearance cues, so this is a single in-person candidate seated near the bell.2013-06-30 +1 copiesJune 12 20132013-06-12 +1 copiesA smiling man in a maroon-red wrap and orange-saffron beaded necklace with large gold bead ornaments sits in front of an ornate gold-carved throne-like seat. He has long dark hair swept back, a white vertical tilak on his forehead with a red mark, and a small earring. A brass bell hangs at the upper right beside a dark background and a brass lamp stand.2013-04-07Close side-profile photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, seated before a gold ornate throne-like backdrop. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over bare shoulders and a thick garland of red, yellow and white flowers with gold ornaments around his neck. A large polished brass hanging bell with a clapper hangs at right against a black background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, ornate gold necklace and flower garland cues), seated in a satsang or ritual setting.2013-06-24July 25 20132013-07-25A man seated before an ornate gold throne-like carved backdrop, smiling gently, wearing a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace of ornamental beads and a rudraksha-style bead mala, gold earrings, white sacred ash stripes and a red dot on the forehead. A hanging brass bell with a dark background and small lamps stands to the right. a person seated in a ceremonial setting, with distinctive ornate gold necklace and orange-gold shawl cues.2013-10-19A close photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, eyes lowered and a faint smile, raising a brass handbell in his right hand. He wears white vertical tilak marks and a red-brown bindi on the forehead, gold hoop earrings, a dense orange-red rudraksha mala with gold bead spacers, a gold bead bracelet, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him is ornate gold-coloured carved metalwork. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and ceremonial gold necklace match the cues for the archive's Swamiji, shown in person in a ritual role.2013-05-12Close side profile of a man seated before a golden carved ornamental backdrop, with a brass ceremonial bell hanging on a chain to the right. He wears a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, gold earrings, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a gold-bordered brown shawl over a bare shoulder. Ritual lamp glow and a dark background frame the scene.2013-10-19Photograph of a smiling man seated beside an ornate gold throne-like carved panel. He has swept-back dark hair, white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a gold earring, and wears a gold-embroidered brown-orange shawl over the shoulder with a bare chest, multiple gold beaded and rudraksha necklaces, and rudraksha armbands. Beside him hangs a brass bell on a chain and a brass oil lamp with lit flames against a black background.2013-10-19July 03 20132013-07-03April 01 20132013-04-01