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Close side profile photograph of a man wearing a rust-red and gold-striped turban decorated with a small gold and coral ornament at the side. He has white vibhuti marks on his forehead with a red kumkum dot between the brows, gold hoop earrings, and a red-brown embroidered garment at the shoulder. Beside him on the right, a polished brass ceremonial bell hangs from a rope against a black background with soft golden light spots. A photo credit appears in the lower right corner.

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November 21 20132013-11-21November 25 20132013-11-25November 21 20132013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21November 19 20132013-11-19November 20 20132013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20A smiling man in a rust-red and gold-bordered turban with a gold hair ornament and a red bindi sits before an ornate gold throne-back carved with deity figures. He wears a rust-red silk wrap with gold borders, a long brown rudraksha-style mala, a gold earring, and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. A brass hanging bell with a chain is at the right beside strings of small lights.2013-11-21 +1 copiesNovember 19 20132013-11-19November 19 20132013-11-19 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate gold throne with a repoussé fan-shaped backrest, wearing a maroon and gold pleated turban studded with small gold beads, a red bindi, and a maroon and gold-bordered draped cloth. He wears a thick multi-strand rudraksha-style mala across his chest, a gold earring, and beaded gold armlets, with white ash marks on his upper arms. Behind him stand a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a brass bird-topped lamp stand, with a pink and green backdrop. The setting suggests a temple or hall ceremony. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold and saffron-toned clothing and a crown-like turban mark him as the candidate.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20