A smiling man stands against a dark blue curtain, raising his right hand in a gesture of blessing. He wears a cream-coloured turban with a red dot on his forehead, a red silk robe with gold border, and a long necklace of large gold beads. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), a man in red robes, golden turban and gold bead mala, standing in a presentation pose. - Nithyanandapedia

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A smiling man stands against a dark blue curtain, raising his right hand in a gesture of blessing. He wears a cream-coloured turban with a red dot on his forehead, a red silk robe with gold border, and a long necklace of large gold beads. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), a man in red robes, golden turban and gold bead mala, standing in a presentation pose.

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A smiling man stands against a dark navy curtain, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a pale gold turban with a red bindi on his forehead, a red silk drape with gold-embroidered border, and a long string of large gold beaded rudraksha-style mala. His left hand rests at his side. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji (probable), wearing a turban, saffron/red robe and ceremonial gold mala, giving a blessing.

A man stands against a dark blue draped backdrop, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a cream-coloured turban with a red bindi on his forehead, a red silk garment with a gold-bordered edge draped over one shoulder, and a long necklace of large gold beads. He appears to be giving a talk or greeting at a public event. Appearance cues include the turban, saffron-toned ceremonial clothing, and a gold bead necklace, but the image is not clearly identifiable, so his identity remains uncertain.

A single man stands against a dark drape, facing the camera with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture. He wears a pale gold turban with a red bindi on the forehead, a red draped robe with a gold-bordered edge, and a long necklace of large gold beads with black bands. The turban, robe and gold beads give him a distinctive ceremonial presentation, and the page identifies this as a Swamiji photo from a 2010 album. Appearance cues are compatible with the candidate, so he is labelled as probable Swamiji.

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A standing man in front of a dark navy draped backdrop raises his right hand in a blessing gesture and smiles. He wears a pale gold turban, a small red dot on his forehead, a red draped garment with a gold-bordered edge, and a long strand of large gold beads with dark bands around his neck. The photo is a studio portrait with no visible audience, objects or ritual setting.

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A man seated in a cross-legged pose speaks into a microphone on a stand at right, smiling. He wears a golden-yellow turban with a green and orange jewelled brooch and a small red bindi, a long gold-yellow cloth draped over one shoulder and down the side, a red garment across his chest and body, multiple strands of gold beads and rudraksha malas around his neck, gold earrings, and beaded bands on his upper arms. A purple backdrop with soft light streaks stands behind him, and an orange cushion is visible at left.

A seated man in a golden-yellow turban with a jewelled ornament and red-orange vermilion dot on his forehead speaks into a microphone on a stand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads with gold beads, gold armbands and bangles, and a long golden shawl falling over his shoulder. His right hand is raised mid-gesture while he talks against a purple backdrop. a person appears in the description only as an appearance-based label.

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