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A man in profile stands in dim light, leaning on a tall silver staff with a diamond-knurled grip and a twisted shaft. He wears a long white jasmine garland and a golden ornamental pendant on a dark red-brown cloth, with a bare upper body. His long dark hair is swept back and he has a short beard and moustache, smiling. Behind him are soft wooden panels and a blurred yellow and red light at the right edge.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a beard stands outdoors before a red wall and a red-and-gold decorated structure with a gilded finial. He wears a rust-brown sannyasi wrap draped over his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. He wears a long gold bead mala, a large gold ornamental pendant, a gold waist band, and a white jasmine garland with red and green accents. He holds a silver staff with an ornate top. A zebra-striped fabric panel is visible on the left edge, and a partial figure in a checked shirt stands at the right edge.2018-01-03September 30 20172017-09-30A photograph of a smiling man with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead, seated on an ornate gold throne. He wears a red-and-white garland of roses and white flowers, a rust-coloured shawl draped over one shoulder, gold earrings, a gold ring and a gold armlet. He holds a silver staff with a round finial upright in his right hand. Behind him a red curtain and gold panels frame the scene, and a person in rust-coloured robes stands at the left edge. a person with the ceremonial staff, garland and throne cues shown in the page's discourse setting.2017-06-20A seated man in a golden ornate throne smiles while holding a tall silver trident-staff upright in his right hand. He wears a white garland of jasmine-like flowers with red roses, green leaves and yellow blossoms draped over his shoulders, a rust-brown shawl over his bare upper body, gold rings, a gold bracelet and a rudraksha bead armband, with a white tripundra on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him stands an attendant in rust-coloured robes, and a gold-trimmed wooden panel and red cloth frame the scene. The setting suggests a formal temple or ashram seating. Swamiji (probable) is a candidate by the page's claim and cues such as the throne, long hair, rudraksha armband and ornate gold, but identity remains uncertain.2017-06-20Night procession scene with warm, glowing illuminated lights in the background. A bearded man in a dark maroon robe wears a long gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant and a garland of pink and white flowers, and holds an ornate silver staff topped with a silver emblem in one hand. Other men beside him, with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces, carry silver staffs topped with a rooster-shaped emblem. Appearance-based candidate for a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so identity is uncertain; he is shown as a procession participant carrying a silver staff.2017-02-09Profile view of a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a thick multicoloured garland of white jasmine, yellow, red, orange and green flowers across his shoulders and a dark rudraksha-style bracelet on his upper arm. Behind him a red banner hangs, and at right a tall silver ceremonial staff with a hanging ornament stands in dim light.2017-09-30January 03 20182018-01-03September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with eyes closed stands in profile at an event, with long dreadlocked hair falling past his shoulders. He wears a forehead mark, a rust-red garment draped over one bare shoulder, and a gold ceremonial necklace. A silver staff with a knurled grip stands at left beside floral garlands in green, white and maroon. At right, an ornate gilded altar element is visible. He is the only physical person visible.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man with short dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine and orange, red and green flowers around his neck, standing beside a silver staff with a curved top. Behind him a second man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff, and a metal ceremonial canopy with hanging beads is visible overhead. The background is dark with blurred onlookers. The man's face is in profile, and he has no visible saffron robe.2017-09-30Night procession scene. A smiling man with long dark hair and a beard wears a rust-brown sleeveless robe, a long garland of white flowers, orange and red blooms, and rudraksha malas, plus a rudraksha armlet. He holds a silver staff topped with a curved handle and a dangling rudraksha bead, standing beside a large painted animal figure (horse) with a garland. Behind him a pink and red ceremonial umbrella hangs with beaded fringe, and attendants with orange poles stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with distinctive rudraksha malas, flower garlands and ceremonial staff, standing in procession.2017-09-30December 02 20172017-12-02