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Close photo of a smiling man in a Shiva-style costume with a crescent moon ornament and a large mass of brown rudraksha beads wound through his hair. Three horizontal white ash lines and a red mark decorate his forehead, and a dark cloth covers his shoulders. Behind him, silver ritual vessels and a silver stand are visible, with other people blurred in the background, including a figure in a teal garment and a figure in orange. Only the central man is clearly visible as a physical person.

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March 31 20182018-03-31 +1 copiesMarch 31 20182018-03-31 +1 copiesMarch 31 20182018-03-31 +1 copiesClose-up profile photograph of a man in Shiva-style ceremonial dress, with long dark matted hair crowned by a silver crescent moon and wound with many rudraksha beads in red and dark brown. His forehead bears three horizontal white ash stripes with a black and red tilak marking. He smiles gently, looking to the side, with a full beard and moustache. A blurred golden fabric is visible at the right edge.2018-03-31 +1 copiesClose side-profile photograph of a man with long dreadlocks and a dense crown of reddish-brown rudraksha beads, topped with a silver crescent ornament. He has white horizontal tripundra marks on his forehead and a gold chain at his neck, with a dark shawl draped over his bare shoulder. He smiles while looking toward the right, where a blurred silver-white figure with braided texture is in the foreground. Warm stage lighting and a dark background with a purple-clad figure behind him. Rudraksha crown and tripundra suggest an ascetic or Shiva-style presentation. a person cues present: rudraksha crown, dreadlocks, shawl, gold chain.2018-03-31Close-up photo of a bearded man in profile facing right, smiling, with a white horizontal tilak band across his forehead. His long dark hair is wrapped in a tall topknot decorated with rudraksha beads. He wears a beaded necklace and an orange-red garment at the shoulder, with a shimmering gold and silver embellished fabric behind him against a deep blue stage backdrop with bokeh lights. Swamiji (probable): long hair with rudraksha adornment, orange garment and necklace cues.2018-04-15Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dreadlocks wrapped under a crescent-moon ornament, decorated with rudraksha beads, speaking into a microphone on a stand against a deep blue starry backdrop. He has a white horizontal tilak with a red vertical mark on his forehead, gold earrings, and a thick rudraksha mala with a gold chain around his neck; he appears bare-chested. Appearance-based candidate: a person, addressing a satsang discourse.2018-02-13Close profile photo of a man with a large crown of rudraksha beads on his head, long dark hair, and white three-line tripundra with a painted red and black emblem on his forehead. His eyes are closed and he smiles while looking down toward a blurred, braided golden object at right against a dark background. The scene suggests a ceremonial or meditative moment. Swamiji (probable): the rudraksha crown, long hair and ornate ritual adornment match the candidate cues, so he is treated as a candidate in person.2018-03-31 +1 copiesClose photo of a man speaking into a microphone on a stage against a deep blue backdrop with small bright lights. He has long dark dreadlocked hair wound with rudraksha beads and a white crescent ornament at the top of the head, a white tilak band with a red mark on the forehead, and a full dark beard. He wears large rudraksha mala necklaces with a gold chain and gold earrings, and his shoulders are bare. He is smiling and looking to one side. a person appears in person, identified by the rudraksha and crescent cues, shown speaking in a satsang setting.2018-02-13Close profile photograph of a bearded man with eyes closed and a slight smile, wearing a dense arrangement of red and dark brown rudraksha beads in long matted hair topped with a silver crescent moon ornament. White horizontal tripundra lines and a red and black vertical mark decorate his forehead. A large silver-toned object blurs in the background. The appearance is ascetic and Shiva-like, but the page does not establish his identity and no visible printed name identifies him, so this is a single unidentified devotee or performer rather than a confirmed a person. Single physical person.2018-03-31 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesSide profile photograph of a bearded man with eyes closed and a faint smile, seated before an ornate silver throne-like backrest with a red curtain behind. He wears a dark dreadlocked turban adorned with a silver crescent moon ornament and a band of rudraksha beads, a thick brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and an orange-brown garment over bare shoulders. Swamiji (probable): long dreadlocked hair wound into a turban with a crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned clothing, seated in a ceremonial setting. Silver ceremonial objects and an ornate silver finial stand at the right edge.2018-03-24 +1 copies