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Close-up photo of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, wearing a white garment with gold border and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant and rudraksha beads. Thick garlands of white, red and yellow flowers drape over his shoulders, and a bright bank of red, yellow and purple flowers fills the background behind him, with a gold carved throne visible at the top.

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Close photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, eyes closed, a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, seated before a backdrop of red, yellow, green and white flower arrangements and a gilded carved throne. He wears a white and gold-bordered garment, multiple long garlands of white, red and yellow flowers, a gold chain with a gold pendant, rudraksha beads and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces. A hand extends from the lower foreground toward him, and a partly visible head appears at the bottom edge.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, with white vibhuti lines, wears white and gold ceremonial clothing. He is draped in large garlands of white jasmine with red roses and yellow marigolds, and wears a gold necklace over rudraksha malas. Behind him is a backdrop of red, yellow and magenta flower arrangements, with ornate gold carving at the top. Several cues including the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace suggest a Swamiji (probable) receiving honour at the event, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not fully certain.2009-01-01Close photograph of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair, a white sandalwood line and red kumkum bindi on his forehead, wearing a cream and gold garment, a rudraksha mala and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces, with white and red-and-yellow flower garlands draped over his shoulders. Behind him stands a backdrop of banded red, yellow and magenta flowers and a partial gold relief. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person and smiling as a garlanded honoree. The page's event notes describe a birthday celebration with a procession, pujas and video-linked devotees, but those details are not visible in the frame.2009-01-01Close-up photo of a smiling man with long dark wavy hair, wearing a cream shawl over bare shoulders, heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha beads and two large white and red-and-yellow marigold garlands draped across his chest. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him is a backdrop of red, yellow and magenta flower arrangements. The photo shows one physical person.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A smiling man with long dark wavy hair sits in front of a golden throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. He wears a cream-white dhoti-style garment with gold-striped borders, a thick layered gold necklace with a large gold pendant and rudraksha beads, and a red bindi with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. Another person's hand appears at the lower left edge. a person: the long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha mala and ceremonial seated throne setting are consistent with the page's identification, though the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, his hands pressed to his chest. He wears layered garlands of white and red flowers with green leaves and a heavy gold necklace over a cream-coloured garment. Behind him is a gilded canopy edged with white and yellow flower garlands. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and flower garlands, with a cream garment.2010-01-01Close photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white garment with gold-thread borders and a gold-toned ornate necklace with a deity pendant. Heavy garlands of white, red and yellow flowers drape over his shoulders, and a backdrop of rows of red, yellow, pink and purple flower garlands fills the background. A small logo appears in the lower left corner. Whether this is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described by role only as a garlanded devotee or guest seated before the flower decoration.2009-01-01A smiling man with long, wavy black hair and a red bindi on his forehead sits in front of a backdrop of colourful flower garlands in red, yellow, pink, purple and white. He wears a cream and gold-bordered white garment and multiple heavy gold bead necklaces with rudraksha malas, plus a gold chain with a pendant. He holds a yellow object in one hand. The photo is watermarked with copyright text, which is not transcribed.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01