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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard stands smiling in a reddish-brown sleeveless robe with a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders and a gold chain necklace. Behind him, a seated audience of women in saffron and colourful saris fills a hall with red and yellow drapes. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge holding sandals. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, ornate gold necklace and distinctive shawl, shown as a standing figure in an event hall.

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A man with long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a trimmed beard stands on a stage in a rust-orange sleeveless tunic with a leopard-print shawl draped over both shoulders and a matching leopard-print sash at the waist. He wears a gold pendant necklace and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him, a seated audience in front of a red and yellow hall applauds with hands pressed together, and a blurred shrine-like structure with a golden panel stands at the back.2017-12-29A photograph from a seated programme hall in which a standing figure with a bun of dark hair, a red-orange bindi and an orange top with a leopard-print wrap stands at centre, wearing a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold armbands. Seated and standing devotees fill the foreground and background, many with palms pressed together in anjali. A large illuminated screen behind shows fire imagery. a person appearance: long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala with gold ornaments.2015-12-10A photograph of a single man standing in front of draped magenta-red curtains on a stage. He has long dark hair swept back, a short beard, and a white horizontal forehead mark. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment with a cream-and-black leopard-print shawl draped over his shoulders and across the chest, a belt at the waist, a gold pendant necklace, and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. He looks off to the side and smiles. Appearance cues are long hair, saffron-toned clothing, ornate gold jewellery and a shawl, matching the event page's reference to Swamiji; this is an appearance-based probable identification only.2017-12-29A smiling bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban with a gold ornament and gold earrings, a bare-shouldered rust-red cloth, a heavy gold necklace of bells, gold armlets and bangles, and a leopard-print lower wrap. He stands with one hand on his hip at an outdoor ritual gathering. Behind him, devotees in white, orange and green sit in a crowd, and a few hands are pressed in prayer. The photo is credited to the archive with a copyright notice. a person cues are the long hair, turban, gold necklace and ornate dress, and he appears to be a presenter at the event.2016-12-08December 02 20162016-12-02December 29 20172017-12-29A bearded man with long dark hair swept back stands smiling in front of a deep magenta draped curtain. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top with a leopard-print shawl draped over the front, a rust-red sash at the waist, and a gold necklace with a round pendant. A light white forehead marking is visible.2017-12-29A smiling man in a brown turban with gold ornaments stands on stone steps at night, wearing a golden bead necklace, brown draped garment and leopard-print cloth around his waist, with gold armbands. Behind him, many seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the tiered steps, with a large metal drum and a stone shivalinga-style pillar at the right, under colourful festival lights. a person appearance is indicated by the turban and ornate gold necklace, but identity is uncertain.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 30 20172017-12-30December 11 20152015-12-11Night photograph at an outdoor Rudrabhishekam ritual by a stone-lined pond. In the foreground, a bearded man stands with hands on hips, wearing a maroon-red turban with a gold lotus and crescent ornament, a maroon-red shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print lower cloth, heavy gold bead necklaces, and gold armlets. Behind him, a large drum sits at left, and many bare-chested and white-clad devotees sit in rows, some with white and orange cloths and sandalwood markings, while others watch. Black Shiva lingas line the stone steps at right. Crowd is large but partially visible, so counted as 21-100 people; the figure in the foreground is a presenter-style performer with distinctive turban and gold ornamentation, not clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-12-08