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Side-profile photo of a man seated cross-legged on a raised cushioned platform in front of a gold-trimmed shrine. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long gold-bead necklace, and his long black hair is tied in a low knot. White paste markings are on his upper arm. Behind him, a figure in yellow silk is adorned with a long garland of yellow and red flowers. A brass tray of rose petals sits in the foreground, and a gold lamp stand with a trident-shaped ornament appears at left.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Side profile photo of a man with long black hair gathered in a low bun, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder. He wears a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads with dark spacers, and white ash markings are visible on his forehead and on his upper arm. Behind him is a gilded column and a red wall, and a person in a dark gold-patterned sari stands at the right edge.2010-07-21A seated man in profile wears an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a gold bead necklace, with white sacred ash marks on his upper arm and forehead. He holds yellow marigold petals cupped in both hands, seated before a large statue draped in yellow cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. A brass lamp stands in the lower left foreground, with scattered petals on the orange cloth. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja offering to a deity murti.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in an orange sleeveless garment and orange shawl, with long dark hair tied back, a white tilak on his forehead, and a gold beaded necklace. White paste marks his upper arm and forearm, and he gazes downward with closed eyes. Behind him are gold-embossed pillars, a gold-threaded cloth, and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Appearance-based label: a person, in a ritual setting.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21January 12 20092009-01-12A man in profile stands outdoors before an orange-painted wall and white-framed doorway. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulder, and a heavy gold necklace of large barrel-shaped beads with dark bands. He has long dark hair swept back, white vertical tilak lines and a red dot on his forehead, and white paste markings on his upper arm and forearm. His hand rests at his chest holding the beads. Behind him, another person in orange robes is partially visible.2010-07-21A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with eyes closed in meditation. He wears saffron-orange robes, a long white and red flower garland over a rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead; his hands rest clasped in his lap. Behind him are a carved stone pillar and a blurred background of yellow flower decorations and red railings. Orange towels drape the armrests and a brass tray with gold items sits at left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas match the page's claim of his presence, but these cues alone are not decisive.2010-11-01Close-up photo of a man with swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large bead-like pendants. He has white horizontal forehead markings and a red kumkum dot between the brows, and his arm bears white ash streaks. He looks downward while a partly visible figure in orange stands behind him, and a carved stone object appears at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam context is possible from the page, but the scene itself shows only the man's appearance and adornments.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21