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Close side profile photograph of a smiling man with long black dreadlocks wound into a high bun, decorated with a green bead strand, a line of rudraksha beads, a gold hair pin and a gold ornamental clasp with red stone accents. He wears white horizontal tilak lines and a red mark on his forehead, a gold earring, and a garland of white beads and pink flowers. Behind him is a shimmering gold and pink backdrop with bokeh lights. A partially visible purple cloth appears at the upper right.

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April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesClose side profile of a man wearing a tall dark dreadlocked turban wrapped with strands of rudraksha beads and a band of green beads, topped with a golden crescent moon ornament set with rudraksha. He wears a gold earring, a white forehead marking, and a garland of white and pink flowers around his neck. Behind him is a blurred background of sparkling gold and pink fabric and bright flowers. He appears to be a devotee or participant at the event; the visible cues are the crescent and rudraksha adornments, but no face-based identification is made.2018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesA bearded man with eyes closed and a faint smile sits in front of an ornate, silver-and-gold decorated shrine. He wears a tall black braided turban adorned with a green bead strand, rudraksha beads, and a gold ornament with a crescent-shaped pendant. His forehead bears white vibhuti lines with a red bindi, and he has gold earrings and a pink and white flower garland around his neck. Behind him are colourful flower garlands in purple, red, orange and pink, and a large decorated deity murti. The scene suggests a darshan or puja setting. Swamiji (probable): long black turban-style hair with rudraksha and a crown-like ornament, presented as the Swamiji candidate.2018-04-20 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a smiling man with eyes closed, wearing a tall black dreadlocked turban adorned with a green bead band, rudraksha beads and a large gold ornament with a carved deity figure. He has white tripundra marks and a dark bindi on his forehead, gold rudraksha earrings, and a garland of pink and white flowers around his neck. The background shows an ornate silver chair with scrollwork. The overall impression is of a devotional, ceremonial moment. Swamiji (probable): long turban-style hair, a gold ornament and rudraksha adornments, seated on an ornate throne.2018-04-20April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 21 20182018-04-21April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copies