A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, a leaf garland, and a gold pendant necklace, seated before a richly carved golden throne with red drapery behind. In the left foreground, a man in an orange-red shirt raises his hand to the seated man's forehead, apparently applying a blessing or tilak. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, a leaf garland, and a gold pendant necklace, seated before a richly carved golden throne with red drapery behind. In the left foreground, a man in an orange-red shirt raises his hand to the seated man's forehead, apparently applying a blessing or tilak.

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A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, a green leaf garland and rudraksha mala, and a gold chain sits smiling before an ornate gold throne with red fabric behind him. In the foreground at left, a man in an orange-red shirt raises his hand toward the seated man's forehead, apparently applying a mark. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads, a gold necklace and a ceremonial green garland, with the throne. Two physical people are visible.

April 02 2017

April 02 2017

April 02 2017

Close photograph of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair and a red vertical tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in a joyful expression. He wears a rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, a gold ornate pendant necklace, and a green leafy garland draped over his shoulder, in front of a blurred gold ornamental backdrop. A hand raised in blessing or greeting appears at the left edge of the frame. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, shown in person as a devotional gathering. One person visible.

A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned robe, a brown rudraksha-style mala around his neck, a gold pendant necklace, and a white and green flower garland. A small red tilak mark is on his forehead. A young boy in white clothes stands at left, touching the seated man's forehead, possibly giving a blessing. A gold ornate backdrop and red curtain fill the background. a person is seated on the throne, receiving the boy's gesture.

A photograph of a seated man in a rust-brown robe with a long dark beard and swept-back dark hair, wearing a gold pendant necklace, a brown woven shawl and a garland of white flowers and green leaves. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. He sits before an ornate gold throne with red cushioning, while a young boy in a white shirt stands at left with one hand raised near the man's head. Red and gold drapes form the background. Visible cues include the swept hair, saffron-brown robe and gold ornaments, so this is a person presence seated on the throne and receiving a blessing gesture; the page indicates the event context.

A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard and moustache, and a red-brown tilak on his forehead, seated in front of an ornate gold throne. He wears a green leaf garland and a rudraksha mala, with a dark red-brown garment on his shoulders and a gold chain at his neck. In the foreground at left, a man in white clothing reaches toward him with a raised hand, apparently touching or blessing his face. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. The setting is a stage or dais with red drapery behind.

April 02 2017

Close-up photograph of a smiling bearded man with long swept-back black hair and a red vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-brown robe, a rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial pendant necklace, and a garland of green leaves. Behind him is a blurred backdrop of gold-toned ornate relief work, and a red cloth is visible at the left edge. A dark object with a red flower design sits in the lower left foreground. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), an in-person candidate identified by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-brown clothing, and ceremonial gold necklace, though the page excerpt mentions him at this event.

A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned shawl over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant necklace and a long garland of pink flowers with red accents, sits before an ornate gold-framed throne-like seat against a warm red bokeh backdrop. He smiles and reaches toward a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala, seen from behind on the left. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan setting on a stage.

A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, seated before an ornate gold throne with carved relief. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial pendant necklace, and a reddish-brown garment, with a green leafy garland draped over his shoulder. In the left foreground, the back of another person in a white shirt faces him, with hands clasped near the shoulder. Red drapery hangs behind the throne. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in person, based on long hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and garland cues.