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A photograph of a shirtless man with long dark hair and a saffron-coloured tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders, a brown rudraksha mala, a white jasmine garland and a heavy gold temple-style necklace with deity motifs. He stands with eyes lowered in devotion. Behind him, a woman in an orange silk sari with a rudraksha necklace holds a packet and white flowers, and other devotees in red and white stand nearby. The setting is a red-painted interior wall.

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June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A man with eyes closed and hands pressed together stands in the centre of an outdoor crowd beneath green leafy trees. He wears a thick garland of red roses, yellow roses, white jasmine and green leaves, plus ornate gold necklaces, a brown-maroon cloth wrapped over the shoulder and a small gold earring. White sacred ash marks his forehead. Behind him, men in saffron-orange cloths and orange headwraps stand with hands folded or hold a flower tray at the lower left. Several bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloths stand nearby. The distinctive long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and garland match the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, shown in person.2017-09-02A photograph of a ceremonial darshan on a red-cushioned seat beside a gold-painted panel. A long-haired man with a white forehead mark, wearing a red garment and layered gold and bead necklaces with rudraksha-style beads, bows his head while his hand rests on a woman's shoulder. In front, a short-haired woman in a brown top and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a woman in a white and gold sari with a gold necklace and a woman in a red sari hold white flower garlands or cloth and look on, with a few more women in colourful saris visible at the back. Green foliage decorates the left edge. The man shows strong cues of the a person appearance (long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold ceremonial adornment), but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2016-05-11Photograph taken at night outdoors against dark foliage. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi on his forehead and white markings on his face wears a thick garland of red and yellow flowers over saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha-style mala and large gold ceremonial beads around his neck and a gold necklace. He holds a thin stick or wand at his chest. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and a man in a dark suit with glasses stand watching. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments match the page's Swamiji reference, so the central figure is labelled as a probable Swamiji in person.2013-04-03June 03 20162016-06-03A close photograph of a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white markings on his forehead, wearing a rust-red wrap and a thick brown rudraksha mala with gold necklaces, smiling and looking downward. Behind him stand women in red and navy saris with gold jewellery and a dark bead mala, one smiling, and a woman in red blouse and gold ornaments kneels at the right holding a gold-coloured object. A golden item is in the lower foreground. a person is the man in the rudraksha mala and rust-red wrap, shown in a ceremonial sitting; the appearance cues are the long swept hair and ornate mala.2016-05-11 +1 copies