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A man with long, dark, wavy hair and a full beard smiles warmly in a dimly lit night setting. He wears a rust-red kurta and a gold chain with a pendant, and has a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind and around him, several dark silhouettes of other people and a few faces are visible in the shadows, including a figure holding a small white object. The lighting focuses on the central man against the darkness.

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May 26 20172017-05-26A dimly lit night photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling and looking downward. He wears a rust-red garment and a heavy gold chain necklace with a round pendant. Figures crowd around him in shadow, one on the right with white markings on the forehead and another wearing a floral garland of pink and yellow flowers. The man appears to be a person: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and a red-robed sannyasi's garment, with the flagged event context. Behind him, a figure with a decorative headpiece is partly visible on the left.2017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26A smiling man with long, wavy dark hair and a full beard stands in dim light against a black background, wearing a rust-red loose kurta with a gold ornate pendant necklace on a gold chain, a red bindi or tilak mark on his forehead, and a small gold earring. He looks down with a broad, eyeful smile, and his raised right hand holds a small white object. Behind him, a second person with dark hair is partly visible in shadow, and a hand with a gold ring is visible at the right edge. Appearance cues include long hair, a gold pendant necklace and red-brown clothing, consistent with a person as a seated or standing devotee presence at the event; the appearance match is not certain.2017-05-26Dim, low-lit photograph of a crowd at an evening gathering. A man with long, swept-back dark wavy hair, a thin moustache and a red bindi smiles while walking through the press of people. He wears a rust-red kurta and a gold pendant necklace. Around him, shadowed figures and a few faces are partly lit, including a man with white marks on his forehead and bare-chested devotees. Strong directional light falls on the central figure against a dark background. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), presenting with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a red kurta. Credit line reads2017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26A photograph taken in near darkness of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a dark maroon-red top and a gold necklace with a pendant, standing at the centre of a dense crowd of dark silhouetted figures. Swamiji (probable): the long dark hair, distinctive gold necklace and maroon clothing are cues, so he is treated as a probable in-person candidate. A partly lit face appears to the left among the crowd, and a few more people are visible on the right edge.2017-05-26A smiling man with long, wavy dark hair, a moustache and a red tilak on his forehead stands in a dark setting, wearing a rust-red kurta and a gold pendant necklace. Behind him, another man with white sacred ash markings and beads stands at the right edge, and a few other heads are partly visible in the shadows. Light falls on the central figure's face and chest. The man at centre has long swept-back hair, a gold ornament and a red kurta, cues the page associates with a person; the attribution is uncertain from appearance alone, so this is described by role as a smiling man at a gathering.2017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26A dimly lit photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a small red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace, and a dark red kurta with lace-up front. He stands in a spotlight at the centre of a dark crowd, with shadowed figures around him and a person on the right holding a white flower. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, gold necklace and red kurta as the qualifying cues, shown as a central figure in a gathering.2017-05-26May 13 20152015-05-13