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A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in rudraksha beads, wearing a maroon cloth and several rudraksha malas and bracelets, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed and smiling. Behind him a lit oil lamp and garlands are visible, and a cameraman films beside a figure in orange robes. Another person with long hair stands in the left foreground. a person: the figure at centre shows long hair, multiple rudraksha malas and a maroon garment, so the in-person identification is tentative. Setting appears to be a temple-like hall with yellow flower garlands hanging from the ceiling.

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February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair coiled high, a tilak on his forehead, and a thick rudraksha mala across his chest over a rust-red robe. He stands in a temple setting beside a tall brass lamp stand garlanded with yellow and red flowers, its lamps lit. Behind him a cameraperson with a tripod films, and another man in an orange garment stands nearby. Several people visible, one in the foreground at left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, and a gold necklace, identified by appearance only.2018-02-13January 02 20132013-01-02January 06 20182018-01-06July 07 20172017-07-07April 14 20182018-04-14June 24 20172017-06-24December 16 20152015-12-16May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark wooden door. In the centre a smiling bare-chested man in an orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala, a beaded headband, a silver pendant necklace and an earring. He stands with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar beside the doorway. Around him a dense crowd of men and a few women and children, several in white dhotis, orange shawls and rudraksha malas, press close. A probable Swamiji with distinctive orange clothing, rudraksha and a crown-like headband stands in the centre, while others around him are devotees.2012-05-31May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesA dim temple interior with iron grilles and stone pillars. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a white forehead band, gold earrings and armbands, wears a saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace while his palms are pressed together in greeting. Beside him an elderly bald priest in saffron and gold-bordered cloth with a white forehead band and white ash marks on his arms holds his hands folded. To the left a man in orange holds a tray of marigold garlands, and a man in orange with rudraksha beads stands nearby. Behind them, a photographer raises a camera and several people in white and orange stand among hanging lamps. Swamiji is a probable match for the smiling man in the foreground, based on his long hair, saffron robe, jewelled ornaments and rudraksha-style beads.2012-07-24