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Two men sit close together in a photograph taken against a pale, weathered white wall. On the right, a long-haired man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala of brown seeds across his chest and lap; he is bare-shouldered on the other side and looks down at a small folded paper he holds in an open palm. On the left, a shorter-haired man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange scarf and a rudraksha mala, leaning in and pointing at the same paper with his right index finger. Both appear focused on reading the note together. The right-hand man shows the strongest appearance cues for a person candidate: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.

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A photograph of two men seated on a sandy, reddish-brown ground with a white cloth beneath them. The man on the left wears a white shirt and an orange shawl and leans in to look at papers he holds. The man on the right has long, swept-back curly hair and wears an orange wrap, reading from a small open booklet held in his hands. A bare foot and a white-clad leg are visible at the right edge of the frame.2006-11-22December 18 20092009-12-18September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beside a wire fence and leafy green trees. A man with long dark hair tied back and a white forehead marking wears an orange saffron wrap over a bare upper body and holds a folded white strip of cloth, looking down at it. Beside him a man in a white kurta with a long orange shawl, long hair tied back and a bracelet on his wrist, helps adjust or wrap the strip with both hands. Dry ground and a bush are visible behind them.2009-12-08September 14 20092009-09-14Photograph of two men examining a printed sheet together at an indoor event. The man on the left, with a shaved head and red tilak on his forehead, wears a white kurta, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and holds a rolled paper. The man on the right, with long black hair and a gold ornamental necklace, wears an orange garment and holds the printed sheet, smiling as he reads it. Blurred figures stand in the background. a person (long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and orange saffron clothing) is the man on the right.2010-07-24July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of two men in close conversation indoors at a gathering, with a ceiling fan and other people in white visible behind them. The man on the left is bald with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing white ritual clothing, an orange shawl over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala. He looks down at a small white object, possibly a card, held near his chest. The man on the right has long, swept-back black hair and wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an ornate gold necklace. He points at a white object he holds with his other hand, smiling.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of two men in saffron-orange robes conversing closely under palm trees. The man on the left has long, dark, swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and wears a long rudraksha mala over orange cloth; he is speaking and gesturing with one hand. The man on the right is bald with white tilak markings and a draped orange shawl over his head, looking down toward him. A third man in orange stands partly visible behind them.2007-01-09A man with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, reading a stack of printed pages held in his right hand. Behind him hang yellow marigold garlands and a red and gold fabric backdrop. Printed text on the pages is too small to read clearly.2010-07-19A photograph of an indoor hall with a white ceiling and a standing fan at upper right. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange sleeveless garment with a gold necklace and reads from a small pink paper in his hands, with another paper held in his other hand. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with an orange-red shawl and a brown rudraksha mala, looking down at the papers. Behind them, several people in white clothes with orange shawls stand and sit in the background, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala is visible at left. Swamiji (probable): the foreground figure with long hair, orange garment and gold necklace, shown reading papers.2010-07-24December 05 20092009-12-05