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Close photo of a smiling man with a tall bundle of long dark hair wrapped high on his head and strung with rudraksha beads. He has white vibhuti lines across his forehead with a red tilak mark between the brows and a short beard. He wears a rust-red saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, a gold chain, and a thick garland of red roses alternating with yellow marigolds and green leaves. His bare right shoulder is visible, and a silver ceremonial surface is behind him.

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April 03 20182018-04-03 +1 copiesClose portrait of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair coiled high on his head and strung with rudraksha beads. He wears white tripundra lines and a red-brown kumkum mark on his forehead, and his shoulders are draped in a rust-orange cloth. Two thick garlands of red roses, yellow chrysanthemums and green leaves hang across his chest over a gold chain. Behind him is a shimmering silver embossed backdrop. Swamiji (probable): long hair with rudraksha, orange clothing and ceremonial garlands, appearing in person.2018-04-03Close-up photo of a smiling man with a tall, layered black hair crown wrapped with rudraksha beads, a white horizontal tilak with a red vertical mark on the forehead, and a moustache and short beard. He wears a rust-orange wrap over a bare shoulder and a long garland of red roses, yellow chrysanthemums and green leaves, with gold chain necklaces. Behind him is an ornate hammered silver backdrop. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of a crown of rudraksha-wrapped hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha ornamentation, with the man being garlanded as an honoured guest.2018-04-03Close photograph of a smiling man with a tall, voluminous dark hair bun adorned with rudraksha beads, a white forehead marking with a red-orange central tilak, and a trimmed beard. He wears a rust-orange saffron cloth over the shoulder, a gold chain, and a large garland of red roses interwoven with yellow marigolds and green leaves draped across his shoulders. The background is dark, and he looks downward with a warm, joyful expression. Swamiji (probable): long hair with rudraksha beads, saffron cloth, ornate gold necklace and floral garland are the qualifying cues.2018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03 +1 copiesApril 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair piled high and wrapped, strung with rudraksha beads, wearing a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi-like mark on his forehead. He wears a rust-orange saffron shawl over a bare shoulder, a long gold chain, and a thick garland of red roses, yellow chrysanthemums and green leaves. Behind him is a shimmering silver embossed backdrop. Probable Swamiji cues: distinctive long hair with rudraksha, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklace and floral garland.2018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03Close-up photograph of a smiling man with a tall crown of dark matted hair wrapped with rudraksha beads, a white horizontal tilak with a red vertical mark on his forehead, and a short beard and moustache. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long gold chain, and a thick garland of red roses alternating with yellow chrysanthemums and green leaves. A shiny silver embossed backdrop fills the background. Swamiji (probable): long crown of hair, rudraksha malas, saffron-orange clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, shown in person as a seated devotee-facing figure at a programme.2018-04-03