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A photograph of a crowded outdoor temple courtyard in bright daylight. In the centre, a bearded man with a tall swept-up black dreadlocked turban, a tilak on his forehead, and a red-orange saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long marigold and white flower garland and several rudraksha malas and bracelets. He looks upward with a smile. To his left, a man in a saffron robe stands partially visible. On the right, a bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl wears rudraksha malas and a sash. Behind them, older men in white and devotees in saffron and pink stand among pillars, a banana plant, and red-brick temple structures. Swamiji (probable): the central figure's dreadlocked turban, saffron robe, garland and rudraksha malas match the cues for the page's subject.

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A photograph of a bearded man at a crowded temple entrance, wearing a tall dreadlocked turban wrapped with rudraksha beads, a red-saffron cloth draped over his body, multiple orange marigold garlands, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets on his arms, a gold chain, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He stands with hands pressed together at his chest in a greeting gesture. Behind him, several men and a woman with a ponytail stand near a carved wooden door. A man on the right wears white clothing with rudraksha malas. A man in yellow cloth stands at the left edge. The appearance-based label Swamiji (probable) applies: a single person with dreadlocked turban, rudraksha and saffron garb and garlands, the main subject of the scene, presented at a temple entrance.2018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28Close portrait of a man with a tall coiled crown of long dreadlocked hair fastened with small rudraksha beads, a red vertical tilak on his forehead, and a full dark beard. He wears a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala, a yellow and pink marigold garland, a gold chain and a saffron-orange shawl, and gold earrings. Behind him a crowd of onlookers in white and light clothes stands in a sunlit street beside shopfronts with a green signboard. The features are blurred by strong overexposure. Appearance cues (crown of dreadlocks, rudraksha, saffron shawl, ceremonial gold necklace) are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate physically present.2018-03-28Outdoor photo of a crowd near a temple entrance. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a high turban, a red and white tilak on his forehead, and a saffron cloth around his body, presses his palms together in anjali with a smile. He wears layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands and a marigold garland with pink flowers. To his right, a bearded man in white clothing wears a long rudraksha mala and a lanyard. Behind them, a woman in glasses and a green sari, a bearded man in saffron on the left, and other devotees stand among red-painted pillars and a red flag. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has the turban, dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and saffron cloth, so his identity is probable from these cues.2018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28Close-up photo of a bearded man with a large dreadlocked topknot wrapped in a dark turban-like bun, adorned with small rudraksha beads. He has white vibhuti on his forehead with a red kumkum/tilak mark, wears layered rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, and orange-yellow marigold garlands drape his neck. He wears a rust-orange shawl over his shoulders. Behind him, blurred devotees and visitors walk along stone steps and a temple courtyard, with a woman in a grey outfit and red garland to the left and a woman in white with a patterned sash to the right. Appearance-based a person with dreadlocked topknot, rudraksha malas, saffron shawl and gold necklace.2018-03-28A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together at chest level, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red roses and a thick rudraksha mala across his chest. A tilak is marked on his forehead. Behind him, a attendant in an orange dhoti with white ash markings on the arm and a gold beaded necklace holds up a tall golden staff topped by a canopy with tasselled decorations. A crowd of devotees in orange and pink saris stands along a paved path under green trees. Outdoor procession or darshan setting.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01