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A man with long, swept-back black hair and a cream turban with a small red bindi on his forehead stands with eyes lowered and a faint smile. He wears a red embroidered silk garment with teal and gold brocade at the collar. Behind him is an ornate gold throne-like backdrop decorated with carved gold motifs, and a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers hangs at the left edge.

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December 22 20092009-12-22A smiling man in a cream turban with a red bindi and long dark hair wears an ornate red and teal embroidered garment with gold thread. Behind him is a large gilded ornamental backdrop with carved deity-like motifs and a garland of yellow and purple flowers at the left.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22Close-up photograph of a smiling man wearing a pale gold-beige turban and a red dot on his forehead. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and wears a red embroidered garment with teal and gold brocade at the neckline. Behind him is an ornate gold-toned relief with repeated decorative figures. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, turban, ornate red and gold clothing), seated in front of a gilded throne-like backdrop.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22Close-up photograph of a man with long dark wavy hair wearing a pale gold pleated turban and a red mark on his forehead. He wears a red silk garment with teal and gold embroidered trim at the collar and looks downward with a slight smile. Behind him is a blurred background of ornate gold metalwork with decorative relief patterns. A small white card or paper is visible at the lower left edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, with long hair, a turban and ornate red and gold clothing.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22Close-up photograph of a smiling man wearing a pale cream turban with a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair falling behind his shoulders, and a turquoise and red embroidered garment with ornate patterns. Behind him are golden ornamental surfaces, yellow and purple flowers, and a blurred floral backdrop. The man's appearance matches the robed, long-haired presentation of the a person candidate but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role here is a devotee or participant at a ceremony.2009-12-22A smiling man in a cream-coloured turban with a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair falling past his shoulders, wearing a red embroidered garment with teal and gold trim. Behind him is an ornate gold relief of a deity figure. The appearance matches the page's Swamiji candidate through several cues: long hair, turban, ornate clothing and a bindi, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) portrait in person.2009-12-22Close-up photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing a cream-coloured turban and a red silk embroidered kurta with teal and gold trim. He has a red tilak mark on his forehead and his eyes are lowered as he looks down, appearing to read or hold something out of frame. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed backdrop with a cluster of purple and white flowers in the upper right corner. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, cream turban, ornate red and gold silk clothing and tilak align with the page's description, though the face cannot be confirmed. Single person.2009-12-22Close photograph of a smiling man with eyes downcast, wearing a pale cream-gold pleated turban and a small red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his ears. He wears a red velvet garment with ornate teal and silver embroidered collar. Blurred flowers in red, yellow and purple fill the background, with gold fabric at right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, ornate silk and embroidered garment, bindi); he is a person in a festive ritual setting.2009-12-22Close photo of a man with long dark hair wearing a cream-coloured crushed-silk turban and a red vermilion dot on his forehead. He wears a red garment with teal and gold embroidery and smiles while looking off to the side. A person in white clothing stands at the right edge. Behind him is an ornate gold relief background. The face and clothing are visible; the turban, forehead mark and embroidered red garment are the main visible details. Swamiji (probable) identification is based only on the presentation cues of long swept hair, a turban and ornate embroidered clothing, not on facial features.2009-12-22