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A smiling man with long, loose dark hair sits in front of an ornate silver throne decorated with embossed floral scrolls and a lion head. He wears a saffron-orange draped garment, a red bindi and white sandalwood marks on his forehead, silver skull-bead necklaces with rudraksha beads, a gold chain, and rudraksha bracelets with gold beads on his wrists and upper arm. His right hand rests on his cheek. Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ornate silver ceremonial jewellery seated on a throne.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A smiling man with long, dark, wavy hair sits against an ornate silver throne-like seat, eyes closed. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder, a gold chain with a gold bead pendant, gold hoop earrings, a red bindi and white sacred ash on the forehead. Multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with white skull-shaped beads hang across his chest, and rudraksha armlets adorn his upper arms.2013-02-13Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white tilak, gold hoop earrings and a gold necklace, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a necklace of large white beads alternating with rudraksha, plus a rudraksha bracelet. Behind him is an ornate silver-embossed panel with a lion-face motif, a red fringed umbrella and orange flags. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, with his distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha adornments; the scene suggests a procession setting.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A close photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, seated in front of an ornate silver-embossed throne back. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a long multi-strand necklace of pale beads and rudraksha, a gold chain with a gold pendant, gold hoop earrings, and rudraksha bracelets with gold beads on his upper arms. Behind him a person in a white checked shirt and a figure in orange cloth are partly visible. Appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate adornments are consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a probable identification.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair, white sacred ash on the forehead and a red dot at the centre, wearing a rust-orange shawl draped over the shoulder. He wears large silver skull-shaped beads alternating with rudraksha beads in two long malas, a gold chain with a gold pendant, and a gold hoop earring. Behind him is an ornate silver-embossed panel with floral scrollwork. Appearance is consistent with the page's Swamiji context: long hair, orange shawl, rudraksha and ceremonial gold cues, so this is a probable identification on appearance alone.2013-02-13Close-up photo of a smiling man with long, wavy dark hair and eyes closed, wearing a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a saffron-orange draped cloth over one shoulder, layered rudraksha and pale skull-shaped bead malas, and a gold chain with a gold bead pendant. A small gold hoop earring is visible. Behind him is an ornate embossed silver surface. In the blurred background, a few other people in colourful clothing are partly visible. a person depiction cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the subject is treated as a seated devotee in ritual dress during a festival visit.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13