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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-and-black ceremonial bead necklace layered with rudraksha and white beads, a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back into a knot, speaking and gesturing with a mala in his hand on a cushioned seat outdoors before a weathered stone pillar. Behind him, a bald man in white ritual dress and glasses sits in the background. The composition suggests a temple courtyard discourse setting.

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September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A smiling man with long dark hair tied back sits in the foreground wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders, and heavy necklaces of gold beads alternating with rudraksha and white beads. He holds a white-beaded mala in his hand and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing and a sacred thread sits near a grey stone pillar. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard. The featured man has distinctive saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold mala cues, consistent with the page's a person label.2011-09-09A smiling man with long dark hair swept back sits outdoors in front of a stone temple pillar. He wears a saffron-orange wrap over his shoulder with a gold border and a long necklace of gold beads alternating with white and rudraksha-style beads, and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a single white bead strand in his right hand. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in a plain white dhoti sits partly visible, wearing a thread and bangles. The stone pillar and weathered walls suggest a temple courtyard. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include the long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, and ornate gold and bead necklace.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09 +1 copiesClose photo of a smiling man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange saffron shawl with a gold border draped over his shoulders and a red bindi with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. He wears layered gold bead necklaces alternating with rudraksha and white beads, and sits with his hands clasped at his waist against a pale stone wall.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a man seated on a concrete step in front of a yellow-green painted doorway and a red-and-white painted wall. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over his bare shoulders and a long ornate gold-toned necklace of beads. He has white sacred ash on his forehead with a red dot, and his eyes are closed with his mouth open as if speaking or chanting. Beside him, a standing man in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a gold bracelet on his raised wrist, is partially visible at the right edge. Appearance-based label: a person, with the saffron shawl, gold bead necklace and long swept-back hair as the distinguishing cues, seated in the role of a devotee in conversation or chanting.2011-01-18A photograph of a man seated outdoors against a pale wall, wearing an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, draped over one shoulder. He wears two long necklaces of gold beads alternating with white and red rudraksha-style beads, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back, and he holds one hand near his waist while gazing to the side. A carved stone pillar edge is visible at the left. The visible cues of saffron clothing, long hair, a ceremonial bead necklace and the page caption suggest Swamiji (probable), seated as a sannyasi in an ashram setting.2011-09-09