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Photograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron wrap with a heavy gold bead necklace, long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold pendant with rudraksha mala beads and a gold-framed emblem on his chest. His eyes are closed in a serene smile. In the foreground at left, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a gold border has white ash markings on his back and is being attended to by another person's hand. Behind them is an ornate silver-embossed panel with repoussé deity and floral motifs. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala.

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January 28 20182018-01-28January 28 20182018-01-28 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, eyes closed and smiling serenely, wearing a red-brown wrap over bare shoulders and a heavy multi-strand gold necklace with large gold beads and a central pendant. A red bindi and white tilak mark his forehead. Behind him is ornate silver-gold repoussé metalwork and a leopard-print cushion. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identified only by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a saffron-toned wrap, seated before a silver throne-like backdrop.2017-09-28 +1 copiesMay 24 20172017-05-24April 16 20172017-04-16 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA seated man in a maroon-brown robe and a heavy gold bead mala with a large gold pendant sits on an ornate silver-framed throne with a red cushion, a tilak mark on his forehead and long swept-back hair. Before him a bare-backed devotee with white sacred thread kneels, his head tilted forward as the seated figure's hand touches his head in blessing. Behind them hang orange and red cloths and brass lamps. a person, in appearance-based label, is seated on the throne giving blessings to a kneeling devotee. A person being blessed by a seated guru; blessing gesture; rudraksha and gold mala; silver throne.2017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA close photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, eyes closed and smiling, wearing a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders and heavy ceremonial gold beaded necklaces. A vertical red tilak mark sits on his forehead above white ash markings. Behind him is an ornate silver-coloured carved background with a leopard-print cushion at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown with long hair, red-orange shawl and gold ceremonial necklaces, seated in a ceremonial setting.2017-09-28 +1 copiesMay 02 20172017-05-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair seated on an ornate silver and red velvet throne, smiling and gesturing with his hands while holding a thin white cord. He wears a rust-red draped garment, a heavy gold multi-bead necklace with a large gold pendant, red beaded armbands and bracelets, a vertical white tilak on his forehead, and a red and gold earring. In the foreground at left, a devotee in white with bare shoulders presses his palms together near his head. Behind them stand gold kalasha-style vessels and a stone platform in a temple setting. This appears to be a ritual or blessing scene, possibly a padapuja or initiation, and the central seated figure matches the a person candidate cues of long hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-red clothing.2017-10-01