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A man stands centre stage before a painted temple-style backdrop, with large colourful deity statues flanking him on each side. He wears a dark turban with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a leopard-print garment draped over his torso, a rudraksha mala across his chest, a gold necklace, bead bracelets on his wrists, and a rust-coloured dhoti sash at the waist. He raises both palms outward in a blessing gesture. A tall silver trident leans beside him, hung with a leopard-skin cloth and a rudraksha mala. The statues on either side have blue, pink and gold colouring with crowns, and a wooden paneled door sits behind him.

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May 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesMay 02 20182018-05-02 +3 copiesMay 02 20182018-05-02 +2 copiesA man stands centre-frame in front of a blue painted wall with a panelled door and painted deity figures at the edges. He wears a black turban with a crescent ornament, a white tripundra on his forehead, and a leopard-print cloth wrapped over his shoulder and waist, with a brown sash at the waist. He wears rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold chain and bracelets, and holds a tall silver trident in one hand while his other hand is raised in a blessing gesture. A small damaru drum hangs from the trident. Presentation cues of the candidate include the black turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold chain, so the person is labelled Swamiji (probable) and placed in the photo's foreground.2018-05-02 +1 copiesMay 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesMay 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesA bearded man stands in front of a pink wooden panelled door flanked by painted deity statues with multiple arms. He wears a black turban with a crescent ornament, a white tripundra forehead mark, and a leopard-print drape over his bare chest with a rudraksha mala and brown waistcloth. He holds a silver trident with a damaru drum tied to it and a leopard-print shawl hanging from it, one arm extended. The setting is a painted temple or stage backdrop with lotus motifs.2018-05-02 +1 copiesA man stands on a stage before a pink-lit wooden panelled door, with a silver trident on the left and golden dvarapala-style statues on either side. He wears a leopard-print shawl and tunic over a rust-brown dhoti, with rudraksha malas across his chest and wrists and a gold necklace. His hair is piled into a dark topknot, a white tripundra marks his forehead, and his palms are raised in blessing. Golden nandi bulls sit near the base, and a large golden kalasha is in the foreground. The man has long or swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate clothing, a cluster of appearance-based cues consistent with the Swamiji candidate named on the page, so this is a probable in-person presentation.2018-05-02 +1 copiesA standing man performs a mudra with both hands raised at chest height in front of a pink-lit wooden-panelled door. He wears a dark turban with a small crescent ornament, white tripundra and a bindi-like mark on his forehead, a gold chain, and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder and draped as a waist cloth, with rudraksha malas worn across his chest and on his wrists, and rust-brown dhoti folds below. A tall silver trident stands at left, and gilded statues of a bull and deity figures flank the scene, with painted deity statues on either side.2018-05-02 +1 copiesA man stands centre stage in a temple-style set, posing with a silver trident held in his right hand, the trident head topped by a drum-shaped ornament draped with a leopard-print cloth. He wears a leopard-print garment over the shoulder and torso, a brown dhoti, a brown waist sash, a rudraksha mala across the chest, a gold necklace, a dark turban-like headdress, and a white tripundra forehead marking. His left hand rests on his hip. Flanking him on either side are large painted statues of multi-armed deities with gold crowns and jewellery, red and green draped cloths, set against a pink wooden door with red-and-gold trim.2018-05-02 +1 copiesMay 02 20182018-05-02May 02 20182018-05-02 +2 copies