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A seated bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a tall black bound hair knot with a crown-like ornament, white vertical tilak on the forehead, a red thread on the wrist, and a long necklace of wooden rudraksha-style beads. He holds a gold-toned trident in his right hand and a gold ornate staff with a flame-like finial in his left, eyes lowered and smiling. A silver plate rests at his left side. a person is shown with ceremonial tall hair, rudraksha mala and a trident, and the photo is a photograph of a person seated under a tree, not a depiction.

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A seated man with a tall black turban-style head covering and a white vertical forehead mark sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion before a large ornate silver backrest with repoussé lion and scrollwork. He is bare-chested and wears a maroon dhoti, a thick ceremonial gold bead necklace, and holds a golden trident in his right hand and a golden ornate ritual staff with a finial in his left. A banyan tree's aerial roots frame the background.2020-05-26May 26 20202020-05-26May 26 20202020-05-26May 26 20202020-05-26May 26 20202020-05-26June 18 20202020-06-18A bare-chested man with a tall black turban-like coil of hair and a white horizontal forehead mark sits cross-legged on a patterned mat with eyes closed in a calm smile. He wears heavy layered silver and gold necklaces, one with a large pendant, rudraksha beads, a gold armlet, earrings and a maroon dhoti with a gold border. A silver ornate chair stands behind him, a microphone is at right, and a large banyan tree forms the backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and distinctive ornamented clothing match the presentation, shown here in a meditative seated pose.2020-06-18June 16 20202020-06-16June 20 20202020-06-20A digitally composited photograph of a smiling man standing bare-chested before a large embossed silver throne back with a lion-face motif, set against a banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. He wears a dark maroon-and-black turban decorated with small orange-brown flowers, a white vertical forehead mark, and a heavy necklace of gold-toned beads with a gold pendant. He holds a gold trident in his right hand and a gold-toned ritual staff with a finial in his left. a person appears in this image, with the distinctive ceremonial turban, gold beaded necklace, and gold trident and staff as appearance cues; he is shown as a depiction of an in-person presentation.2020-05-27June 18 20202020-06-18June 07 20202020-06-07