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A photograph of a smiling man in profile seated beside a silver staff with a rounded finial. He has long dreadlocked hair swept back, a beard, and a white forehead mark, and wears a rust-orange wrap over his bare shoulder with a gold necklace. Behind him are white and maroon flower garlands, orange fabric, and a blurred golden figure at the right edge. Physical people visible: one.

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September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesClose side-profile photograph of a smiling man with long dreadlocked hair falling past his shoulders and a short beard. He wears a rust-red saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and a gold necklace at his throat. His hands reach forward toward an unseen object in the lower left. Behind him stands a silver ceremonial staff and blurred garlands of white and maroon flowers with gold and yellow decorations. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual or initiation space.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, marked with a dark tilak on his forehead, wears a rust-orange draped garment and a gold necklace. He is shown in profile, bare-shouldered, with a silver ceremonial staff beside him and a garland of white and maroon flowers behind. A gilded deity murti is visible at the right edge. A cluster of appearance-based cues (long locks, saffron-orange clothing, gold necklace) makes this a person in-person candidate, though the appearance is only partially confirmed. The scene suggests a temple or satsang setting.2017-09-28 +1 copiesa person: a smiling man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a gold ceremonial necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead. He looks downward to the side in a close-up photo. Behind him, a silver ceremonial staff stands beside a garland of white and maroon flowers, and a gilded decorative object is visible at the right edge.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA smiling man with eyes closed stands in profile at an event, with long dreadlocked hair falling past his shoulders. He wears a forehead mark, a rust-red garment draped over one bare shoulder, and a gold ceremonial necklace. A silver staff with a knurled grip stands at left beside floral garlands in green, white and maroon. At right, an ornate gilded altar element is visible. He is the only physical person visible.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesClose photo of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, smiling with eyes downcast, a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a gold necklace visible, a vertical tilak mark on his forehead. He leans forward, his hands resting on a silver ceremonial staff or rod held by another person whose arm and hand are visible at left. Behind him are a garland of white flowers with maroon ribbons and a blurred golden backdrop with orange drapery. A small golden figure is partly visible at right. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure, shown by his long swept-back hair, orange shawl, gold necklace and ceremonial setting.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA smiling man in profile wears an orange-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, with a large gold pendant necklace and a white vertical mark on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a full beard. Behind him, blurred silver and gold ornamental décor and a red-orange backdrop suggest a temple setting.2017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copies