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A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and a thick rudraksha mala around his neck sits with eyes closed in a serene expression, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. He sits beside an ornate cream-and-gold chair with red upholstery. Two or three blurred people sit in the background, one with hands folded in prayer at lower right. The setting is a bright hall with white and yellow drapery. a person: the long swept hair, rudraksha mala, ochre shawl and ceremonial seating are the cues here, shown in meditation as a priest in devotion.

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April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13May 12 20182018-05-12A bearded man in a rust-orange turban with a silver crescent moon and ornament, and an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder, sits smiling on an ornate white-and-silver throne with a red velvet back. A large screen behind shows a blurred image, and audience members are out of focus in the foreground, including a woman in turquoise. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a crescent ornament on his turban, a saffron wrap and a long braided hairstyle, consistent with the page's identification.2016-12-17February 27 20182018-02-27May 21 20182018-05-21 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocked hair and a trimmed beard stands with eyes closed in a meditative, devotional posture against a warm red backdrop. He wears a saffron-orange shawl with gold trim over his shoulder, multiple rows of rudraksha beads around his neck, a gold ornate pendant on a chain, and a white forehead mark with a vertical tilak. Blurred people behind him, including a woman in a blue top, appear to be attending an event, and a pair of hands pressed together in namaskar is visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the man's long hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold pendant match the page's claim that Swamiji attended this event, so he is labelled as in_person.2017-12-19May 12 20182018-05-12 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vibhuti line across his forehead, eyes lowered, seated before a white chair with ornate carved gilt edging. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. Blurred figure at right. a person: long swept-back dreadlocks, orange wrap and rudraksha mala appear in person, seated in a ceremonial setting.2018-04-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bearded man with long dark dreadlocks and a white tripundra mark on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a heavy necklace of brown rudraksha beads. He sits on a gold-carved chair with a red cushion, gazing to the side with a faint smile. A blurred second man in a white shirt sits at the lower right, and white and gold ceremonial hangings fill the softly out-of-focus background. The appearance fits the Swamiji (probable) profile with its long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala, so the identity remains an appearance-based label rather than a confirmed fact.2018-04-13 +1 copiesA smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a full beard sits on a red cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold carved throne back. He wears a rust-orange robe, a rudraksha mala over the shoulder and a ceremonial gold necklace with a pendant, plus rudraksha armlets and a beaded bracelet, with a red bindi and white forehead markings. A microphone stands in front of him, and a partly visible man in the left foreground holds a ceremonial staff. Gold and orange drapery and a brass lamp form the background.2017-03-18December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copies