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Close photo of a man with eyes closed in meditation, leaning against a white stone pillar carved with red and black Devanagari text. He wears a dark brown turtleneck under an orange-saffron shawl, a red robe and a long rudraksha mala with large dark beads. He has long swept-back black hair and a red kumkum bindi with a white vibhuti line on the forehead. Behind him, a bearded man in gold-rimmed glasses and a red bindi looks on. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), recognized by long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.

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A man with long dark hair sits with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange shawl over orange clothing and a dark brown turtleneck, with a long rudraksha mala of brown beads hanging to his waist and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a second man in glasses and an orange top is partly visible. The man rests against a white stone wall carved with Devanagari inscriptions in red and black. Trees blur in the background.2008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark hair tied back, eyes closed, seated and leaning against a white marble wall with red edging. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over an orange top and a dark brown turtleneck, and a long mala of dark brown rudraksha beads hangs across his chest. A red bindi and a white forehead line are visible. Behind him, carved Sanskrit or Hindi lettering in red and black covers the marble panel, and a blurred figure in red clothing stands at the left edge. The appearance is consistent with a person in meditative stillness, with saffron clothing and rudraksha mala as qualifying cues; the figure is seated in a meditative posture.2008-07-01 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back black hair, eyes closed, a red bindi and white forehead marks, wears an orange shawl over a dark brown turtleneck and an orange top, with a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. He stands in front of a white stone wall carved with red and black Devanagari text. Behind him at left, another man in red clothes wears gold-rimmed glasses and a red bindi. Green foliage fills the background. The visible cues of long swept hair, orange shawl and layered rudraksha malas are consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is an appearance-based probable identification.2008-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 01 20082008-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 01 20082008-07-01 +1 copiesA photo of a man with long dark hair and eyes closed, leaning against a white marble wall carved with Devanagari inscriptions. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over an orange top and a dark brown turtleneck, with a dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a red-orange tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a blurred figure in orange and red stands in the background. The man appears to be meditating or in quiet devotion beside the temple inscription wall. The swami identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01A man sits in front of a white wall with red base carved with Devanagari Sanskrit text in black script. He wears an orange-red long-sleeved top under a bright orange shawl draped over his shoulders, and a dark brown turtleneck beneath. A long strand of dark rudraksha beads hangs across his chest, and he has a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. His hair is long and swept back. He looks off to the side with a calm expression.2008-07-01 +1 copiesA seated man in orange-red sannyasi clothing with a dark brown turtleneck beneath an orange shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala that drapes across his chest and a red kumkum dot with white marks on his forehead. His hair is combed back to the shoulders. He sits in front of a white wall with red-painted edges and a marble panel carved with Sanskrit mantras in red and black lettering, including a red heading. Single physical person in a photograph.2008-07-01 +1 copiesA man in orange robes sits with arms folded, leaning against a red-trimmed white stone wall inscribed with Sanskrit verses in red and black Devanagari script. He wears an orange shawl over an orange top with a dark brown turtleneck beneath, a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead. A leopard-print cloth rests on his lap. Behind him, another person in orange is partly visible on the left, and a red-and-white shrine structure appears in the background.2008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01