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Close photograph of a smiling man with eyes downcast, wearing a pale cream-gold pleated turban and a small red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his ears. He wears a red velvet garment with ornate teal and silver embroidered collar. Blurred flowers in red, yellow and purple fill the background, with gold fabric at right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, ornate silk and embroidered garment, bindi); he is a person in a festive ritual setting.

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December 22 20092009-12-22Close-up photograph of a smiling man wearing a pale cream turban with a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair falling behind his shoulders, and a turquoise and red embroidered garment with ornate patterns. Behind him are golden ornamental surfaces, yellow and purple flowers, and a blurred floral backdrop. The man's appearance matches the robed, long-haired presentation of the a person candidate but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role here is a devotee or participant at a ceremony.2009-12-22Close-up photograph of a smiling man wearing a pale gold-beige turban and a red dot on his forehead. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and wears a red embroidered garment with teal and gold brocade at the neckline. Behind him is an ornate gold-toned relief with repeated decorative figures. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, turban, ornate red and gold clothing), seated in front of a gilded throne-like backdrop.2009-12-22Close photo of a man with long dark hair wearing a cream-coloured crushed-silk turban and a red vermilion dot on his forehead. He wears a red garment with teal and gold embroidery and smiles while looking off to the side. A person in white clothing stands at the right edge. Behind him is an ornate gold relief background. The face and clothing are visible; the turban, forehead mark and embroidered red garment are the main visible details. Swamiji (probable) identification is based only on the presentation cues of long swept hair, a turban and ornate embroidered clothing, not on facial features.2009-12-22Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair wearing a pale gold pleated turban and a small red bindi on his forehead, with eyes lowered. He wears a blue and gold embroidered garment with a red shawl edge. The background is blurred with other figures and warm tones. Presence of a person-style candidate: long swept hair, a gold turban and ornate embroidered clothing suggest a person match, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-22Close photograph of a smiling man with eyes half-closed, wearing a pale gold turban and a red bindi on his forehead. He has long dark wavy hair falling past his shoulders and wears an ornate red and gold embroidered garment with sequin-like detailing. Blurred warm bokeh lights and a sheer draped backdrop fill the background, and a partially visible person's grey hair appears at the lower left edge of the frame. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, identified by long hair, turban and ornate red-gold clothing with a bindi; no printed name is visible.2009-06-09Close profile photograph of a smiling man with eyes lowered, wearing a pale gold silk turban wrapped high on his head and a small red tilak on his forehead. He wears a red embroidered garment with a turquoise and gold floral-patterned collar, and long dark hair falls behind his shoulder. The background is blurred with a few out-of-focus figures. The man has distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate clothing with a turban, so appearance cues are present, but the frame is cropped and lacks a clear role or context, so the identity is uncertain.2009-12-22A man with long, swept-back black hair and a cream turban with a small red bindi on his forehead stands with eyes lowered and a faint smile. He wears a red embroidered silk garment with teal and gold brocade at the collar. Behind him is an ornate gold throne-like backdrop decorated with carved gold motifs, and a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers hangs at the left edge.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22Close profile photo of a man with long dark hair wearing a pale gold pleated turban and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a red and gold embroidered garment with teal detailing and looks down with a slight smile. Probable Swamiji (probable), shown as a seated figure in ceremonial dress with a turban, long hair and red-gold garments. A blurred figure in white stands in the background at left.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22