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A bare-chested man sits cross-legged in meditation posture on a leopard-print cloth in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Behind him is an ornate silver repoussé backrest with a lion-face motif. He wears a long swept-up black hair knot, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, red-stoned earrings, layered gold necklaces with a gold pendant and large gold-and-bead malas with a gold pendant, and a maroon-brown dhoti-style wrap. His hands rest in dhyana mudra in his lap with a red thread on his wrist. Wearing distinctive long hair, layered ornate gold jewellery and a rudraksha-style mala, the figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in meditation. A printed copyright caption is visible across the lower image.

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A seated man in lotus posture on a tiger-print cloth against a silver repoussé backrest, with large banyan tree trunks behind him. He wears a tall black turban, white vertical tilak on the forehead, a bare chest, layered gold necklaces and a long beaded mala with gold pendants, and a maroon dhoti. His hands rest in his lap and a wristband is visible. Swamiji (probable) based on the visible black turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha-style mala, though appearance-based identification is uncertain.2020-06-14A seated man in lotus-style cross-legged meditation with eyes closed and a slight smile, wearing a tall black turban and white vertical tilak on the forehead. He is bare-chested with a dark maroon-brown dhoti and wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant and multiple beaded strands, plus a red-thread bracelet. He sits on a leopard-print cloth in front of an ornate embossed silver backrest and a large banyan tree trunk.2020-06-14A bare-chested man sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth before an ornate silver-embossed chair, with a banyan tree's aerial roots behind him. He wears a maroon waist cloth, a long beaded gold-toned necklace with a pendant, and a layered ornate chain. His hair is tied up high in a black bun, and a white horizontal mark is on his forehead. A microphone on a boom stand sits near him, and he holds one hand in a mudra on his knee. a person seated in a teaching pose; the pendant and swept-up hair are the visible cues.2020-06-16A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne-back with repoussé floral and scrollwork. He wears a maroon-brown waistcloth with gold border, layered gold necklaces, a large gold pendant, red-stone earrings and a red-brown thread on his wrist, and raises his right hand in blessing while his left rests open on his knee. Behind him are banyan tree roots and foliage, and a metal plate sits at the left edge.2020-06-16June 06 20202020-06-06June 16 20202020-06-16June 16 20202020-06-16A bare-chested man with a large dark topknot and a white-and-ochre forehead band sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion in front of an ornate embossed silver panel, with a large banyan tree behind him. He wears a maroon dhoti with a gold border, multiple gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest, a gold pendant, and beaded armlets, and he raises one hand in a mudra while smiling. The a person cues are the swept topknot, ceremonial gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, but the figure's appearance is recognisable only as a candidate.2020-06-17A bare-chested man with a tall swept-up black hair bun and a white vertical forehead mark sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate embossed silver backrest, with a banyan tree behind him. He wears a maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered sash, layered gold and bead necklaces, a large pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and gold earrings. His eyes are closed and his right hand is raised in a mudra while the left rests on his hip. Probable Swamiji cues include the swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and ceremonial seated posture, presented in a seated meditation setting.2020-06-17June 19 20202020-06-19A bare-chested man with a tall coiled crown of long dark hair sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth before an ornate silver throne with lion-face panels. He wears a white forehead band with a central dot, rudraksha-style beaded gold necklaces with a pendant of a dancing deity and a Venkateshwara-style medallion, gold armbands, beaded wrist bands and rings, and maroon dhoti-style cloth with a gold border. Appearance cues including the high hair crown, ornate gold necklaces and throne match the page's Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable in-person depiction.2020-05-20June 04 20202020-06-04