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Close-up photograph of a man in profile holding a polished brass handbell raised in his right hand. He has short dark hair, a red vermilion mark on his forehead, a small earring, and a smile. He wears a thick garland of red and yellow flowers over a saffron-coloured shawl, with rudraksha-style beads on his wrist and a gold necklace. A gilded ornate background sits behind him against a black backdrop. The bell suggests puja or aarti. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so no identification is made.

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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with short dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing gold earrings and a red and yellow flower garland with rudraksha beads. He holds a large brass bell (ghanta) raised in his right hand, with a bracelet of wooden beads on his wrist. An ornate gold-carved structure is at the left edge against a plain black background. The man's appearance is not clearly confirmable as the named figure, so the a person value is unsure.2013-05-11Close profile photograph of a man holding a brass hand bell raised at shoulder height, wearing a red bindi on his forehead, a thick garland of red, yellow and white flowers, rudraksha-style brown beads with gold bead spacers, and an orange-brown saffron wrap over his shoulder. Behind him, ornate gold-leaf carving of a throne or deity frame stands against a plain black backdrop. A single person is visible in the scene. Appearance-based label: a person, with the bell, garland, saffron wrap and gold-bead necklace as the distinguishing cues, shown in a ritual setting.2013-05-11Close side profile photograph of a smiling man with swept-back black hair, white vertical tilak on the forehead with a red dot, gold drop earring, and a garland of white jasmine-style flowers with orange blossoms over bare shoulders, with rudraksha beads and gold ornaments at the neck. To the right hangs a polished brass temple bell on a chain against a dark background, with a golden ornamented surface blurred at the left. a person: the figure shows long swept-back hair, a ceremonial garland and rudraksha-and-gold neck adornments, but the appearance cues are not fully conclusive.2013-06-26 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a man in profile at right, with long dark hair swept back, white vertical tilak lines on the forehead and a red kumkum dot between the brows. He wears a pink-red beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments at the neck, and a gold earring. Beside him hangs a polished brass temple bell with a clapper, against a dark background. The man has a calm smile and appears to be gazing toward the bell. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), wearing long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces during a ritual setting with a temple bell.2013-06-21Close side-profile photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, seated before a gold ornate throne-like backdrop. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over bare shoulders and a thick garland of red, yellow and white flowers with gold ornaments around his neck. A large polished brass hanging bell with a clapper hangs at right against a black background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, ornate gold necklace and flower garland cues), seated in a satsang or ritual setting.2013-06-24A close photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, eyes lowered and a faint smile, raising a brass handbell in his right hand. He wears white vertical tilak marks and a red-brown bindi on the forehead, gold hoop earrings, a dense orange-red rudraksha mala with gold bead spacers, a gold bead bracelet, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him is ornate gold-coloured carved metalwork. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and ceremonial gold necklace match the cues for the archive's Swamiji, shown in person in a ritual role.2013-05-12A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair sits before an ornate gold carved throne. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with gold ceremonial beads and a pink-white beaded garland, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and a small gold earring. To the right hangs a polished brass temple bell on a chain against a dark wooden background.2013-06-12 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17August 04 20132013-08-04 +1 copiesClose side-profile photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a red-and-yellow flower garland and multiple rudraksha malas with gold bead accents, with a red bindi on his forehead. He raises a large brass handbell with his right hand, beside an ornate gold-leaf shrine or throne backdrop against a dark background. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold beads match the page's satsang context; the appearance cues are reasonably distinctive but the identification is appearance-based only.2013-05-11Close-up photograph of a man with shoulder-length dark hair, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and small gold hoop earrings, turned in profile and smiling slightly. He wears a red and white flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a gold ceremonial pendant, with bare shoulders and orange cloth at the neck. Beside him hangs a polished brass temple bell on a chain, and a blurred gold ornate carving sits at the left edge against a black background. a person is shown in this portrait-style shot, with a garland, beaded mala and saffron-toned cloth as the qualifying cues.2013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 21 20132013-06-21 +1 copies