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Side-profile photograph of a man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a white vertical forehead mark, wearing a red and gold-bordered sleeveless garment and large gold hoop earring. He wears a garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow blossoms draped over his shoulders, and his hands are pressed together in front. Behind him stands a carved stone temple pillar with a sculpted figure and a red curtain.

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September 02 20172017-09-02March 07 20162016-03-07A man in profile stands in a temple hall with eyes lowered, wearing a long white and pink flower garland and a brown shawl over his bare shoulder, with gold armlets on his upper arm. Long dark hair falls down his back and a white forehead mark is visible. Behind him are blurred colourful hangings in yellow, purple and orange, a lit oil lamp, and white ornate lamp stands on the left. a person is present, shown by long swept-back hair, a garland, gold armlets and a shawl; he is not a confirmed identification. A gold decorative object appears at the right edge.2016-12-02A photograph of a man in profile with eyes closed and hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a thick garland of red roses, yellow and orange flowers, white blossoms and green leaves draped over his shoulders. He has a white vertical mark on his forehead, a gold hoop earring, and a brown wrap over bare shoulders. Behind him stands a red curtain and a window opening onto blurred green foliage. Only one person is visible. a person's identity is not established by appearance, so the role is described as a devotee in prayer.2017-09-02A photograph of a person with a tall, voluminous black hairstyle decorated with green leaves, standing in a stone temple setting. The person wears a multicolour flower garland of yellow, red and white blooms over a maroon/rust-red cloth, with white ash or vibhuti marks on the forehead, arms and bare shoulder. The person touches a finger to the nose, holding a ring-adorned hand. Behind them are carved grey stone pillars with ornate sculpted panels, a deity murti and flower-garlanded figure to the left, and palm trees visible outside. a person: the swept-back voluminous hair, ornate gold-ringed hands and garland cues are consistent with the page's reference to a Mahashivaratri event, but this is an appearance-based label only.2016-03-07Side profile of a man with long dark hair and a white tilak across his forehead, wearing a large garland of red roses, yellow and white flowers and green foliage over bare shoulders and a maroon-brown cloth. He raises one hand toward a red curtain near a pillar, with a gold hoop earring and a purple bead bracelet visible. a person performing an offering or ritual gesture at an ashram setting; sunlit background of greenery.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close side profile of a man with long dark dreadlocked hair wrapped up and strung with rudraksha beads, wearing a thick pink and white flower garland with gold beads around his neck, a gold hoop earring, and a bare shoulder draped in a reddish-brown cloth. He gazes upward and to the left. Behind him, a blurred older man in white clothing presses his palms together in namaste. Warm golden light fills the soft-focus temple setting.2018-04-14 +1 copiesSide profile close-up of a man with long dark dreadlocks piled high on his head, adorned with yellow and white flower garlands at the top of frame. He wears a thick necklace of pink and red flower garlands over gold ornamental beads, a small gold earring, and a vertical tilak mark on his forehead. He appears to be in a ceremonial setting with a dark red curtain behind him. No clearly visible identity cues beyond hair, garlands and jewellery; the a person candidate is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-07-19September 21 20172017-09-21 +3 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07Close profile photograph of a man with long, swept-up dark hair wrapped high on his head and strung with brown rudraksha beads. He wears white vibhuti horizontal lines with a red tilak on his forehead, a dense red rose garland with green leaves and a green bud garland around his neck, and bare shoulders. He smiles softly, looking to the right, with a golden ceremonial object blurred in the background. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back long hair, rudraksha adornment, red rose garland, ash marks.2018-04-22