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A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard sits with eyes lowered, wearing a maroon-red robe and two long white jasmine garlands draped over his shoulders. A white horizontal band marks his forehead, and a gold pendant hangs on a chain at his neck, with rudraksha beads visible on the robe edge. Behind him is a shimmering silver backdrop with sequined draping. The man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a saffron-red robe and ceremonial jasmine garlands, which are cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable Swamiji seated in person as an honoured guest.

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A smiling man with long dark hair swept back and a white sacred mark on his forehead sits in front of an ornate silver repoussé backdrop. He wears a thick white jasmine garland over bare shoulders and a saffron-red cloth draped across his upper body, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at his chest.2018-04-28Close photograph of a smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a white sandalwood tilak on his forehead, and a thick white jasmine garland around his neck. He wears a red-brown cloth draped over bare shoulders and a gold pendant necklace. Behind him is an ornate silver-embossed backdrop with repoussé patterns. Appearance-based identity is inconclusive with the visible cues alone, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A photograph of a smiling man with short dark hair and a full beard, seated before an ornate silver-embossed throne with repoussé floral and scrollwork patterns. He wears a white horizontal tilak across his forehead, a rust-red draped garment over bare shoulders, a small pendant on a chain, and a long white jasmine garland looped around his neck. Beside him stands a tall polished silver ceremonial staff with a decorative finial. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall. Visible cues include the tilak, the saffron-toned clothing, the garland and the ornate silver throne, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2018-04-28A smiling man with a dark beard and swept-back hair, marked with a broad white vertical tilak on his forehead, wears a white jasmine garland over a rust-red sannyasi cloth draped over bare shoulders, with a small ornate pendant on a chain. He sits before an ornate silver repoussé backdrop, and a tall silver staff with a decorated finial stands at the left edge. Visible cues are the white tilak, orange-red robe and garland; the appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but not a confirmed match.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A smiling man with short dark hair and a full beard sits before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop with a silver pillar at left. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a double strand of white flower garlands around his neck, a red-orange cloth draped over his bare upper body, and a small gold pendant necklace. Visible person appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity from clothing and cues alone, so the figure is described by role and appearance only.2018-04-28A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white sacred ash band on his forehead. He wears a rust-red wrap over bare shoulders, a gold pendant on a cord, and a long white jasmine garland. A silver ceremonial staff with a finial stands at left against an ornate silver-embossed backdrop. Only one person is visible. Cues include long hair, a red wrap, a garland and a ceremonial staff, consistent with a person, seated in a throne setting.2018-04-28Close-up photo of a bearded man with a white vibhuti line across his forehead and dark wavy hair, wearing a rust-red shawl over the shoulders and a double-strand white jasmine garland around the neck. He gazes sideways with a faint smile. Behind him is a polished silver embossed backdrop and a silver pillar-like ornament on the left. A small blue-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28