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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with hair swept back, bare-shouldered, wearing a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds across his chest and a blue and red draped garment with gold border. A small red tilak mark is on his forehead. He leans forward looking downward, and a lit oil lamp flame glows at right beside a blurred gold ritual object against a dark background.

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September 09 20112011-09-09A close profile photograph of a man with hair swept back in a small knot, wearing a purple shawl edged with gold brocade over a red garment and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala across his bare shoulder. A small red mark is on his forehead. He looks down and to the side toward a lit oil lamp and a blurred brass ritual object at right. Probable Swamiji cues: swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate red and gold clothing; he is shown in a ritual setting near a lamp.2011-09-09A close photograph of a man in profile, head bowed and smiling slightly, with a red vermilion mark on his forehead. He wears a purple and red garment bordered with gold zari, draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds hangs across his chest. Behind him, blurred gold ritual lamps and a lit flame are visible against a dark background. The face and hair are visible, with the hair swept back. a person identity is not established from appearance cues alone, so the person is described by role only.2011-09-05Close profile photograph of a man with long dark hair swept back into a bun, wearing a red vermilion-style bindi on his forehead. He is draped in a royal blue and red garment with gold zari border and strung dark rudraksha beads across his chest. Behind him, a blurred brass lamp with a glowing flame and ornate metal stand is visible against a dark background.2011-09-05Close-up photograph of a man seen in profile on the left, eyes lowered and a faint smile, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead and dark hair swept back. He wears a rudraksha mala of dark brown beads around his neck and a red and blue garment with gold border. A lit golden oil lamp with a flame stands blurred on the right against a dark background.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09Close-up photograph of a smiling man with eyes closed, head tilted up and turned to the side, palms pressed together in namaskar at chest level. He has swept-back dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, a bare upper chest and a red and blue silk shawl with gold border. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala with large brown beads. A lit brass oil lamp with a glowing flame stands blurred on the right against a dark background and green foliage.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09Close photo of a smiling man with slicked-back dark hair and a red-orange tilak mark on his forehead, wearing a red and gold brocade shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a tall brass oil lamp with a bright flame stands in soft focus beside a golden ornamental panel and a blurred blue-toned painting. The a person cues are the swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate red-gold shawl, though the face is not clearly verifiable.2011-07-04July 18 20112011-07-18 +1 copiesClose side-profile photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red vermilion mark on his forehead, a dark rudraksha bead mala around his neck, and an orange-saffron garment with gold border. He looks down toward objects in the lower right, which appear to be metal vessels. Background is a soft-focus pale curtain. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person with rudraksha mala and saffron clothing.2011-10-09Close-up photo of a man with swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, smiling and looking downward. He wears a red shawl with a gold border and a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads. A blurred brass lamp with a lit flame stands in the soft-focus background on the left.2011-09-04 +1 copies