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A smiling man stands against a plain pale yellow fabric backdrop, bare-chested, wearing a maroon and pink turban with a silver-and-jewel ornament at the front. He wears a silver pendant necklace, jewelled earrings, a beaded rudraksha-style mala draped diagonally across his chest and beaded armlets on both upper arms. He holds a polished golden ceremonial staff with a pointed finial and a red jewel, its base decorated with leaf motifs. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in person in a studio-style portrait with ceremonial regalia.

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April 14 20212021-04-14A smiling bare-chested man in a rust-orange turban with a jewelled gold ornament stands against a pale yellow backdrop. He wears a white and gold chain necklace with a large pendant, gold earrings, a rudraksha-style beaded sash across his chest, and beaded armbands. He holds a polished gold kalasha-shaped staff topped with a red gem in his left hand and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture.2021-04-14A photo of a smiling bare-chested man standing against a plain beige cloth backdrop. He wears a maroon turban with jewelled ornament, a rudraksha-beaded sash across his chest, an ornate gold necklace, beaded maroon-brown dhoti-style trousers with a jewelled waistband, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds a tall golden staff topped with a gold finial and red gemstone in his left hand, resting his right hand on his hip. Ornate gold earrings hang from his ears. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) is present, shown with the turban, rudraksha sash and ceremonial gold necklace cues; this is a posed portrait, and no caption is visible.2021-04-14April 14 20212021-04-14March 20 20212021-03-20Close-up portrait photograph of a smiling man against a plain pale yellow backdrop, bare-shouldered and wearing a deep maroon turban with silver and jewelled ornaments and a rudraksha bead tied at the front, with a white forehead marking. He wears gold drop earrings, layered gold necklaces with a large round pendant, rudraksha bracelets, and a long rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder; his right hand is raised in a greeting. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues including the ornate turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, shown as a single person in a portrait.2021-04-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a smiling man in a maroon-red turban decorated with a gold and jewelled brooch and dangling gold chain ornaments. He wears gold drop earrings, layered gold necklaces with a large round pendant, gold and red beaded bracelets, and a rudraksha mala draped over his bare shoulder. His right hand is raised in a gentle blessing gesture against a pale yellow backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is identified from the turban, ornate jewellery and rudraksha cues; the page states he is at this event. A2021-04-14Close-up portrait of a smiling bearded man seated before an ornate gold-carved throne. He wears a rust-brown turban decorated with a white feather, a jewelled brooch, and a band of rudraksha beads, plus hoop earrings. He is bare-chested beneath a brown shawl and wears a thick necklace of orange beads, rudraksha and gold, with a large gold pendant. Gold-leaf throne panels fill the background.2021-09-22October 06 20212021-10-06April 14 20212021-04-14 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with a rust-brown turban and a white forehead mark sits on an ornate gilded throne, holding a tall silver-tipped staff in his raised right hand. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala of orange beads with a large gold pendant, a gold armlet and a leopard-print cloth around his waist. Flanking him are gold-coloured deity statues and gilded ceremonial fan-shaped standards with a crescent emblem, against a golden drapery backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the bare-chested man in the brown turban wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and sits on a throne, which matches the page's listing of Swamiji at this event, but the face is not used for identification.2021-09-25A seated man with closed eyes sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with floral and figural carvings, flanked by gold ceremonial fans topped with sun and crescent motifs and gold deity sculptures at the edges. He wears a maroon turban with a silver ornament, a white forehead marking, bare chest, and a layered gold-toned necklace of orange beads with a gold pendant, and holds a small object in his right hand. The gold drapery behind him completes the setting.2021-10-06