A man with long, swept-back wet-looking dark hair sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop, wearing an orange-saffron draped garment and a large orange rose garland. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala of dark seeds across his chest, and he looks down while his right hand holds a bead of the mala. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with long, swept-back wet-looking dark hair sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop, wearing an orange-saffron draped garment and a large orange rose garland. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala of dark seeds across his chest, and he looks down while his right hand holds a bead of the mala.

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A seated man sits on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet backrest and tiger-striped cushions. He wears an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare. He has a long rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow beads, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest on his lap and he gazes downward, seemingly at ease. The gilded throne with carved floral and lion-like motifs fills the background. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland match the presentation of the Swamiji candidate in a seated darshan setting.

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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a long double strand of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him is an ornate gold repoussé throne with scrolled and floral carving and round gold finials. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala seated before a golden throne.

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