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Indoor scene in a plain room with pale green walls and a wall calendar. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl with heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and gold armbands, is seated in a chair and reaches out to bless a seated older man in a white shirt who wears a red garland. Behind them, several young men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand with shaved heads and white forehead markings, one holding a plate of fruit. A younger man in a white shirt and glasses leans in, a woman with a flower-garlanded braid kneels at the lower edge, and older men in white stand at the right.

2014-06-22 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure in a reddish-brown saffron-toned robe with a thick gold necklace and a gold-beaded garland over the shoulders, a braided or beaded headband, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. A golden ceremonial vessel with a lid is held by a bald attendant in orange robes and beaded necklaces at right. Around them stand several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis, some with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, in a simple cream-walled room with a wooden door behind. a person: the seated figure wears distinctive saffron clothing, a long gold-bead necklace and a crown-like headband, consistent with the page identifying this event as a person's Kanchanoor temple visit.

2012-05-16 +1 copies

May 22 2012

2012-05-22 +2 copies

A photograph inside a plain room with pale blue walls, a wall calendar, a wooden door and blue and red plastic chairs. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre, with a red mark on his forehead, holding a small object in his hands and smiling. A man in white kneels with folded hands at the right, while several men in white stand at the left, one holding a garland of gold beads and a medallion. Another man sits in the background beside a bag. The page does not name the event, so the figure is described by role only.

May 18 2012

September 25 2006

Indoor photo in a plain cream-walled room. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left with hands folded. A young shaved-headed monk in saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits at left-centre holding a white paper. Centre, a figure in orange-red robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, white tripundra on forehead, layered beaded necklaces and white arm bands sits on a chair with a golden-bordered cloth. At right, an elderly bald man in saffron robe with a red beaded headband and white vibhuti sits in a wheelchair holding folded notes. A standing saffron-robed monk stands at the far right edge.

Indoor photo in a wood-panelled room with a framed painting of three deities above and wall calendars beside. A seated man in saffron robes and beaded necklace sits at a small wooden table, holding a document and writing. Opposite him, an elderly bearded man with white hair and a white dhoti has his arms marked with white patterns, seated at the table. A man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels with palms joined in namaste. Two saffron-robed men stand or kneel nearby, one standing with long hair and a beard and an orange robe, and a seated elder in orange with white hair sits on the right. Pink cloth lies in the foreground.

A photograph of a group of men in a small room with pale yellow walls and framed pictures on the wall above. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and a saffron-orange garment with a gold border raises one hand in greeting while seated in front of an ornate gold-framed chair. Beside him on the left sits an elderly man with shaved head, white tilak, a saffron cloth and layered beads and a gold pendant. Around them stand about a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts, one shirtless man in saffron, and a man in a checked shirt.

2012-05-30 +1 copies

A photograph taken in a small office room with pale yellow walls, a whiteboard and wall calendar. A man in a white dhoti and kurta with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder stands at left, with a grey beard and long dark hair. Three seated men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the wall, one wearing a shirt and dhoti with a yellow border. At right, a seated figure wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange wrap, with long dark hair and a large garland of pink and white flowers around the neck, smiling. Another man in a white shirt sits at the far right. A desk in the foreground holds pens, a tissue box and a matchbox. A small framed portrait hangs on the wall. A seated figure in saffron cloth with a flower garland matches the visible cues of a person, with long hair, saffron turban and garland, placed in the room among devotees.

A photograph of a seated man in long saffron-orange robes with a red bindi, long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala necklace, seated on a white plastic chair with hands folded in his lap. Before him, an elderly man in white kurta kneels with his head bowed. To the right, an older man in white shirt and dhoti, with a white moustache, stands beside the seated figure. Behind them, three bare-chested men in white dhotis stand in a whitewashed room, one with hands joined in prayer, one with arms folded, and one with a tilak on his forehead. The Swamiji identification is based on appearance cues, including the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.