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A smiling man with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a large garland of white jasmine flowers with pink, purple, yellow and green fabric blooms, plus a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in white shirt and dhoti looks on, and an elderly woman in a white sari with a gold bangle smiles at right. The indoor hall has pale grey walls and a wooden pillar.

January 12 2007

January 12 2007

Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a barred window at left. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, a red bindi, and a garland of orange-yellow beads with red rosettes around his neck, hands clasped at his waist. Around him, older men in white shirts and trousers stand close, one wearing eyeglasses and a watch, and a woman in glasses and a grey top stands at the left edge. Several people are visible in the background, and a man in glasses sits at the right edge.

A photograph of a long-haired man in a terracotta-coloured robe wearing a thick garland of red and yellow flowers over green leaves, with rudraksha beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. He smiles and turns toward a man in a white shirt on the left, who faces away from the camera. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a tilak on his forehead and glasses stands close, and another man in a saffron shawl is nearby. A man in white dhoti with a yellow border stands behind. In the background, a framed portrait hangs on a wall. a person (a person) is shown here garlanded and receiving a welcome among devotees and monastic attendees.

January 12 2007

Photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-like hall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead smiles while raising his hand to his brow. Before him, a man in a white shirt with folded hands and glasses bows in respect, and an older man in white stands beside him, with a flower garland held nearby. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beads watches. Behind them are ornate pillars, a blue wall and a golden decorative element. A person in a brown shirt is partly visible at the left edge. The saffron-robed man with long hair and rudraksha beads matches the page's Swamiji reference and is described as probable Swamiji, based on his long hair, saffron robe and mala.

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Photograph in a hall at night showing a long-haired man in saffron-orange unstitched robes and a rudraksha mala, hands in a gesture of address, standing before two men in white shirts with palms pressed together in namaste; one has a lanyard and gold bracelet. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with a gold necklace stands at right beside a tray holding fruit and a rudraksha mala. Orange draped fabric and floral decorations hang in the background. Several other people stand behind. The long-haired man with rudraksha mala and saffron robes matches the Swamiji candidate cues, so he is described as Swamiji (probable).

October 16 2011

Photograph of a procession through an indoor corridor with a pink tiled wall and a wooden doorframe. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and a thick orange-red flower garland, with a dark rudraksha mala at the chest, walks forward with a smile and hand gestures. Around him, about a dozen men in white shirts and white dhotis, plus a man in a brown shirt and a man in a checked red shirt, crowd close as they move. The figure has long dark hair swept back, matching the page's note about a person at this Tiruvannamalai birthstar event; the appearance-based label is probable.

January 12 2007

A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled room. Center, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long necklace of yellow beads with red stone medallions, smiling with head bowed. Two older men in white shirts stand before them with hands clasped and extended in greeting, one in a checked cream shirt with his back to the camera, one in plain white with glasses in his pocket. Several onlookers stand behind, including a woman in a pale lavender sari. A white-framed window is visible at the top left. The orange-robed person's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to the subject, though not sufficient to confirm identity.