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December 31 20082008-12-31A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead stands in a dim stone interior, eyes lowered and a slight smile. He wears an orange sleeveless garment and a purple-and-white orchid garland around his neck, with a gold ceremonial necklace of beads hanging on his chest. Behind him a richly carved gold arch and a pile of yellow, red and purple flower garlands fill the right side. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person in ceremonial devotional setting with floral offerings.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Photograph of a long-haired figure seated on a red cushioned throne against a dark background, raising one hand near the face with gold bangles on the wrist. The figure wears an orange saffron garment, a gold-bead necklace, a small red bindi on the forehead, and has white and yellow flower garlands draped nearby, with a gilded decorative element at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a satsang setting with ceremonial ornaments, cues including long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces.2012-01-08December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph in a temple setting with a golden deity murti on the left, adorned with white, yellow and pink flower garlands, a jewelled crown and green earrings, its hands raised in an anjali-like gesture. On the right stands a man in an orange saffron garment with bare shoulder, long dark swept-back hair and a white tilak on the forehead, smiling and looking toward the deity. Behind him are gilded pillars, floral garlands hanging from a canopy, and a warm yellow wall. Appearance suggests a person with long hair and saffron clothing, standing in devotion before the murti.2006-09-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead stands in profile at right of frame, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, a white flower garland, and red-and-white beaded bracelets. He reaches his right hand toward a richly adorned deity murti with a jeweled crown set with red, green and blue stones, gold ornaments and a bright orange garment; yellow and purple flower garlands surround the image. The setting is a stone temple interior with carved stone pillars behind. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style malas matches the Swamiji (probable) label, so this is recorded as an in-person candidate, though identity remains an appearance-based judgment.2011-12-11Close profile photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair swept back, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a gold-toned ornamental necklace of beaded pendants, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. He is smiling and looking toward the right. Behind him are golden ritual objects, purple-edged garlands and white flowers, and a white-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in a devotional setting, with saffron clothing, long hair and gold ornaments as the qualifying cues.2008-07-17December 11 20112011-12-11December 27 20092009-12-27November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a festival ritual on an open temple-style stage with a grey stone ceiling and a blue backdrop. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, with a white turban, long dark hair, gold necklaces and a garland of white and orange flowers, smiles while holding a silver bowl over a golden kalasha wrapped in flower garlands of yellow, purple and white. Beside him a second man in orange clothing and a garland holds a small silver item. To the right, a gilded arch frames a large deity murti dressed in a teal and red embroidered silk garment, with a crown, flower garlands and an orange turban-like headdress. Ritual abhishekam setting.2008-12-29