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A standing man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red jasmine-and-marigold garland, and a gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. He holds a brass tray of yellow and white flowers with both hands, as if offering it. Beside him a seated man in orange wears a gold bead mala, and at right another orange-robed attendant reaches up to receive the tray. Yellow and white petals lie on a white platform in front, with leafy brass pots at left and a tall coconut palm behind.

August 02 2008

A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer on a large rock outcrop, draped with white jasmine garlands and red-and-green floral strands and surrounded by pink petals. A colourful striped canopy with fringed trim shades him. Around him on the grass and rocks, people in white and orange clothing sit with folded hands. Green hills, palm fronds and shrubs fill the background. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. The appearance matches a person from the distinctive long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands, seated as the honoured central figure of a gathering. Approximately fifteen to twenty people are visible.

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August 02 2008

A smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with gold border sits barefoot on a large rock beneath a colourful canopy with red, green, yellow and purple scalloped trim. He wears a long multi-coloured flower garland with leaves, a gold ceremonial necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead. Flower petals and a ring of marigold and jasmine garlands surround the rock seat. Green palm and shrubs and rocky hills fill the background.

Night outdoor darshan at a large festival ground with bright stage lights and rows of blue and red plastic chairs filled with a dense crowd. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with a long cord of yellow beads and a white-and-red flower garland, sits on a raised yellow platform; a lone attendant in orange robe stands behind him at right. Devotees crowd close: a woman in cream sari at left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti touching the figure's forehead, young girls in yellow, purple and orange dresses reaching forward. Fruits including apples and pineapples and a white cloth lie on the platform edge, with orange flags and strings of lights overhead.

A long-haired man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged with hands folded in meditation on a large flat rock, draped in white and multicolored flower garlands with red and white blossoms. Pink petals are scattered on the ground around the rock. Behind him, a decorated ceremonial umbrella with green, blue and red panels and fringed tassels shelters a framed portrait of a man with long hair wearing a garland and beads. Several people in white and orange clothing stand and sit among palm plants and shrubs, with a forested hillside rising behind. The setting appears to be an outdoor hillside shrine area.

Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange robe seated cross-legged with hands folded on a large rock, draped with white and orange garlands and scattered pink petals. Above him an ornate multicolored canopy with a gold finial shelters the seat. Around the rock, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the ground and some clap, beside palms and green hillside vegetation. A dark rudraksha mala hangs on his chest.

Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with trees and distant hills. A smiling figure with long dark hair sits on a rock wearing saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and heavy white and multicoloured flower garlands, with a colourful umbrella with fringed tassels above. A devotee in orange kneels in the foreground with his back to the camera, and several people in orange and white stand in the background among the foliage. The page indicates this is Swamiji, supported by the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and garlanded seated presence, so this is a probable appearance-based identification. Pink flower petals lie on the rock beside a white cloth.

A photograph on a hillside outdoors with green shrubs and a rocky mountain behind. A standing person in a red-pink silk garment with gold border wears long white and red flower garlands, a gold beaded necklace and a gold armlet, with a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. Standing barefoot on a rock, this figure is receiving a pada puja, with white powder poured over the feet. A second person in orange robes with a gold border and a gold beaded necklace leans forward, holding a brass plate of white powder and pouring it. Pink flower petals lie on the rock in the foreground.

Outdoor photo of a seated figure with long dark hair wearing an orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a long white flower garland with red and yellow blooms, seated on a flower-decorated white platform or palanquin. A devotee in orange robes kneels at left, bowing toward the seated figure. Behind them a multicoloured umbrella with blue, orange and white panels and tasselled fringe shelters the scene. Other people in white and orange clothing stand with hands folded among green trees and a hillside. The seated figure is identified by the page as Swamiji, but appearance cues are limited to the orange robe, rudraksha mala and long hair, so the identity is treated as probable.