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A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a red shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace with a pearl strand, holding a folded white paper and gesturing with his right hand while speaking to an older man in glasses, a white shirt and a moustache who has his hand on his chest. Behind them, several people in white and green clothing stand in a crowded hall with blue draped fabric, and a bare-chested man in white stands in the background.

Photograph of a ceremonial event indoors with warm yellow walls. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-red saffron garment and speaks with eyes lowered while extending one hand toward a man in a white shirt on the left. Several men stand behind, including a bald man in white with a red and white tilak and an older man with white hair. A camera operator is visible at the upper right. The appearance of the central figure matches the page's described candidate with several cues (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala), so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in conversation with devotees. Approximately six people are visible.

Photograph of a devotional darshan line in a temple hall with a red curtain behind. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in saffron with a white tripundra and a rudraksha mala stands. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a black beaded mala and gold bracelet presses his palms together while speaking. Behind them, a crowd of men in white and checked shirts waits along metal barriers, and a yellow sanctuary element is visible.

February 28 2013

A photograph of two men seated close together on a gilded ornate chair. On the left, a man wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robes with long gold bead necklaces, his long dark hair falling over his shoulders; he leans toward the man beside him and holds a folded white cloth. On the right, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a gold chain and a red tilak on his forehead looks toward him attentively, with a pen in his shirt pocket. Behind them, several men in white and cream shirts sit or stand in a crowd. The orange-robed figure fits the appearance cues associated with a person, seated in the gilded chair as the central figure of the gathering.

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A photograph outside a temple in Tiruvannamalai. On the right, a figure in an orange-red sleeveless top and a long orange-gold shawl with ornate gold necklaces and long swept-back dark hair, with white markings on the forehead, points and gestures while speaking. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand listening, one with red and white tilak marks. Behind them is a gilded palanquin or ratha decorated with white and pink garlands, holding a small deity murti, with a temple gopuram tower in the background. Several more people stand further back.

Outdoor photo at a temple procession. In the centre, a smiling man wearing an orange turban, a red and gold patterned shawl, and a red tilak on his forehead stands among a crowd. Beside him, a bespectacled older man in a white kurta with a red tilak leans forward and gestures with his right hand. Behind them, men in white shirts press close, one raising a fist, and a red ceremonial umbrella and garlands of yellow flowers hang in the background, with a temple gopuram partly visible. Bracelets and garlands add colour to the scene.

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Outdoor photo at a temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall gopuram tower behind. A golden palanquin or ratha-style canopy with pink and white flower garlands stands in front, and a small deity murti decorated with white and pink flowers sits on its base beside bananas. On the right, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha-style necklace and a white forehead mark faces a group of men in white shirts. A balding man in a white shirt with a mustache gestures with raised hands, and another man on the left in a white shirt also speaks, while a few other people stand in the background. The scene looks like a conversation during a temple visit. The orange-clad person with long hair and a rudraksha mala is a person by appearance cues, though this is uncertain.

A man in white clothes with white and red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a bare upper chest and an orange-saffron wrap, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant necklace with a gold armband. Behind them, other men in saffron robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas stand among devotees in white clothes, and a partly visible person stands at the left edge.

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