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A photograph of a man standing outdoors with his eyes closed in a meditative pose. He wears a sleeveless orange-saffron wrap over his shoulders and a long double-strand necklace of rudraksha beads. He has long dark hair swept back, white sacred ash on his forehead and a red kumkum dot between his brows. Behind him are orange temple pillars, green palms and grey stone sculptures of figures and animals. The photograph is a single standing figure with no other people visible.

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October 06 20102010-10-06September 12 20102010-09-12A close-up photo of a man seated outdoors with eyes closed in meditation. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders with multiple rudraksha mala beads hanging on his chest. Behind him, a dark deity murti is partly visible, adorned with a garland of red and white flowers, set against orange-painted stone architecture. The appearance is consistent with the probable Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, presented in a meditative posture during the morning event.2010-10-06September 12 20102010-09-12September 17 20102010-09-17Close photo of a man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over a sleeveless saffron garment and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. He has a red bindi on his forehead and his dark hair is swept back into a long braid. Blurred grey stone sculptures and green foliage surround him, and an orange wall sits behind. Swamiji (probable) is shown in person with saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, seated in meditative posture.2010-08-19A man with eyes closed sits in meditation in front of orange-painted stepped platforms and a dark stone deity murti with garlands behind him. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over a bare-chested upper body, a long rudraksha mala with multiple beads hanging to his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead. His dark hair is swept back to his shoulders. Behind him, a dark stone Shiva-like figure wears flower garlands, and a small dark stone naga-style figure stands to the left. The scene reads as a quiet meditation or darshan setting at an outdoor shrine. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala.2010-09-14A photograph of a man seated in meditation with eyes closed, face calm and lips closed. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead with white markings, and wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment draped over his shoulders. Several dark rudraksha beads form long strands hanging on his chest. Behind him, a dark stone deity murti is adorned with yellow and magenta flower garlands, set against orange-painted architecture and blurred greenery.2010-09-19A man with long dark hair, eyes closed and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, sits in meditation wearing an orange saffron shawl over a sleeveless orange garment and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him a dark stone deity murti wears a white and red flower garland, and orange-red temple architecture forms the background.2010-09-16September 17 20102010-09-17A man with eyes closed sits in meditation in front of orange stone steps and a dark stone deity murti behind him, with a garland of yellow flowers at the top edge. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a long string of dark rudraksha beads, with a red bindi and white marks on his forehead. His swept-back dark hair falls to his shoulders. Swamiji (probable): the cues are his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, with a meditative pose in a temple setting.2010-09-14Close photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, shown from the shoulders up in profile. He has long dark hair swept back into a low tail, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder with a strand of brown rudraksha beads across his chest. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deities and green foliage against a terracotta-coloured wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person; the long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala are the qualifying cues.2010-08-28