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A photograph of an outdoor street crowd with a central man smiling broadly and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange clothing, with a green leaf and yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck. Nearby people raise their arms; one man in a red shirt and another in a blue plaid shirt stand behind, and bamboo poles and a white wall with greenery appear in the background. a person-style presence is visible through his saffron turban and orange clothing, long dark hair and garlands, but identity is uncertain. Several people are visible in the crowd.

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September 04 20102010-09-04A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead sits on a blue plastic chair, raising his right hand in greeting. He wears long dark rudraksha malas and a garland of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine. Around him crowd several men: one in an orange shirt at left, a bald older man in a beige shirt behind, and a man in a checked shirt at right, all looking toward him. A red canopy is visible overhead. Appearance cues (long hair, orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha malas) are consistent with Swamiji (probable) seated in person.2010-09-04Outdoor festival procession under a lilac canopy with red tassels. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban with a red tilak mark on his forehead, an orange robe, a long white and orange flower garland with green, white and saffron ribbons, and a gold ceremonial necklace over long dark hair. Behind him, devotees hold orange flags on poles; a white-clad person stands at left, and an older woman with a red bindi and white hair is visible at right. Palm trees and greenery fill the background. Appearance-based probable match for Swamiji (probable), shown in procession with a gold necklace, long hair and orange turban.2005-12-31Outdoor photo under a canopy of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold-toned chain, wearing a long garland of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and green leaves. He holds his palms together in greeting. Behind him stand devotees in white and orange, including a woman in white at right and a young boy in a checked shirt at left, with trees and hills in the background.2007-01-12Outdoor procession scene with a central man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, a red bindi on his forehead, and long dark hair. He wears a long rudraksha mala and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. Above him a red umbrella with multicoloured tassels shades the procession. Around him stand men in white and orange clothing, one holding a long wooden pole, with palm trees and a crowd behind. The candidate's cues are consistent with the appearance-based label: saffron ornate clothing, rudraksha mala and a turban, so he is described as a person in procession.2010-02-18A photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a white-and-red-and-green flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala. He stands with eyes closed and mouth open in an ecstatic expression, one arm raised, with smoke or incense haze around him. Several men in white shirts and maroon or red shawls stand around him, some smiling, one raising a hand, in a crowd outdoors against a plain whitewashed wall with a lattice window. Swamiji (probable), appearance-based label only: the central figure shows orange turban and robe, long hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland, consistent with the page, though this is not a confirmed identification.2008-07-28A smiling man in a procession wears an orange turban, orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders, and a garland of yellow and orange flowers hangs near his hand, which holds a wooden staff. Around him, devotees in orange turbans and orange shawls press close, and spectators hold up mobile phones and cameras along the street. Swamiji (probable): the figure at the centre has long swept hair, an orange turban, orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, the cues the page associates with the event.2011-05-24A photograph of a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing long rudraksha mala beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long hair falling behind his shoulders. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and a second man stand near a red, gold and blue embroidered ceremonial banner with floral motifs and a white bird design, outdoors at a public event. The turban-clad man has distinctive saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and the page does not place a person at this event, so the identification is uncertain. Three people are visible, with the blurred figure at left partly cut off.2010-02-18A photograph of an outdoor festival crowd. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, an orange sleeveless robe and a thick white and red flower garland with rudraksha beads, and raises his palms in greeting. Beside him on the right, a man in white kurta, rudraksha mala and yellow shawl raises both arms. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis raise their hands, and orange and white bunting hangs overhead with string lights and palm fronds behind.2010-02-18A smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair, an orange and gold shawl and a thick garland of white daisies, red roses and yellow marigolds with green leaves stands under an orange and red fringed canopy outdoors. Behind him, several onlookers in white shirts watch, including a young boy in the lower left and a man with glasses. Orange and gold ceremonial fabric and a hillside appear in the background.2007-01-12July 27 20082008-07-27September 04 20102010-09-04