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Outdoor photograph of a man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed in meditation, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a long mala of dark brown rudraksha beads. Behind him, a second man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on sandy ground in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, also with eyes closed. Stacked bricks and timber sit nearby, a white-walled building with a corrugated roof stands behind a woven bamboo fence, and two grey stone deity murtis are at the right edge beside green foliage. The meditating man in orange is the Swamiji candidate, identified only by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Meditation setting with white-clad seated devotee.

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A close-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair and eyes closed in meditation, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads. A small red bindi-like mark sits between the brows. Behind him are a white building with a green corrugated roof, a woven bamboo fence and stacked firewood. In the blurred right foreground, a bald man in white ritual cloth is partly visible.2010-09-16A man with shoulder-length, swept-back dark hair sits in close-up with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him, another man in white clothes sits on the ground near a bamboo fence, and a white building with a green roof stands in the background. a person cues are the flowing dark hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, shown here as a meditating devotee in an outdoor ashram setting.2010-07-10Outdoor photograph of a man standing with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads down his chest, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a second man sits in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl, also seated quietly. White stone pillars stand at left, plumeria and palm trees fill the background, and a faint smoke wisp rises near the seated man. The setting resembles a temple grounds.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl, eyes closed in meditation, with white and red forehead markings and a double-strand rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and a bald man in white with an orange shawl sit on the ground, with a thatched fence, a green-roofed hut and foliage in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, seated in meditation with distinctive orange clothing, long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-08-15A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits with eyes closed in meditation, facing left, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his torso and a long necklace of large gold beads. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged on bare earth, one bald and bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them are rows of small stone deity murtis and an orange-roofed building, with palm trees and a white shed in the background. The setting resembles an outdoor satsang or meditation gathering. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold bead necklace, consistent with the page's reference to a satsang talk.2010-10-07A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, to the right, a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in a seated pose with hands folded. White stone pillars stand at the left edge, with tropical trees and palms in the background.2010-07-14Photograph of a man seated in meditation outdoors with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead and long dark swept-back hair. Behind him to the right, a bald man in a grey-green shirt sits with hands folded, and another seated person in white clothes is partly visible at left. Background shows a white wall, a woven bamboo fence and green foliage. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in meditation with saffron shawl and rudraksha mala.2010-07-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair and eyes closed sits in meditation outdoors, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads. He has a red bindi and a horizontal white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a stone platform among palm trees, and another person in white with a yellow sash stands at the left edge beside a wooden structure and a small stone basin. The setting appears to be a courtyard or ashram grounds with a white wall and green foliage.2010-09-02October 09 20102010-10-09October 10 20102010-10-10October 08 20102010-10-08A man with eyes closed stands outdoors in profile against a blurred backdrop of green foliage, a corrugated roof, a woven fence and piled building materials. He has slicked-back black hair, a red kumkum dot and white vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment draped over his shoulders with a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads. The setting is an open village-like outdoor area in daylight.2010-10-09