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A photograph of a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, standing with palms pressed together in greeting. He is surrounded by several men in white shirts and trousers, some wearing lanyards and ID badges, in a white-pillared veranda with green trees behind. The orange-robed figure is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the saffron turban, garland and rudraksha mala, shown as in person.

July 29 2008

A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a large white jasmine garland with red flowers, raises a hand in greeting on the right of the frame. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and stoop in a hall with white walls and a colourful striped pillar. A man in a white shirt and black beaded mala leans forward with hand raised, while a figure in pale orange cloth sits at the far left. A small curly-haired child is in the lower foreground. A white draped chair or cushion is at right, and a framed picture hangs at the top.

Photo of a doorway in an indoor hall, where a smiling man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands in the centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a long rudraksha mala and orange garment. Beside and behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and look on. Wall decorations with cut-out borders are visible on the left. Appearance-based label: the saffron-robed figure in the centre is a Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron robe, orange turban and rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap walking through a white-pillared open hall with hands pressed together in a greeting. A white garland of flowers hangs around his neck and a rudraksha-style mala is visible on his chest. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis surround him, many wearing lanyards with identity badges, and one man on the right holds a lanyard with a printed photo badge. Green trees and a building are visible through the open side of the hall. a person appearance cues include the saffron robe, orange head wrap and garland; the robe and head wrap are the distinctive visible cues, and the figure is walking among devotees and attendants.

A photograph of a saffron-clad figure with an orange turban and long dark hair, palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a shawl over the shoulder. Beside him a man in white clothes with a black beaded mala and a red-and-yellow rosette badge stands near a crowd of onlookers, and a woman in a light green sari with folded hands faces the figure in the foreground. The figure matches the presentation of the probable Swamiji through saffron turban, flowing hair and rudraksha beads, while the setting shows a hall with a balcony behind the crowd.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a pale marble floor where a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands barefoot at the centre, palms pressed together in greeting, with a white and orange garland draped over his shoulders and rudraksha beads around his neck. Around him, several devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and white trousers reach out with open hands, some wearing lanyards with photo badges and one with a small portrait pendant. a person is the orange-robed figure at the centre, greeted by the devotees around him. A round white pillar stands at the right edge of the hall.

A photograph of a man in a corridor with white walls and ceiling lights, centered in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a long rudraksha mala, pressing his palms together in namaste and smiling. Around him, men in white dhoti and shirt and orange shawls walk alongside; the man to the left wears an orange shawl over white clothes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in orange robes with a red-edged shawl stands beside another in white with a gold bracelet. A man at the far left edge is partially visible. Several other people stand in the background.

A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange sleeveless robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a long string of rudraksha beads over his chest and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing lanyards and a pendant, press forward near a white building with a metal grille window. Probable Swamiji in saffron turban and rudraksha mala greeting devotees, with the crowd in white clothing behind him.

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Photograph in a hall at night showing a long-haired man in saffron-orange unstitched robes and a rudraksha mala, hands in a gesture of address, standing before two men in white shirts with palms pressed together in namaste; one has a lanyard and gold bracelet. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with a gold necklace stands at right beside a tray holding fruit and a rudraksha mala. Orange draped fabric and floral decorations hang in the background. Several other people stand behind. The long-haired man with rudraksha mala and saffron robes matches the Swamiji candidate cues, so he is described as Swamiji (probable).

July 29 2008