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A man in an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder holds a rope with one hand while gripping a bundled orange, white and blue flag against his forehead with the other. A dark beaded rudraksha mala hangs at his chest, and palm fronds and bright sky are behind him. The flag appears to be being raised on a rope, as at a flag hoisting. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red dot on his forehead stands against a bright white sky with a palm frond at the right edge. He wears a flowing orange-red shawl over an orange sleeveless garment and a dark rudraksha mala. He grips a thick white rope with both hands, one raised overhead and the other pulling the rope across his chest, and looks down. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala suggest a sannyasi, identified only by appearance cues.2010-09-02Close photo of a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red-orange kumkum bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-red shawl over an orange sleeveless garment and a dark rudraksha mala across his chest. He grips a thick white rope with his right hand and looks down toward it. Blurred green foliage and bright sky fill the background.2010-09-02Close photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-red shawl over a sleeveless orange garment and a dark rudraksha mala. He has a red kumkum bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, and looks down with a faint smile while his raised hand holds a white rope. Bright blurred foliage and sky fill the background.2010-09-02Close-up photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over an orange garment, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. His head is tilted down and he looks toward his raised hand, which is partly visible at the left edge of the frame. Bright blurred foliage fills the background.2010-09-02A seated man with long dark hair swept back wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. He sits in an orange upholstered chair, eyes lowered, reading a small pink slip of paper held in both hands. Behind him stands a white deity murti draped in pink cloth with a pearl-style necklace, flanked by yellow and red floral garlands, brass lamps and a silver tray with offerings.2010-07-10A standing man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red jasmine-and-marigold garland, and a gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. He holds a brass tray of yellow and white flowers with both hands, as if offering it. Beside him a seated man in orange wears a gold bead mala, and at right another orange-robed attendant reaches up to receive the tray. Yellow and white petals lie on a white platform in front, with leafy brass pots at left and a tall coconut palm behind.2008-12-23A man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange-red shawl over an orange top stands outdoors, holding a white rope with both hands while looking downward. He wears a long black rudraksha mala and a small red mark on his forehead. Palm fronds appear against a bright sky at the edges of the frame.2010-09-02 +1 copiesDecember 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a man with long wavy black hair wearing an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a tilak mark on his forehead. He stands looking down and holds a thin white rope. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a maroon border reaches toward the rope, and a silver tray with an orange cloth and white rope sits in the foreground. The background is plain white.2010-09-13Outdoor photo at a procession or yatra. A man in an orange turban and orange wrap, with a red bindi and a long dark rudraksha mala, walks with head lowered while another man in orange holds his arm at left. Behind, men in white dhotis and shirts and a bystander in white stand near tall orange flags and palm trees under bright daylight. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala match the candidate cues, shown in person.2009-01-12May 25 20082008-05-25May 25 20082008-05-25