A smiling man sits outdoors on a leopard-print cushion, looking to his right. He wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a long necklace of large gold beads, with a white forehead marking and a red dot between the brows. Behind him are a metal cart wheel, a concrete ledge, sandy ground and a palm plant. - Nithyanandapedia

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A smiling man sits outdoors on a leopard-print cushion, looking to his right. He wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a long necklace of large gold beads, with a white forehead marking and a red dot between the brows. Behind him are a metal cart wheel, a concrete ledge, sandy ground and a palm plant.

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A smiling man sits outdoors on a leopard-print cushion, turned to his left. He wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a long necklace of gold beads, and he has white vertical tilak marks and a red dot on his forehead. His hair is swept back, and his hands rest near his chest. A red plastic pot with a plant and a sandy ground are behind him. The atmosphere is relaxed and conversational, with no visible crowd or ritual setup. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated with saffron clothing, gold beaded mala and swept-back hair.

A photograph of a man seated outdoors in front of a pale yellow wall with a decorative window grille and an orange wall at left. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and bare upper arms, with a long necklace of golden beads hanging to his chest. He has a white sacred ash marking on his forehead with a red dot at the centre, and he is smiling and looking to the side. The photo shows a bright rainbow light flare at the lower left. Appearance cues include long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold beaded necklaces, but the page indicates no a person at this event, so the identity is unconfirmed.

Photograph of a man seated outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth, with a blurred brick wall and trees behind him. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange shawl wrap and layered gold ceremonial necklaces with large gold beads, and has white vertical tilak lines with a red dot on his forehead. His dark hair is swept back, and a white-clad figure stands partly visible at the left edge. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's claim, with saffron wrap, gold necklaces and tilak, so this is a person seated in person.

November 25 2011

Close photograph of a man in orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, wearing a long chain of large gold beads across his chest. He has a white vertical tilak on the forehead with a red bindi at the centre and dark swept-back hair. Blurred green foliage and background figures in the distance. The orange cloth and gold beads are the most visible distinctive clothing cues, and the page describes a person's presence at this event, though the image shows no readable name or caption.

December 31 2011

Close photo of a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and a long necklace of large gold-coloured beads with black bands. He faces to the side with a calm, slightly smiling expression against a blurred green and beige outdoor background. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold bead necklace; attributed as a probable Swamiji in an in-person setting.

A man seated on a zebra-striped chair, smiling and looking to his right. He wears an orange saffron shawl with a pink-edged border, bare-shouldered on one side, and heavy gold ceremonial beads with a gold pendant draped over his chest. He has long swept-back hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and a small earring. Background is a plain pale wall with a glass table holding small brass vessels at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and gold rudraksha-style beaded necklace are the cues for this in-person candidate.

December 25 2011

Close-up photo of a smiling man with slicked-back dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala. He sits before a cream floral-patterned backdrop with carved wooden frame edges and dark red drapes.

A close-up photograph of a smiling man seated on a red velvet throne-like chair in front of an ornate golden and stone carved backdrop. He has long dark hair swept back, a white sacred ash mark across the forehead with a red kumkum dot at the centre, and wears an orange saffron wrap with gold border over the bare shoulder. A multi-strand rudraksha mala of brown seed beads hangs around his neck. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a ceremonial setting, with the distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas as qualifying cues.

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Close photo of a man with long swept-back black hair wearing an orange saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a long necklace of gold beads with dark rudraksha-style bead accents. He has a white horizontal forehead marking with a red dot at the centre and a faint smile. Behind him are an orange wall and a white pillar beside a dark doorway. a person based on the long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace cues.