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A photograph of a long-haired figure seated cross-legged on a mat in a rustic tent-like shelter with wooden poles and a colourful geometric cloth backdrop. The seated person wears an orange-saffron robe, a long gold-beaded necklace, and a bracelet, with hands open in front of the chest. Brass plates on the mat hold grains, flowers and shredded offerings, and a brass bowl sits nearby. Brass vessels with flowers stand on a white-draped table at left. A drummer in a white garment plays a barrel drum at right. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, with a ritual homa-type offering setting.

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September 30 20062006-09-30September 30 20062006-09-30A photograph of a seated man in a ceremonial tent at a temple ritual site. He sits cross-legged on a woven mat, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his body and a long saffron cloth, with a red bindi on his forehead and a long gold bead necklace. His long dark hair falls to his shoulders and he rests one hand on his knee. Orange marigold petals lie on the mat in front. Behind him is a colourful patterned cloth canopy with wooden poles. To the left, a young man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits beside him. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, consistent with the page's account of the ceremony. Visible people are seated and in the background.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20062006-09-30A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears saffron-orange clothing with a gold-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder. He wears a long ceremonial necklace of gold beads with dark bands. He sits on an orange cushioned seat with a microphone at the right edge, and his hands are pressing into a large steel bowl of grated yellow-orange food, possibly prepared offerings. A framed picture hangs on the orange wall behind him. The attire and setting are consistent with an ashram satsang. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in person, in saffron with rudraksha-style gold necklace and long hair.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with a red border, and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant plus a gold bangle on his wrist. He sits cross-legged on a sandy ground under a striped red, teal and purple canopy, with a small yellow flower on the ground and blurred people behind him. Smoke or haze drifts across the frame. Visible cues are consistent with a person in this ceremonial setting, seated in the centre of the scene.2006-09-29A photograph of a homa ritual at night under a tent. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical white-and-red forehead mark sits in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace, pouring grains from a brass plate into a fire pit. The fire pit is lined with yellow brick, with a flame rising from it and smoke drifting behind. Bananas, oranges, flower garlands and a metal vessel sit in the foreground. Behind him, another person in a white shirt tends the fire, and colourful painted pillars stand at the tent edge. The man matches the page's Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron robes and gold beads, so he is marked as a probable in-person Swamiji.2010-02-12September 30 20062006-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a white floor in front of an orange upholstered chair. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long necklace of gold beads, with a thin orange shawl draped over his shoulders. A steel bowl of yellow food stands in the foreground, and a small steel cup sits beside it. To the left, a framed portrait of an older man in white is set on an easel draped with white cloth and decorated with a pink hibiscus flower. Dark red curtains hang behind. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and ornate gold beads match the page's identification, so he is presented as the probable Swamiji; the portrait is a printed photo of another person and is not counted as a physical person.2010-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29