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Outdoors in a courtyard, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala down his chest. Behind him, several devotees sit cross-legged in meditation: men in white robes with yellow shawls on the left and right, and a man in an orange kurta in the middle. A small stone deity murti stands among plants near a tin-roofed orange building, with flowering hibiscus and a bamboo fence behind. The standing man has long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha cues, so he is a probable Swamiji in an appearance-based sense.

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September 10 20102010-09-10July 23 20102010-07-23Close side-profile photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi-style mark on his forehead, and a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He wears a heavy gold necklace of large ornate beads with dark stripes, which reads as a ceremonial garland. He gazes to the right against a pale, blurred outdoor background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange garments and a gold rudraksha-style ceremonial necklace cue the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate.2010-09-24Outdoors in a palm-shaded courtyard, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, a dark rudraksha mala hanging on his chest and a small vermilion mark on his forehead. Eyes closed, he appears to be in meditation. A brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the sandy ground in front of him, and the white rangoli-style patterns surround a shallow fire pit. Behind him, rows of seated men in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats, several with eyes closed, and a painted pole with colourful bands stands at the left. Orange-roofed buildings and coconut palms complete the scene. Several people in white stand in the distance at right.2010-10-21Outdoors in a palm-fringed compound, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a stone platform with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a small brass bowl near his hand. Behind him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on raised ash-covered ground, with a thin smoke rising from a fire. A bamboo fence, a white building with a green roof and blue sign, and a row of stone statues line the background.2010-07-10A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, placed on a white mat with a blue border. He wears a long black rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, hands resting in his lap, eyes closed. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at left. Behind him is an orange-red stone pillar base beside potted plants and gravel ground. Probable Swamiji in meditation, with the cues of swept-back hair, saffron garments and rudraksha mala.2010-09-17Close photo of a man seated with eyes closed in meditation before an ornate gold repoussé throne with a red cushion behind. He has long dark wavy hair, a red bindi on the forehead, and wears an orange saffron shawl draped over a sleeveless orange top, with a long brown rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and a gilded throne are consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. The setting appears to be a satsang or darshan event.2010-08-30September 05 20102010-09-05Outdoor photo of a long-haired man seated cross-legged on rocks over an orange cloth on grassy ground with scattered trees behind. He wears an orange robe draped over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala, and a red mark on his forehead, with his hands clasped on his knee. Two men in white clothes sit nearby, one at right wearing gold bangles, and a wooden staff lies at the lower left. The long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji in person.2008-01-03Close-up photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and eyes closed in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of large brown beads hanging on his chest. A red kumkum mark sits on his forehead. The background is a pale white structure. Appearance-based label: a person, seen in person, based on the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-07-07A photograph of an outdoor meditation scene. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a raised mat in an orange saffron robe, wearing a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Beside him on the left stands a small brass oil lamp. Behind on the ground, a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in meditation on a mat amid scattered ash. Two more people in white stand near a black metal staircase and an orange temple structure. Palm and frangipani trees and a grey wall surround the open ground.2010-09-13A man seated in lotus posture on a low wooden board outdoors, eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and body with a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest and a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. Behind him are coconut palms and a white stepped structure. To the right, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and two more seated figures in white appear in the background. A brass vessel sits on the sand at lower left. The orange-clad figure's appearance is consistent with the candidate, but the cues are limited to the saffron garment and rudraksha mala, so identity remains uncertain; he is described by role as a meditating sannyasi.2010-07-03 +1 copies