A photograph of a person in an orange robe sitting on a dark stone bench beneath carved stone pillars at a riverside ghat, with a wide river and hazy sky in the background. The person has long dark hair, a red tilak mark on the forehead, and smiles while holding a long silver rod upright in one hand. A street light pole stands behind the pillars at left. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a person in an orange robe sitting on a dark stone bench beneath carved stone pillars at a riverside ghat, with a wide river and hazy sky in the background. The person has long dark hair, a red tilak mark on the forehead, and smiles while holding a long silver rod upright in one hand. A street light pole stands behind the pillars at left.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors on a boat over calm river water under a pale sky. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over an orange top and holds a tall silver trident-like staff upright in his right hand, smiling and looking off to the side. The water and distant shoreline fill the background.

Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam

A smiling man with long, loose dark hair sits on a dark wooden bench outdoors, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long orange top with draped shawl. He raises his right hand in a greeting or blessing gesture and holds a thin metal staff or rod in his left hand. A small red bindi or tilak marks his forehead. Behind him are a dark stone pillar, a railing and a light-coloured temple spire against a bright sky, with a bird flying overhead. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in orange robes with long hair and a staff, in an outdoor setting at a sacred site.

A long-haired person in an orange-saffron shawl over an orange top stands at a river bank at dusk, smiling, with a red bindi on the forehead and white markings. They hold a long silver trident-like staff upright in the right hand. Behind them, dark river water stretches out, with small wooden boats and rowers on the water and multi-storey stone ghats and buildings lining the shore under a blue-grey evening sky.

A photograph taken on a river at dusk from a wooden boat deck. In the foreground a smiling man with long, wavy dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl over orange clothing, raising his right hand in greeting. He holds a white pole with a metal tip. Behind him a second person in a light blue shirt stands on the boat. The background shows the river, boats and a hazy row of buildings along the ghats.

A photograph taken on a river at sunrise or sunset, with the low sun glowing over the water. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a shawl of saffron-orange cloth smiles upward while holding a silver trident upright in his right hand. Behind him, a wooden boat with green trim carries a group of seated people in white clothes and headwear, and a standing figure in a dark jacket raises a camera. A sandbank stretches along the far shore under a pale hazy sky.

A smiling man with long, wind-swept dark hair and a small red bindi sits on the wooden edge of a boat over rippling water. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder with orange sleeves, and gestures with his raised left hand while holding a thin white stick in his right. Sunlight glints on the river behind him.

A smiling man with long, wind-swept dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder and arm. He stands on the wooden deck of a boat on a wide river, holding a long white oar or pole. Behind him, a second person in a light blue shirt is partly visible at the stern. The shoreline on the left shows a dense row of riverside buildings, a red temple spire, and several moored boats under a pale, overcast sky.

A smiling man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a dark stone ledge outdoors, wearing flowing orange-saffron robes draped over his shoulders and body. He holds a tall metal staff topped with a trident-like finial in his right hand and gestures with his left hand open. Behind him a dark stone pillar and a carved temple spire rise against a pale sky, with a microphone stand visible at the upper right. a person: the long swept hair, saffron robes and trident staff match the page's subject, so the candidate is shown seated and speaking in an outdoor temple setting.