A photograph of a young man with long, loose dark hair seated on a white plastic chair in front of a large banyan tree whose aerial roots form a dense curtain behind him. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and is raising one hand to his ear while glancing sideways with a faint smile. Dry sandy ground and dappled sunlight fill the foreground. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a young man with long, loose dark hair seated on a white plastic chair in front of a large banyan tree whose aerial roots form a dense curtain behind him. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and is raising one hand to his ear while glancing sideways with a faint smile. Dry sandy ground and dappled sunlight fill the foreground.

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A photograph of a young man with long, dark, wavy hair seated on a white plastic chair in front of a large banyan tree whose tangled aerial roots form an arch behind him. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and body, and he rests one hand near his ear while glancing sideways with a faint smile. Sunlit dirt ground is visible below. The image is a single person portrait with no visible ritual objects beyond the chair. a person is shown as a seated sannyasi-style figure with long hair and saffron cloth, though the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.

October 19 2006

A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands outdoors beneath a large tree with thick branches. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap that leaves his shoulders bare. Behind him are dense green leaves and sunlit ground with scattered stones. He is turned to his right, mouth open in a broad smile.

A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair stands outdoors in front of a large banyan tree with thick, aerial roots and branches. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and a white ash line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. His mouth is open in a broad laugh. Dappled green foliage fills the background.

Outdoor photograph of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a loose orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders with his upper body partly bare. He stands among large banyan tree trunks and branches with dappled sunlight. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), in person, with cues of long hair, saffron clothing and forehead markings.

August 18 2006

A smiling man sits cross-legged inside a hollow formed by the large pale aerial roots of a banyan tree, raising his right hand in a wave. He wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap draped over both shoulders and a small red bindi on his forehead; his dark hair falls past his shoulders. Yellow and red powder marks are smeared on the tree roots around him.

July 03 2008

A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a small red bindi on his forehead. He sits outdoors in front of a pale granite boulder with green shrubs behind him, looking off to the side.

Outdoor portrait of a man with long, dark, wavy hair falling past his shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads hanging across his chest. He has a small red bindi on his forehead and stands in front of a large spreading tree with thick grey branches and green foliage, with sunlight on the ground behind him.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair, wearing a loose orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and bare chest. A small red kumkum mark sits on his forehead. He looks off to the side against a backdrop of pale grey rock and green leafy shrubs. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron wrap and forehead mark, seated outdoors in a sannyasi setting.