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Outdoor photograph on a dirt path beside thatched huts and green foliage. A grey elephant with a painted forehead mark and a decorated ear stands at left, extending its trunk toward a person in orange robes seated in a white open golf-style cart at right. The seated figure, with long dark hair and an orange garment, reaches a hand toward the elephant and smiles. Several men walk behind in white dhotis and orange shawls, one wearing a white shirt and dhoti, and another man in a red shawl sits at the cart's steering wheel. a person appears as the seated person in orange with long hair and a rudraksha mala.

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November 27 20062006-11-27A dirt path at a rural village with a large grey elephant on the left, its trunk reaching toward a man in an orange robe seated in a white open golf-style cart on the right. Several men walk behind, including a bare-chested figure with long hair in orange cloth, others in white dhotis with orange shawls and beads, and a man in a red garment at the cart's wheel. A thatched hut and trees sit beside the path under a pale sky. The elephant has an ornamented ear decoration and an orange mark.2006-11-27November 27 20062006-11-27Outdoor photograph beside a large elephant with a curled trunk on a concrete platform under palm and banana trees. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and bare feet smiles and gestures toward the elephant. Behind the elephant, several people in white and cream dhotis and kurtas stand in a line, one in a white dress with a shawl, while another figure in white stands further back.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of a temple-style courtyard where a grey elephant with a green rope and a brass bell hanging from its chain stands beside a group of devotees. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala waves his hand near the elephant's trunk. Around him, men in white dhotis and white turbans and a bearded man in white stand close, while a man in pale pink robes offers something to the elephant. Pillars and a patterned ceiling frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears here as the saffron-robed figure with the turban and rudraksha mala.2007-02-20July 11 20092009-07-11November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph of an outdoor enclosure beside a wall, with palm trees behind. A large dark elephant with a yellow rope around its neck stands at left, its trunk lowered toward a woman in a white top and dark hair tied back with a pink ribbon. In the centre a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands beside her. At right, a man with long dark curly hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala, and reaches out to touch the elephant's head. Straw and leaves are scattered on the ground, and a stone block sits near the woman.2006-11-09Outdoor photo of an elephant's trunk reaching down toward a group of people beside a grey wall, with palm fronds and banana trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and draped orange shawl reaches out toward the trunk, a person by visible cues of long hair and saffron robes. Beside him a woman in a white embroidered salwar kameez with red-bordered dupatta and dark sunglasses stands near a young man in cream kurta, a young woman in white, and an older man in white. Strings of small lights hang overhead.2006-11-09Outdoor photograph at a palace compound in Kerala: a large grey elephant with its trunk extended toward a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who rests his hand on the trunk. The elephant is chained at its foot and a mahout in a red-checked shirt and orange dhoti stands at its side. Behind, several devotees in white and cream clothing watch, including a woman in a white sari with a shawl. Palm trees and banana plants frame the scene. The man in orange has long dark hair with a distinctive visible presentation, and the appearance is consistent with a person candidate, though the cues are not conclusive.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09