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Outdoor photograph at a temple setting with green trees behind. On the left, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on the forehead; they stand beside a carved golden stone pillar. Beside them, a young man in a white kurta and orange shawl raises a long red-and-white ceremonial staff toward the sky. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand watching, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. The orange-clad figure with long hair and rudraksha mala matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, shown in person.

April 01 2008

Outdoors in front of a temple with carved yellow-ochre stone pillars decorated with lion figures, an orange umbrella held overhead. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, his right hand raised to his ear. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand near, and a white-shirted man stands further back. On the right edge, white flower garlands and red fabric are visible. Green trees fill the background. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), based on long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, in person at the temple procession.

Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a small red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of ornamental beads. He stands among people in white clothes and orange shawls; a man in white bends forward toward him, and a person holds a long wooden staff overhead. Behind them are palm trees, a corrugated metal fence and a whitewashed building.

Outdoor photograph on a grassy field with scrubby trees and an overcast sky, apparently a bhoomi puja ceremony. A man in long saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead and red-and-black rudraksha malas around his neck stands in the centre, smiling and holding red flowers at his chest; this is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the hair, malas and saffron clothing. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver vessel with a small flame, and another orange-clad man stands at left. Several women in white saris with yellow or orange shawls stand behind, one holding a metal tray with offerings and another an accordion-style instrument. Roughly six to twenty people are visible.

Outdoor bhoomi puja on a grassy field edged by scrub and trees. In the foreground a bare-headed man in orange robe bends toward a silver tray and brass vessel on the ground, with incense sticks and small offerings. Beside him stands a man with long dark hair, a tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap, barefoot, facing the ritual items. Behind them women in white saris, some with orange or yellow shawls, hold offering plates and join palms in prayer.

April 02 2012

November 10 2011

A photograph of a crowd of men in orange saffron robes at an outdoor temple-precinct gathering, with a thatched palm-leaf roof visible overhead. In the centre, a young man with long, swept-back dark wavy hair and a white vibhuti tripundra with a red kumkum dot wears a saffron shawl and a heavy ornate necklace of large gold beads, smiling and gesturing with his right hand. Around him, older men in orange and white clothing, some with white forehead markings and red bindis, stand close, one wearing spectacles and another bald man at the right edge in orange. The setting appears to be a crowded ritual or welcome event.

Outdoor photo of a man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a heavy ornate gold rudraksha-style necklace of large beads, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead, smiling and looking upward. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a small red bindi holds a pink towel over the shoulder of the front figure, and a figure in yellow clothing stands at the left edge. Green trees and a building appear in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears in the foreground, identified by long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold rudraksha necklace.

December 23 2007

Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a gravel pile and a whitewashed concrete wall, with a temple gateway and palm trees behind. A man in an orange-and-gold robe wearing a long multi-strand gold and beaded garland walks at the centre, and an orange umbrella is held above him by a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes walk beside and behind him, and a white-clad elderly man with a grey moustache walks at the left edge. Several other people in white and light shirts follow in the background.