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A long-haired man in orange saffron robes sits on a white-and-red wooden cart at night, holding a silver ceremonial staff and wearing a leopard-print shawl over an orange garment with a red vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with a leopard-print cloth and a decorated golden peetha beneath it, under a colourful fringed canopy. A patterned metal kalasha-like vessel and a brass container with leaves sit on an orange cloth beside him. Two men in white stand at the sides, and the scene suggests a procession or ratha setting. The man in orange is an appearance-based a person candidate seated on the cart, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing, a leopard shawl and the ceremonial staff.

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November 20 20102010-11-20A night procession photograph shows a man with long dark swept-back hair seated on a white flatbed cart with red wheels and frame, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala. He holds a silver ceremonial staff with a carved head and sits barefoot on an orange cloth. Behind him a golden stepped throne-like platform stands beneath an arch of yellow and orange marigold garlands and striped pink, green and purple bunting, with a decorated deity murti in a leopard-skin-patterned garment and a silver trident-like staff. A brass kalasha-style pot with coconut sits to the left, and a white-clad attendant and a speaker are visible at the edge.2010-11-20Night procession scene on a white wheeled cart draped with an orange cloth. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, sits on the cart smiling and holding a tall ornate silver staff. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed with a leopard-print cloth, a garland and jewelry, framed by a golden tiered pedestal and a tall yellow and red decorated umbrella with fringe. Oil lamp and brass vessels and a small coconut sit on the cart, with a speaker visible to the right. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with his long hair, saffron robe, leopard shawl and rudraksha mala.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night-time outdoor ritual procession centred on a golden palanquin-style platform holding a deity murti draped with red, orange and white garlands, under a large golden canopy with decorative fringe. A long-haired man in an orange cloth with a leopard-print shawl sits cross-legged on an orange cloth before the platform, holding a small object in his hands, with a silver bell and a brass plate with a silver container in front of him. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala looks on. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand and watch, some holding small items, and women in saris stand at the back.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20July 31 20152015-07-31November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and bells, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. A man seated centrally in an orange robe, pink and white garland and an ornate gold-and-red crown holds a trident-like staff and smiles. Beside him a bald attendant in orange; standing at right, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall silver staff, and another attendant in orange with glasses holds a silver ceremonial staff. A camera operator is visible at left.2013-02-10A man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits on a gold throne decorated with thick garlands of white jasmine, yellow and orange marigolds, and magenta flowers, with a red velvet back panel and lion-shaped gold armrests. He wears a red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass trident in his right hand, and smiles while seated on a flower-decorated procession palanquin. Behind him stand onlookers, including a woman in a blue sari and a man in white, and brass ritual vessels sit at the lower right.2006-12-30December 25 20092009-12-25