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A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands in front of a glass display case holding several golden Buddhist-style standing figures with ornate golden halo backs and pale draped cloth below them. He wears a dark rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant, and his hands are folded at his waist. A purple draped cloth with green leaf garland lines the base of the case. A candid photograph, not a ritual scene, with no other people visible.

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2003 -World Tour LosAngeles USA2003-08-01A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot on a beige carpet before a shrine. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant and has a red tilak on his forehead. His hands are clasped at his waist. Behind him, a marble shrine step holds a black shivalinga-style stone adorned with flower garlands and a copper kalasha, with two small metal deity figures above on a ledge and a red patterned rug in the foreground. Clothing shows the saffron and orange tones; the setting is a temple or ashram shrine.A young man with long dark hair stands in front of a tiled shrine wall, wearing an orange saffron robe, a red rudraksha mala with large beads, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands are held together at his waist. Behind him sit three golden statues: two seated monk figures in orange shawls with gilded faces and chests, each with a green leaf offering before them, and a golden seated Buddha in orange robes with a raised right hand in abhaya mudra. Small brass oil lamps and dishes sit on the dark stone platform, which has blue and red striped borders with gold trim. The man is the only physical person present, and his appearance shows several cues matching the a person candidate: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is identified as a probable appearance-based candidate.2005-07-13A smiling man with long dark hair stands at right in saffron-orange robes, wearing a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala that hangs to his waist. Behind him, through a glass case, a large gold seated Buddha statue with a topknot sits in a meditative pose, flanked by fresh flower arrangements of yellow sunflowers, pink and white blooms, and purple orchids in glass vases. Two pink lotus-shaped candle holders and a small bowl rest on the marble ledge in front. Pink draped fabric frames the top of the case, and a white pillar and lamp appear at the right edge.2005-07-13 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban stands barefoot on a beige carpet beside a marble shrine. He wears a dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a shrine holds a deity murti with a flower garland, a small kalasha and a black lingam-like stone on a marble platform. A red curtain hangs at left and a red patterned rug lies in the foreground. Hanging brass lamp with chains is visible above the shrine. Long hair falls past his shoulders. The shrine and marble steps are polished, with an inlaid tile pattern on the steps.2003-08-012003 World Tour - Bay Area USAMay 23 20152015-05-23A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, one hand raised in greeting, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him is a large golden seated Buddha statue with a halo and a gold-trimmed altar. On the right, a wooden shelf with brass vessels holds pink flowers, and a red cloth-covered ledge sits above. Plates of flower offerings and small oil lamps rest on the altar at left. A person's hand is visible at the bottom right corner.2008-06-09A standing man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban smiles beside a large dark bronze multi-armed, multi-headed deity murti with a tiered crown and radiating arms, set on a stepped pedestal behind a red rope barrier. Beside him a tall ornate wooden drum stand holds a large drum with a painted red and gold design, in front of gold drapery. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, with his hands clasped at his waist. Patterned carpet and a small carved wooden stool complete the room. Appearance cues including the saffron robe, turban, rudraksha mala and the page's Swamiji reference suggest Swamiji (probable), shown in person.2003-08-01Several men in saffron-orange sannyasa robes stand in a room with glass display cabinets behind them holding silver ritual vessels and a silver deity murti. On the right, a bare-footed man in orange robes with a red-and-orange shawl, a gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead stands with palms joined in greeting beside a red cushioned seat with gold trim. Left of him, two men in orange turbans and orange robes walk forward, one with glasses and hands clasped, the other gesturing. A man in white shirt is partly visible at the left edge. The floor is grey concrete with an orange cloth mat in front of the seat.2010-02-17April 06 20122012-04-06August 22 20062006-08-22