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A photograph of an open 'The South India Tourist Guide Book' lying flat on a yellow surface, showing its cover with a grid of colourful tourist photographs. Panels include a dancer in a red and orange costume, a temple gopuram, the Charminar with its four minarets, a tall stone Jain-style statue, a boat on a lake, a sandy beach with fishing boats, and a sculpted temple relief. A yellow banner title and a red masthead read 'The South INDIA tourist guide book'. No people are present in the scene.

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A worn paperback tourist guide titled "The South India Tourist Guide Book" lies on a yellow surface. Its cover is a grid of coloured photographs of temple sculptures, carved deities, a gopuram, a stone monument and a lakeside view. No people are visible, and no person is shown in the scene, so no a person candidate is present.A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden-backed throne with carved wooden elephant-head armrests and a striped zebra-pattern cloth. The figure wears an orange-saffron dress with a yellow-edged drape, layered garlands of pink and yellow flowers, gold necklaces, a bangle and a white bead bracelet, with a red bindi on the forehead. They hold open a printed booklet or brochure bearing a portrait, while looking down at it. The background is dark with a green stage light and a golden decorative element at right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style and gold adornments, and sits on a throne, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2012-12-12October 08 20162016-10-08September 18 20132013-09-18Photograph taken from a wooden boat on the Ganga at Varanasi. A long-haired man in saffron-orange draped clothing, with white forehead markings, a red bindi, rudraksha beads on his arm and waist, and a necklace of large pearl-like beads, sits on the boat's flower-strewn edge looking toward the riverfront. The boat rail is blue and orange, with marigold petals scattered on white cloth. Behind him, a crowded ghat with multi-storey buildings, boats and many people stretches along the river under hazy skies. Probable Swamiji: the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and pearl adornments match the page's description of him on this boat tour.2013-02-13A photograph of a temple hall with orange walls and a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left, empty. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a yellow top with folded hands sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a homa-style brick fire pit surrounded by offerings. A white-robed priest with a bare chest and sacred thread kneels at the pit, and another priest in white sits to the right beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Behind them, deity murti garlanded with white flower necklaces stand on a pink-draped platform under a canopy. A standing attendant in white and a seated person are visible in the background.2010-12-23A photograph of a stone colonnade at a temple, with carved pillars and a weathered stone architrave overhead. Framed painted panels hang between the pillars on the brick wall, showing figures in traditional dress against green landscapes. Blue metal scaffolding railings run along the base of the wall. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-01July 03 20122012-07-03A homa is being performed in a temple hall with orange walls and orange floor cloths. At the centre, a square brick fire pit holds a burning fire, and a priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged tending it while another priest with a shaved head and white shawl sits beside him. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt with a white flower garland and a woman in a dark red outfit sit on the orange cloth watching. On the right, a row of deity murtis are decorated with white and yellow garlands, with brass kalashas and offerings on silver trays in front. A carved golden chair stands empty at left, and a few more people in white and orange clothes stand in the background.2010-12-23A photograph of a stone colonnade at a temple, with carved granite pillars supporting a weathered roof beam. Between the pillars, framed painted panels hang on a brick wall behind blue metal railings. The panels show painted scenes of robed figures, a crowd and trees, consistent with narrative temple art. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-01July 09 20152015-07-09A photograph of a temple-style stage set with a golden nandi bull and gold-framed alcoves. A seated figure in an orange robe, orange turban, and rudraksha mala sits on a silver-covered chair before a golden bull, flanked by golden deity figures. A standing attendant in an orange robe on the left holds a lit lamp toward the central figure. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers drape the statues and alcoves. A deity murti in a gold-framed alcove on the right wears a crown and green and gold sari against a blue cloth. A microphone stands in front of the central seat. The stage has a red curtain behind it and brass railings in front. The seated figure, judging by the orange turban, rudraksha mala and the adornments, matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, and the central figure is a depiction is not claimed here; the seated person is physically present on the stage.2017-11-28