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A man with long dark dreadlocks and a short beard sits cross-legged in a saffron-red robe with a rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and a gold pendant necklace, a white tilak on his forehead and white ash on his arms, raising one hand while the other rests in his lap. Behind him stand dark deity murti statues draped with white jasmine garlands and red ribbons, and a brass oil lamp with a small flame and silver vessels sit in front on a stone platform.

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A photograph of a seated man with long dark dreadlocks and a short beard, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist sash and a three-strand rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and down the chest. He wears a gold chain with a round pendant, white horizontal markings on his forehead and upper arms, and a red thread on his raised right wrist. He raises his right palm in a gesture of blessing while his left hand rests on his knee. Behind him stand rows of dark stone deity figures garlanded with white flower strings and red cloth, and a brass lamp sits at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a ceremonial setting, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments as distinguishing cues.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A seated man with long dark dreadlocks falling past his shoulders wears a rust-orange sleeveless top and matching lower cloth, a dense rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a gold chain with a round gold pendant. White horizontal marks cover his forehead and both arms, and a leopard-print waist cloth shows at his hip. He sits in profile with one arm resting on his knee, gazing down. Behind him stand dark deity murti garlanded with white flowers and red cloth. A woman in orange robes sits at left beside a small oil lamp with a flame, and another person in orange is partly visible at right edge.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A photograph of a long-haired man seated cross-legged on a raised platform, speaking with one palm open toward the audience. He wears a sleeveless rust-orange garment, a leopard-print waist belt, a gold pendant necklace and multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a silver-handled staff across his lap. Behind him are a silver peacock figure, a microphone on a stand, black deity murti statues draped in white and red flower garlands, and a silver-embellished throne.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a leopard-print waist belt, rudraksha mala, and long dreadlocks sits on a mat with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him stands a silver throne-like chair, and a deity murti draped in white and red with garlands, a silver peacock, a brass kalasha-style lamp, and rows of garlanded black stone figures behind him. A microphone stand is visible at right. The man has white tilak and white arm markings, and a ceremonial gold necklace. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the ritual setting.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 20 20172017-12-20