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Outdoor photo at a mountain lakeshore with a dry hillside behind. A central man in a red robe and a leopard-print shawl wrapped around his head, with a saffron-orange cloth above it, wears a heavy gold-and-bead necklace and smiles while raising one hand. Beside him, a man in an orange jacket and sunglasses holds a camera to his eye. Several devotees in orange and red jackets and hats stand along the water's edge, one raising a long pole with a dark handle at the right. The page identifies this as a Manasarovar pada puja event; the central figure's presentation (long hair, ornate gold necklace, patterned wrap) is distinctive, so he is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate.

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August 07 20122012-08-07August 04 20112011-08-04A photograph of a person in orange and red robes crouching at the edge of a shallow lake on a grassy bank, reaching a hand into the water. The figure wears a leopard-print turban and matching leopard-print shawl with tassels, and a gold-toned ornamental necklace. Behind on the bank, several people in orange and red shawls and white clothing stand watching, one holding a camera and others holding small brass vessels. Barren hills rise in the distance under a pale sky. The scene resembles a pada-puja and tarpanam at Manasarovar, though the rite itself is not fully clear. Probable Swamiji (probable) crouching at the lakeshore, distinguished by the leopard-print turban and shawl, ornate gold ornamentation and orange robes.2012-08-07August 07 20122012-08-07August 07 20122012-08-07Outdoor photograph at a lakeshore with pale sandy-green ground, low brown mountains and a bright cloudy sky. A woman in the centre wears an orange and red head wrap, a leopard-print shawl, a red blouse and an orange skirt, holding a flat pale plate and smiling. Beside her a man holds a bright orange umbrella over another woman in an orange headscarf and shawl. On the right a man in an orange puffer jacket and black track pants holds a pale plate, and an older man in sunglasses and an orange-red shawl stands further right. Several other people in orange and red clothing stand behind, and a faint purple logo sits in the upper left corner. This looks like a pada puja or tarpanam offering by the water.2012-08-07Outdoor photo on a barren, stony plateau with snow-dusted mountains and a distant lake behind a crowd of pilgrims. Centre, a figure in an orange turban and long orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala holds binoculars to the eyes, a gold-toned emblem on the turban. To the left, a smiling man in an orange sweater and orange trousers stands beside him; to the right, a woman in a black hooded outfit with white scarf presses palms together, and a woman in teal top and orange shawl stands further right. Other pilgrims in blue jackets and orange shawls fill the background. A trident-tipped staff is visible.2011-08-05A smiling man in an orange-red robe and bright orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne beside a lake with mountains behind. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, a rudraksha-style garland of beads and a red bindi. A silver trident stands to his left, and the heads of seated devotees are visible in the foreground.2012-08-07 +1 copiesAugust 03 20112011-08-03Outdoor photograph on a barren, grassy lakeshore with distant hills under a partly cloudy sky. A pink umbrella is held over a central figure dressed in saffron-orange with a leopard-print shawl, a patterned turban, and a heavy beaded necklace; he stands barefoot and seems to be receiving a pada puja. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a light shawl and a second orange-robed figure with a leopard-print wrap stand among devotees in orange scarves, some with hands folded in prayer. Spread on the ground at left are sleeping bags, blue mats and a green mat with small offerings. Several people wear orange shawls, and one man at right wears a black beanie.2012-08-07August 05 20112011-08-05A figure in a saffron-orange turban and matching orange robes raises both hands to a pair of black binoculars, smiling, on a barren, grassy highland plain under a bright sky. Long grey-streaked hair falls past the shoulders, and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala with a gold ornament hangs over the chest. Beside him, a bald man in an orange hoodie and dark sunglasses stands with a phone in hand, and behind them a crowd in blue and orange jackets and caps drinks from bottles and watches. Tents and distant mountains complete the scene.2011-08-05