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Close side-profile photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beads, plus white jasmine and orange-red rose garlands. A red kumkum mark sits on his forehead. Behind him is ornate gold-leaf decoration with flowers. Swamiji (probable) is shown in person with these cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and garlands.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17Close photo of a smiling man with long dark wavy hair, a red kumkum mark on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a thick garland of white and red flowers with green leaves. A gold ornament hangs on his chest, and gold decorative panels and orange drapery fill the background, with flower petals scattered around. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, flower garlands and gold ornaments match the cues for the Swamiji candidate, so this person is labelled as such in appearance-based terms only.2008-07-17July 07 20092009-07-07A close photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead, seated in front of a wall of marigold and rose garlands. He wears an orange saffron robe with a gold border and a heavy gold ornamental necklace with a jewelled pendant, plus two white jasmine and red flower garlands draped over his shoulders. The distinctive long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated as a recipient of honour at a festive gathering.2007-01-01Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum tilak on his forehead. He wears an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, and his neck is draped with thick garlands of white and red flowers with green leaves and purple blossoms, with gold trim. Behind him is an ornate gilded carved backdrop, with red and white flower garlands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands are visible cues of a sannyasi presentation.2009-07-07A smiling man with long, loose dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne. He wears an orange-rust saffron-toned draped garment with a gold border, a white jasmine garland and dark rudraksha beads, a silver chain necklace, and a red bindi with white marks on his forehead and arms. A small headset microphone is visible near his ear. The background shows a gold-embossed chair back. Probable Swamiji seated for a talk, with cues of long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial jewellery.2012-05-24A man with long, swept-back black hair sits with eyes closed and a slight smile, wearing an orange shawl edged with gold zari and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. He wears a white jasmine garland and a large red-and-orange rose garland, plus a gold chain and gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala. Behind him is an ornately carved gold throne with yellow, red and white flower decoration against a dark blue backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is the apparent central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, orange clothing, garlands and gold ornaments. The photo appears to be from an archive page dated December 23, 2009.2009-12-23Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange saffron garment and a gold ornamental necklace with bead segments, draped with white jasmine garlands and orange-red roses over green leaves. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him is ornate gold-toned carved decoration. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklace and garlands.2008-07-17Close side-profile photograph of a smiling man with long, wavy dark hair falling past his shoulders, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala. He wears a thick garland of red and white flowers, green leaves and gold-coloured ribbon wrapping, with purple flowers below, over orange-red clothing. A gold ornament is blurred behind him, and a person in green is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based label: a person with long swept hair, orange clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands; the page indicates he was present at the 2009 Gurupoornima event.2009-07-07Close-up photo of a smiling man with long dark wavy hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead, wearing an orange garment and a thick garland of red and white flowers with green leaves, along with rudraksha beads. A gold-coloured ornate pillar and red fabric appear blurred behind him.2009-07-07