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A man stands outdoors before a red-painted wall and a cream panelled door, smiling and looking to his left. He wears a magenta and red silk garment with a gold-bordered wrap, a white and dark-red beaded mala around his neck, a white and red beaded band on his upper arm, and a red tilak on his forehead. In front of him on a ledge are an open bundle of papers and a folded orange-and-magenta cloth beside a brass vessel.

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October 15 20112011-10-15A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with his palms joined before a stone altar, looking upward with a serene expression. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a matching orange upper wrap, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala of white and orange beads, an orange armband, and blue cloth at his waist. On the altar sits a light blue cloth and a small brass lamp. Behind him a framed picture shows a blue deity murti seated with a trident, and the walls are orange and red with a pillar and red curtain at left.2011-10-20January 23 20132013-01-23A man stands outdoors beside a stone ledge with hands folded at his chest, gazing upward. He wears a maroon wrap with a wide gold-bordered edge, a dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a red and pink wall, a cream panelled door and a framed deity picture are visible, with a brass vessel at the lower left.2011-09-23A photograph of a man standing in a temple setting, looking upward with a calm expression. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha-style mala of orange and white beads around his neck, a matching beaded armlet and wrist band, and a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him is an orange-painted wall, a red curtain, a framed picture of a deity seated in meditation with a trident, and a stone pillar at left. A blue cloth lies on a stone ledge in the foreground. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and beaded armlets), shown in person in the temple.2011-10-20A photograph of a man standing in a temple courtyard beside a stone water tank, looking upward with a smile. He wears a green and gold silk shawl over a bare upper body, with red and white beaded malas across his chest and beaded bangles on his arms, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him are orange-red walls, a white panelled door framed in red, a small palm plant, and carved grey stone pillars at the left edge with smoke drifting through the frame.2011-12-13A photograph of a man standing outdoors beside a brass oil lamp on a low stone ledge. He has long dark hair swept back, a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, a gold arm band with a serpent motif, and a heavy gold bead necklace over a rust-orange shawl. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands blurred to the right, and a framed devotional picture hangs on the red wall behind. The main figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold adornments and orange clothing, so he is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, physically present.2013-03-03A man in orange-saffron robes stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, smiling and looking upward, in a temple interior. He wears a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a gold chain with a pendant, and bead bangles with silver armbands. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti and shawl stands near a brass lamp stand and a small brass bowl sits on a stone ledge. The walls are red and cream.2013-01-12A man in white dhoti and shawl with red-orange beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and bracelets stands in a temple setting beside carved pale stone pillars, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing upward with a slight smile and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is a rust-orange wall with a framed display of photographs.2011-11-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair standing at a ritual table of brass vessels, a small brass kalasha with handle, and a brass oil lamp on the left. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, pink and gold-bordered lower cloth, and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arm, with a red tilak on his forehead. His hands are clasped in front of him. Behind him on the orange wall hangs a framed image of a meditating deity murti with a trident-like form. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, shown by long hair, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha malas; the image is not a depiction.2011-11-03A man with closed eyes stands with palms pressed together in front of his chest, in a meditative or prayerful pose. He wears an orange-red saffron garment draped over one shoulder, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold pendant necklace, plus a gold hoop earring. A white vertical tilak and red bindi mark his forehead, and his hair is tied in a bun. A polished brass cup or oil lamp sits on a ledge at left, and a man in a white dhoti stands partly visible at right against a red and pink wall.2013-01-23A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands indoors in front of a reddish wall, gazing upward. He wears a purple and red silk garment with gold border, a heavy gold-beaded necklace, and a gold armband. A folded yellow cloth lies on a stone ledge beside him. A framed picture of a seated deity in white and blue hangs on the wall, and a brass oil lamp hangs at the top. Two dividing lines of blue and red signage are visible above. Appearance is consistent with a person, wearing long hair and gold ornaments, though the figure is only partly visible.2011-10-30