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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated sideways on a dark red cushioned chair, bare-chested and wrapped in a rust-orange cloth with a darker orange shawl draped over one shoulder, bare feet resting on a striped woven mat. A wooded hill rises behind a low wall of rust-coloured shipping containers and white concrete pillars, with a grey car partly visible at left. Faint copyright text sits in the lower right corner. Appearance-based candidate: a person, matching the page's claim of his presence, with long swept hair, a saffron-orange garment and a shawl as qualifying cues; the setting suggests Tiruvannamalai near Arunachala hill.

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February 03 20172017-02-03A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a red-cushioned chair on a concrete platform, shown in profile facing left. He wears a rust-orange garment wrapped at the waist with a saffron-brown shawl draped over his shoulder, and his chest is bare. Bare feet rest on a striped woven mat in red, yellow and blue. A small clear water bottle sits near the chair. Behind him rises a wooded, rocky hill, with a red wall, stacked red containers, a white pillar and a parked white car in the foreground. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in person with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and bare-chested sannyasi attire.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair seated on a dark red cushioned chair atop a concrete platform, smiling broadly with eyes closed, bare-chested and wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap and dhoti. A colourful striped mat lies on the steps in front, and a plastic water bottle sits beside him. Behind him rises a rocky, tree-covered hill, with stacked rust-coloured shipping containers, white pillars and a blue wrought-iron lamp stand with a bowl on the right. Seated figure is the sole person visible.2017-02-03A bearded man with long dark hair sits sideways on a red-cushioned chair on a raised concrete platform, smiling and gazing to the left. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder with a rudraksha-style brown mala across the chest, and his feet are bare. Behind him rises a wooded hill with rocky outcrops under a pale sky, and a row of rust-coloured shuttered containers stands to the right. A woven colourful mat lies at the base of the platform. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated as an honoured guest at the Thiruvannamalai site.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a bearded man with long dark dreadlocked hair seated sideways on a dark red cushioned chair, eyes closed and face lifted, wearing a rust-orange wrap and a brown rudraksha-style mala across the chest, bare-chested with bare feet. A rocky, scrub-covered hill rises behind him, with white concrete pillars, a row of red shipping containers, a white car and a water bottle in the foreground. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala.2017-02-03 +1 copiesFebruary 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on a red cushioned chair atop a tiled platform, wearing an orange-red robe with a shawl draped over one shoulder and resting his hands in his lap. Behind him stand white pillars, a red brick wall, and a white car, with a wooded hill rising in the background. To the right, a blue ornamental lamp stand with a bowl top is visible beside a branch. A patterned red and blue mat lies on the steps in front. The seated man is a candidate for the event subject, with cues of long swept-back hair, an orange-red robe, and a shawl, but his face and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copiesOutdoors, a man with long dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on a raised concrete platform wrapped in a red-and-blue striped mat, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a shawl draped over one shoulder. He has a red bag beside him and a water bottle at his feet. Behind him stand white concrete pillars, a red brick wall, a parked white car, and a bare rocky hill with scrubby trees. A blue wrought-iron stand holding a red bowl is at right. No other people are visible.2017-02-03A seated man in a rust-orange robe with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard sits on a red-cushioned chair atop a low brick platform draped with a striped red, orange and blue cloth. Behind him stands a rocky, tree-covered hill and a row of salmon-coloured metal containers. To the right stands a blue wrought-iron stand holding a dark bowl, and to the left a woman in a white sari is visible in the distance with a few figures in orange nearby. A small water bottle sits on the platform.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03