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A man with long swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron draped garment and a long necklace of golden beads, with a gold bangle on his upper arm. He stands barefoot on an orange cloth-covered stage, pointing with one arm toward the left. Beside him is an ornate gold throne with red upholstered cushions. Behind him, a white-clad woman works near a tripod, and people in pink and white clothing stand near a white-edged tank with pink-stained edges. Palm trees, orange bunting and a decorative pillar with orange and yellow patterns frame the outdoor festival setting, and a small purple logo appears in the lower left corner.

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A man stands barefoot on an orange-draped outdoor stage beside an ornate gold-and-red throne, raising his right arm and pointing upward while speaking. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold bead necklace, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, two people in white clothing hold a camera and a tablet, and a young girl in pink and a boy in yellow play with colored powder near a white-stepped tank. Festive orange and yellow pennants and palm trees frame the scene. The man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and gold beads, and is shown in a role of addressing the gathering.2010-10-17Outdoor stage at a Dasara celebration. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange draped garment, a gold bead necklace and a gold bangle, stands barefoot on an orange-draped platform and points upward with one hand. Beside him is an ornate gold-leaf chair with a maroon cushion. Behind him a white-clad person holds a camera on a tripod, a pit with pink powder sits to the right, and palm trees, orange pennants and a coconut-leaf garland frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and orange clothing with gold beads suggest the Swamiji candidate, shown in person, speaking from the stage.2010-10-17Photograph of a long-haired man in flowing saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold armband, standing barefoot on an orange platform beside a golden ornate wooden structure, one hand resting on a pink cloth draped over its edge. Behind him, palm trees and a bamboo fence frame a courtyard where several people in white and pink, some with colored powder on their hands and clothes, mill about on a mat with a printed blue-and-purple runner. The scene suggests a festive outdoor gathering. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold bead necklace match the event's presentation, but the identification rests on appearance only.2010-10-17December 28 20082008-12-28October 01 20062006-10-01October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an orange cushioned seat, both palms raised toward the viewer in a blessing gesture. He wears a saffron-orange draped robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand a golden ornate throne-like structure, marigold and red flower garlands, and a brass oil lamp with a flame. a person: the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala are the qualifying cues for this seated figure giving blessings.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark stands barefoot on a dirt ground, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a pendant. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, beside a carved wooden peetha with a floral mandala. Behind a bamboo fence, two women in white saris watch, and orange flags fly among trees. A stray dog stands nearby. A small bowl sits at the lower right. Appearance-based label: a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold necklace and ceremonial lamp and bell worship, in an inauguration setting.2008-04-19Photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with ornate gold beads and a central pendant, standing outdoors beneath a thatched palm-roof structure with a golden trident-topped staff behind him. Around him stand devotees in white and orange clothing, including a woman with a red bindi and a man in white with a red mark, one man covering his mouth with a hand.2008-12-23November 11 20062006-11-11A man in saffron-orange draped robes stands barefoot on a stone pavement in front of a pink temple building with carved window frames and grilled windows. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi and white vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a central gold pendant. He gestures with his right hand while people in white dhotis, white saris and a red-and-white printed sari crowd around him, some wearing yellow lanyards. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure; the cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and tilak, as he is visiting a temple setting.2009-08-06