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Outdoor photograph on a dusty ground with white kolam rangoli patterns. A barefoot man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak walks forward in a bright pink draped garment with green-and-gold border trim, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with bells. Behind him, a man in white with an orange-red garland stands near a notice board, and other people in white dhoti-style clothing are blurred in the background. Several visible people appear in the scene. The long hair, gold necklace and pink draped clothing match the appearance cues, so this is a probable match for Swamiji in person, with the bare-chested figure's adornments as the qualifying cues.

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A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair walks across sandy ground decorated with white rangoli kolam designs. He wears a bright pink draped garment with green-and-gold border trim and a heavy gold necklace of large beads, with a small red mark on his forehead. Behind him, men in white dhotis and drummers with a large drum stand near an orange-brick wall and a tree. a person: the long hair, pink robe and ornate gold beaded necklace match the page's claim, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so this is listed as an unsure candidate in a ritual procession setting.2010-12-26August 21 20112011-08-21November 03 20112011-11-03December 26 20102010-12-26September 27 20122012-09-27November 03 20112011-11-03A man walks barefoot on a paved brick walkway under a covered porch, past a red brick wall and green trees. He wears a hot pink and dark green silk garment draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body, with a gold-edged green border, and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He has a red tilak on his forehead and his hair is swept back. A red pillar frames the right side of the image. ) but no clear crown, long hair, or ceremonial gold necklace, so identity remains uncertain.2011-10-07A photograph of a long-haired man in a pink draped garment and a gold bead garland stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali, gazing upward inside an open-sided orange-walled hall under a corrugated roof. Behind him an ornate gold throne with red cushion stands on a red carpet, and a figure in white shirt and cream dhoti with red border, also with hands folded, stands to the right. On the orange wall a framed black-and-white photo panel is mounted beside a loudspeaker. a person by his long hair, pink saffron-toned draping and gold beaded mala, in the act of prayerful greeting before the throne.2010-12-26April 30 20122012-04-30April 05 20122012-04-05Outdoor photograph of a barefoot man with long swept-back black hair walking on a cream mat with a blue edge over sandy ground. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with yellow borders, a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a gold armlet and bangles, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant necklace, and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on the forehead. Behind him stand black stone sculptures, including a seated carved figure, a dark stone elephant, a black stone lotus-shaped pedestal, red and white striped plinths, green foliage and a tall white pole topped with a dry thatch bundle. Probable Swamiji by the presentation cues of long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold adornments, standing in person.2012-09-19December 26 20102010-12-26