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Outdoor photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and matching upper cloth, with a long wooden rudraksha mala hanging to his waist and a red tilak on his forehead. He stands on a pale concrete pathway smiling with eyes closed, while a second person in orange robes walks behind him at right beside an orange container structure. A white-clad figure appears at left near white pillars and a white car, with a green forested hill rising behind. A blue metal stand holding a bowl stands at right. Man in orange appearance is a probable Swamiji, identified from long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, shown standing in person.

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February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A barefoot man with long dark hair and a full beard walks along a concrete path in front of a rust-orange shipping container. He wears an orange-red saffron-style cloth draped over one shoulder and tied at the waist, with a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest and a red-banded wrist string. Behind him, several saffron-robed sadhus and a man in white dhoti with a yellow-and-white garland stand near white pillars, with a white car and green trees and yellow flowers beyond. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, present in person.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a bearded man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and long rudraksha mala walking barefoot along a concrete path toward a blue-grey lamp stand with a shallow bowl. Behind him, a line of stacked rust-red shipping containers under a corrugated roof sits beside a white car and a red boundary wall, with wooded hills rising behind. Two younger men in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one wearing a beaded necklace, and a white-clad man is partly visible at the edge. A robed figure stands in the distance near the wall. Swamiji (probable): the walking man has long hair, a flowing beard and a long rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's description of his arrival at the Tiruvannamalai adheenam.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A bearded man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks barefoot along a pale concrete path in front of a row of rust-red shipping containers, wearing a long rudraksha mala. A forested hillside rises behind, with palm and leafy trees. To the left, a few people in orange robes stand near a white car and white pillars, and a bronze lamp stand with a wide bowl sits in the right foreground. a person is the bearded man in saffron, shown in appearance-based terms with his long rudraksha mala and orange robes.2017-02-03A photograph of a seated bearded man in rust-orange ochre robes on a raised platform with a red-and-blue striped mat, gazing toward a large green hill of Arunachala with rocky outcrops. A pale white pillar stands near him, a blue wrought-iron stand holds a dark bowl on the right, and a red-brick compound wall, a parked white car and leafy trees frame the scene. Given the page's Thiruvannamalai context, the rocky hill appears consistent with the sacred mountain. The man is an appearance-based candidate who wears saffron-ochre clothing and has long dark hair and a full beard, but these cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a seated sannyasi.2017-02-03A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on a red-cushioned chair on a tiled platform outdoors, wearing an orange-red shawl and dhoti. A wooden-looking chair sits beside a small striped mat. Behind him stand white concrete pillars, a red brick wall, and stacked orange-brown shipping containers. A tall wooded hill rises in the background under a pale sky, and a blue-black metal lamp stand with a dish is at right. A parked silver car is partly visible at left.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-orange wrap walking past a parked silver SUV under palm trees, with a blue-roofed village building behind him. He has long dark hair tied back, white ash marks on his forehead and arms, and a red tilak dot. He is bare-chested beneath the orange shawl and looks down with a smile. Behind him stands a second man in white with an orange scarf, and a stone deity murti sits to the left. Smoke drifts in the right background.2009-06-15November 11 20172017-11-11