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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange garment with a white and red flower garland and a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace, gripping a thick white rope with both hands. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, looking downward. Behind him are palm fronds against a pale sky. The visible cues are long hair, saffron clothing, a garland and gold beads; the appearance-based identity is probable Swamiji, shown at a ritual event involving a rope, possibly a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting, though the rope is clearly visible without further detail.

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A photograph of a shirtless man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with gold ornaments. He holds a thick rope with both hands and looks downward, with a palm frond at the right edge and an open sky behind him.2010-07-26A man with long swept-back black hair and a red kumkum bindi on his forehead holds a thick white rope with both hands, looking downward. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare upper body and is adorned with a white jasmine garland with red flowers and a heavy gold necklace of ornamental beads. Palm fronds are blurred in the background.2010-07-26A man in an orange saffron garment with a long orange cord-and-white cloth held in both hands stands on a raised float decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace over the saffron cloth and has a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back hair. Behind him a coconut palm frond fills the background and a gilded ornamental pillar with floral garlands stands at left. Another person in orange is partially visible at the lower right. The scene resembles a procession moment on a decorated ratha or palanquin, with a Swamiji (probable) candidate on the float based on the orange clothing, long hair and gold necklaces.2009-12-23A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long necklace of gold bead ornaments. He holds an orange rope in both hands, pulling it taut beside a stylised golden metal arch structure and yellow flower garlands at the left edge. A second figure in orange robes appears partially at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown here with ceremonial orange attire, long hair and gold beaded necklaces, handling the rope on an outdoor stage.2010-10-07 +1 copiesJune 09 20092009-06-09A man in an orange saffron garment with a white and multicolored flower garland stands in a stone temple setting, raising one arm and holding a gold ceremonial pendant on orange cords, which he lowers with his other hand. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is a weathered granite wall and a colorful floral arrangement of yellow, red and purple blooms. Appearance-based label: a person, in_person, shown in a ritual or temple presentation with a gold pendant and garland.2009-12-26September 29 20062006-09-29August 02 20082008-08-02April 14 20132013-04-14July 26 20102010-07-26December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22