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Outdoors under leafy trees, a man stands barefoot on a small red patterned mat set on a dark stone platform, hands clasped at his waist. He wears a deep maroon dhoti-style garment with orange-gold woven borders, a matching maroon wrap over one shoulder, a gold-beaded necklace, gold armlets and beaded bracelets, and has a red tilak on his forehead. His hair is swept back. A white curved stone border and a paved path are behind him. The left-hand side of the scene shows another orange-clad figure at the edge of the frame. The man is the only fully visible person and appears to be standing in a calm, respectful posture. Swamiji (probable) cues are appearance-based: the swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha-style beaded adornments, with the maroon-and-orange ceremonial clothing.

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April 04 20122012-04-04July 03 20132013-07-03March 06 20132013-03-06A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with gold border stripes stands barefoot on a red patterned mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, small gold earrings, and a layered orange rudraksha mala with a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind him are large banyan tree roots and a low cream wall with folded patterned mats. Outdoor setting, one person.2013-04-07A standing man in an outdoor garden setting presses his palms together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style wrap with gold-coloured borders, a matching red-orange shawl draped over the shoulders, and a heavy necklace of large gold beads with a red-orange cord. He has a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot, and bare feet on a red patterned mat laid on a grey stone platform. Trees, a stone path and a pinkish building form the background.2013-04-07A photograph of a standing man in a maroon dhoti and shawl with broad orange-gold woven borders, barefoot on a woven mat and a patterned rug in front of a large banyan tree trunk with aerial roots. He wears a long gold-beaded garland, gold armlets and bangles, has white vibhuti with a red dot on his forehead, and holds his palms pressed together at his chest while gazing upward. Strings of marigold and yellow flowers hang on the tree behind him, and the edge of a white platform and a dark offering with petals sit in the foreground.2012-04-04A man stands outdoors before large tree trunks with his eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest level in a prayer posture. He wears a deep maroon robe with orange and gold woven borders draped over his left shoulder, and bare-chested on the right side. A multi-strand necklace of gold-toned beads with green accents hangs to his chest, with matching beaded armlets and wrist bands. A white vertical line and red dot mark his forehead, and he has slicked-back dark hair. A garland of yellow and pink flowers hangs at the left edge of the frame. The photo is taken in a natural, uncrowded outdoor setting with a blurred background. The a person field is unsure: the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so this is recorded as a candidate with uncertainty.2012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04January 20 20132013-01-20 +1 copiesApril 19 20132013-04-19 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20132013-01-23May 14 20132013-05-14