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Close photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white garland of flower strands and a saffron-orange garment. In the foreground, a hand in a grey sleeve reaches toward him from the left, and another arm extends from the right. The background is a warm pale wall.

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June 22 20082008-06-22Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, a red bindi and white vertical marks on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a white flower garland around his neck. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture, with ringed fingers visible. In the left foreground, the blurred head and shoulder of another person is seen, facing him. The background is a plain pale pink-cream wall.2008-06-22Close photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair, eyes closed and a gentle smile, wearing a red-orange garment, a rudraksha mala and a thick white flower garland, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. In the left foreground, the back of another man's head and white shirt are visible, leaning in toward him in a close-range blessing or darshan moment against a warm, pale background.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a red bindi, a white-flower garland, and an orange-red shawl over a rudraksha mala. He faces the camera while the back of another person's head with short dark hair fills the left foreground.2008-06-22A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in front of a pale pink backdrop. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a garland of white flowers with red and dark beads, and a rudraksha mala. Two people in white shirts are in the foreground; one has his hand raised toward the central figure, and another hand is visible at the right edge. The central figure matches the appearance cues of the Swamiji candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so this is a probable identification based on appearance only.2008-06-22Close photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange kumkum dot and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange-red shawl. He faces another man seen from behind in white clothing, who is gesturing with a raised hand at right. Warm, dim indoor lighting against a pale wall.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22