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A night-time outdoor photograph on a dark grassy ground beside a leafy tree. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long dark rudraksha-style bead mala around the neck, long dark hair swept back, raises one hand in a blessing gesture while holding a tall wooden staff. Before him a man in a white shirt kneels on one knee and bows, head lowered. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge. Probable Swamiji identified by long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues, shown in the act of blessing a kneeling devotee.

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A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks along a dirt path at night through a garden with dark trees and small pink flowers. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, has long swept-back hair and a red forehead mark, and carries a long wooden staff with red-brown beads in his right hand. Behind him a person in white clothes follows, and another person in pale yellow clothes stands at the right edge of the frame.2006-11-03A night-time outdoor photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and body. He has long, dark, swept-back curly hair and sits cross-legged on a wooden chair, one hand raised in a gesture while the other rests on his knee, with a dark tree and foliage at the right edge. A wooden staff or rod with an orange-tipped end lies to the right. The surroundings are dark with only faint light on the figure, and a partial figure in white stands at the left edge.2008-11-13A night photograph outdoors on dark dirt ground. A man in an orange saffron wrap and bare shoulder holds a rudraksha mala in his hands and gazes upward. Beside him a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti, wearing a dark beaded necklace, walks with his hands together and looks ahead. Both are barefoot or in sandals, lit by a faint flash against the black background.2009-01-08A night-time outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe seated on a folding chair on grass, smiling broadly and holding a wooden staff with a brass top. Two men in white shirts sit in the foreground, one with grey hair and a rudraksha-style mala visible, the other laughing with his head tilted back. Beside the seated man are a red-and-white woven basket, a small white lantern and a pair of wooden sandals on the ground, with a stacked pile of firewood at right.2008-11-13A photograph of a man seated against a dark background, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and torso. He has long, dark, swept-back curly hair and a small red mark on his forehead. His right hand is raised, palm open, in a gesturing motion, and a brass-handled staff or rod rests beside him. A thin reddish-brown band is wrapped around his waist. A watermarked caption is present along the lower right edge.2008-11-13A man with long, swept-back black hair and a small red bindi sits cross-legged in the dark against a black background, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulders and body. He gestures outward with his open right hand while smiling and speaking, and rests a wooden staff with a brass curved handle across his lap. The appearance of the seated figure, with long hair, saffron clothing and a staff, matches a probable Swamiji depiction, and he is shown in person as a teacher during a discourse.2008-11-13A man sits on a folding chair at night against a black background, outdoors. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and body, with long dark swept-back hair and a small red mark on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap and one bare foot is visible. A brass-handled cane rests beside him, and a red container with metal items sits at the lower left edge of the frame.2008-11-13A photograph taken at night against a dark background shows one man seated on a wooden chair, bare-footed, smiling. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and wrapped around his body. He rests his hands in his lap. Beside him on the left lies a long wooden staff with orange-red bands, and at the lower right a brass-handled rod rests near his feet. The ground is dark and pebbled.2008-11-13October 18 20042004-10-18A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits on a low chair outdoors at night against a dark background of grass. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulder and body, with a small red mark on his forehead, and a long reddish-brown wooden staff rests across his lap, held in his hand. A red and blue bag or cloth sits at his feet on the grass. Printed2008-11-13February 02 20102010-02-02A night-time outdoor photograph at a dark riverside or bank with dim ground and scrubby plants. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, loose, dark hair stands in profile, looking left toward the dark water. Behind and to the right, several men stand watching: one in a white kurta with a red cloth draped over his shoulder, one in a white shirt, and one in a navy blue polo shirt with short grey hair. A pale stone structure sits in the dark background.2004-10-18