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A photograph at a temple courtyard with a yellow wall pierced by square ventilation holes and orange-red grilled doors. In the centre a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron wrap draped over his body, his hands clasped at his waist. Behind him a man in a light yellow shirt and grey checked lungi stands in the doorway, and a seated figure in pale clothing sits at the right edge. At the left a painted deity murti with garlands and a patterned yellow-green cloth stands on a red base. A blue tarpaulin shades the courtyard and an orange-painted pillar stands at right.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a loose saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his body. He smiles and extends one open hand toward the camera. Behind him stands a pale deity murti decorated with garlands, beside a low pink plinth. The background shows a yellow-walled building with red shuttered doors, a tree, and a concrete courtyard with steps on the left. Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a bindi, appearing in person.A young man with long, wavy, shoulder-length dark hair stands outdoors in front of a white-washed wall with a patterned ventilation block and a doorway. He wears a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and chest, with a red bindi and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and he smiles gently toward the camera. The appearance matches the page's claim of a person, with long swept hair, saffron clothing and a forehead mark, so the in-person candidate is noted as probable.2006-10-19A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at left, wearing a loose saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his body with his hands clasped at his waist. Beside him is a painted concrete deity murti of Shiva with a crown of marigold garlands, a snake around the neck, and a leopard-print lower garment, holding a pink-and-white elephant-headed figure. The murti stands on a round raised pedestal near a tree. Behind is a yellow building with orange folding security gates, and slippers lie on the ground at right. The man's appearance with saffron shawl, long hair and tilak fits the page's Swamiji reference, so he is.A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a small red bindi on his forehead stands at left in a flowing saffron-orange robe wrapped over orange top, gesturing with one raised hand. Beside him stands a weathered outdoor shrine statue of a deity with a snake draped over the shoulders, garlanded with orange and marigold flowers, and a seated figure in a red and gold garment. Behind are red-painted metal shutter gates on a yellow building, a tree, a white gate, a pink car and a stone step. Pair of sandals rests at the lower right on the pavement. Only one physical person is visible.A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl sitting on an orange-painted ledge in a covered open pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and orange pillars. The figure has a red bindi on the forehead and a gentle smile. A man in a white shirt holds up a silver digital camera at the right edge, photographing them. Behind, a man in a dark jacket and grey trousers stands near a large banyan tree with aerial roots, beside a whitewashed building with red window grilles. A framed picture hangs on the orange wall. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and a red bindi, cues consistent with the page's Swamiji visit.2008-Highlights-From-The-HimalayaYatraA photograph in a red-arched temple doorway with hanging brass bells and a garland-draped interior. A long-haired man with a red bindi, rudraksha mala and saffron shawl smiles and holds his hand to his chest, with appearance cues consistent with a probable Swamiji. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and orange t-shirt stands close, and behind them other saffron-clad men carry a trident-topped staff. An older man in white and an orange-clad figure stand at the left edge.2006-05-25June 04 20062006-06-04A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in a doorway of a whitewashed building, wrapped in flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and body, holding a tall wooden walking staff with a carved pattern in his left hand and wearing orange thong sandals. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and an ID badge stands in the dark interior. A green leaf frames the left edge.2006-10-24A photograph of a man standing outdoors on a sandy ground beside a row of circular fire pits with ash residue. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and has long dark hair swept back, with hands folded in front. Behind him is a row of seated grey stone statues of deities and a white building with a corrugated roof and a bamboo fence to the left. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, shown with saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and long hair; he stands at the sacred fire site.2010-06-13Photograph of a long-haired man in the foreground wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, turning his head to the left. Behind him, a smiling man in an orange robe with a red mark on his forehead stands at a doorway, and another man in a white shirt and a partly visible figure in orange stand nearby. The foreground figure has long swept-back dark hair and the cues of a saffron-clad sannyasi, so he is a person candidate photographed in person.2010-02-04A long-haired man with a red tilak on his forehead sits on a red-and-cream stone step in front of an open red-framed doorway of a small shrine. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and holds a silver trident in his right hand while waving with his left. Inside the doorway a dark deity murti is visible, with a small shrine niche and a red-framed picture on the left wall. A teal ceiling and a plaque on the pillar surround the entrance. a person: the long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and trident match the cues for the a person candidate, though the face is not used for identification.2006-06-04