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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in front of an ornate red-stone shrine decorated with orange and green borders, swastikas and Om symbols. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe wrapped over his shoulder and holds his hands together at his waist. Behind him, glass-fronted shrine niches hold framed deity images, orange drapes and flower offerings, and marble plaques are set into the base of the shrine. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) description: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a shawl-style wrap, so this is an in-person appearance-based candidate.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands before an ornate shrine with orange and green painted pillars marked with swastikas and om symbols. He wears a loose saffron-orange robe wrapped over his shoulders and holds his hands clasped in front. Behind glass windows, framed images and red-orange curtains are visible, with flower offerings at the base of one shrine. Brass lamp-like fixtures and yellow marigold garlands hang from the roof. The shrine plaques are inscribed with the names of disciples.A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands smiling beside an ornately decorated orange shrine with green and white trim, pink and yellow rosettes, swastika and om motifs, and marigold garlands draped across its top. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder and holds the fabric at his waist with one hand. Behind the shrine a glass-fronted doorway shows floral offerings inside. A red-bordered plaque on the white wall bears Bengali text. Visible cues include long hair, saffron clothing and a tilak, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) appearance; the figure is a physically present person in the scene.A standing man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and body, with a red bindi on his forehead, and holds his hands clasped at his waist while smiling toward the camera. Behind him is a pink stone shrine with an arched top and a glass-fronted window showing a deity murti with a sunburst-style halo, draped in red cloth and garlanded with marigolds and a yellow flower. Above the shrine arch, Bengali script is inscribed on a maroon cloth panel, and a green plaque with Bengali text is set over the window. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and bindi are the cues, and the page indicates a visit to Telghat.A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands in front of an ornately decorated orange shrine with yellow and pink foam cutouts of Om symbols, swastikas and a wheel motif. He wears a loose saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulder, hands clasped at his waist. Behind him, through a glass window, a pink-tinted statue or bust of a figure in orange robes and a turban wears a garland of marigolds and a rudraksha-style necklace. A small figure in white sits at the left edge behind the glass.A man in saffron-orange draped robes stands smiling outdoors beside a white shrine structure on a rooftop. He has long dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, with his hands folded in front. The shrine is decorated with marigold garlands and green and pink floral motifs, and it houses a glass-fronted niche holding a framed portrait draped with orange cloth. A marble plaque on the shrine base reads SWAMI KRISHNANANDA. Iron railings and weathered walls surround the rooftop.A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands before a small pink-pillared shrine with a glass case. Inside the case, a framed black-and-white portrait of an older bearded man wears a rudraksha-style mala, with an orange cloth behind it and small offerings and candles at the base. He wears a loose saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his body and holds his hands together at his waist. A marble plinth below carries a printed inscription in Bengali script. Part of a person sits at the right edge beside a railing, and a tree and pale sky frame the scene.A photograph of a man standing in a small shrine alcove against a pale wall, wearing a loose orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead, hands clasped in front. Behind him is a framed picture of a deity on the wall, a small black Shiva lingam with a red trident beside it on a red-painted step, and painted Bengali lettering reading 'Jay Baba Bhutnath' above a green garland motif. A framed notice with Bengali text hangs on the left wall, and an orange decorated pillar stands at the left edge.A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron wrap and long dark, wavy hair standing with their back to the camera, facing a small pink stone shrine. The shrine has a glass-fronted door with a deity murti inside, garlanded with a green-and-white flower garland, and a yellow ribbon is tied to the frame. Above the shrine is a plaque with Bengali script. To the right, an orange pillar is decorated with green garlands and swastika motifs. The person's hand rests on the glass door in a gesture of devotion. Overall a single person at a shrine, one physical person visible.A figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands at right, long dark wavy hair swept back, reaching toward a glass window set in a pink-washed temple wall. Through the window, a seated figure in white with an orange cloth is visible behind the glass, with a yellow paper flower stuck to the window frame. The temple's orange ornamental pillar is decorated with swastikas, om symbols, mirror inlays and green and pink garlands, with marigold strands hanging at upper right. A marble ledge with perforated pierced stonework runs below the window.September 04 20082008-09-04August 11 20092009-08-11A 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.