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Outdoor photo on a sunlit dirt path lined with palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange shawl, bare-shouldered with a garland, stands smiling under a red and green ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels bearing the printed word DHYANAPEETAM. Attendants in orange dhotis hold the umbrella pole. Two men in white turbans and white clothes stand facing him with hands in namaste greeting. Behind them devotees in white kurtas and a child in yellow stand watching. A man in a cream red-trimmed polo and khaki trousers stands at the right. Palm and banana plants fill the background.

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Outdoor photograph on a dirt path among green trees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a white and orange flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting, beneath a colourful tasselled ceremonial umbrella held overhead. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand to the left, and a man in white dhoti with a white shirt bows with folded hands before the central figure. Behind them, musicians in white dhotis play drums and a wind instrument, and devotees in white clothes stand with palms joined. A small yellow-cloth-draped object sits on a stone base at left. Several devotees in white and orange clothing are visible. The central figure has long dark hair and distinctive orange-and-saffron clothing with a garland, matching the page's appearance cues, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable).2008-07-27Outdoor scene on a sandy courtyard with palm trees and thatched huts. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at the left, facing a group of saffron-robed monks. A saffron-robed monk in the center holds a garland of red and white flowers. Two decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and green with tassels are held over the group by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Several men in white and women in white stand around, some with lanyards. A printed banner is visible in the background.2009-12-30Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a flowing orange robe and walks forward, smiling. Behind him, a man in white clothes holds up an orange umbrella with a tasselled canopy, and beside him another man in white wears an orange shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Several figures in orange robes follow, a woman in lavender stands at left, and a woman in white stands nearby among potted plants and flower beds. Garlands hang from the umbrella area.2007-12-27Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered under red and multicolored ceremonial umbrellas with tassels, banana plants and trees behind. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange turban, orange shawl and long rudraksha mala greets devotees, accepting a garland-like offering. A bearded man in an orange shawl stands at right with long dark hair. An elderly man in a white shirt and glasses stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste toward the central figure. Several men in white shirts and orange wraps surround them. The central figure has long hair, a turban and orange robes, cues consistent with the page's a person reference, so the candidate is present but the appearance is only partly certain.2007-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 25 20062006-12-25July 27 20082008-07-27January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved road lined with palm trees, with a distant mountain ridge behind. At the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long white and red flower garland and walks beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk barefoot or in sandals, and a woman in an orange sari walks at left. A man in a white kurta and dhoti walks at right, and others in white and yellow sashes follow. Saffron flags on poles line the route.2010-02-18December 27 20082008-12-27August 09 20072007-08-09A procession on a dirt road under a sunny sky with palm trees behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white and red flower garland, a red rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead, with long dark hair; he walks barefoot with a gold trident-topped staff. Flanking him are saffron-robed attendants, some holding ornate ceremonial umbrellas with fringed red, yellow and green canopies, and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk nearby. Several devotees in white follow behind, and palm-thatched structures and a stone wall stand in the background. The figure's appearance is consistent with the page's identification, so this is a person carried in procession with attendants.2008-12-25Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground beneath a yellow and orange ceremonial canopy with fringed tassels. A bearded man in saffron robes with a green-bordered shawl walks at left. Centre, a man with an orange turban and long dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot in an orange robe. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe and orange turban leans on a walking stick. On the right, a clean-shaven man in white shirt and dhoti walks barefoot, and a man in white with glasses and an orange shawl walks beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, some holding flowers.2006-12-31