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A photograph of an outdoor monastic training gathering on a veranda. A man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange saffron shawl sits on a wooden swing-bench with a red cushion, smiling and turned toward the audience. Behind him a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a brown wooden door. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground, some with shaved heads and some with long hair, and a pot of plants and a decorated painted wall with dancing figures frame the scene.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes smiling broadly while seated on an ornate wooden swing with beaded chains, a red cushion beneath him. Behind him stand a brown-red wall with white folk-style figure painting, a wooden door, a potted plant and a clay pot. Several seated people in the foreground, some in white and some in orange clothing, face him with their backs partly to the camera, and a plate of food sits at the lower left. The swing and cushion are arranged on a raised tiled step. a person is the central figure: long swept-back dark hair and saffron robes, seated on a decorated swing in front of devotees. Around six to twenty people are visible.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17October 22 20062006-10-22A photograph of a monastic training gathering outdoors at a wooden-doored porch. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing flowing saffron-orange robes sits smiling on a carved wooden bench with a red cushion, with one arm resting on the armrest. Brass hanging chains and bells decorate the doorway. Around him, young people in white clothes sit closely, some smiling, and a woman in white wears an orange shawl and glasses at left. In the foreground, a pile of folded orange cloth lies on the step beside metal bowls and small fruits. Greenery and a red woven basket appear at right. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by long hair and saffron robes with a ceremonial seat.2006-08-17December 23 20072007-12-23A group of devotees sits on a covered porch beside a wooden swing hung with brass chains, in front of a white wall with a painted folk-art panel of dancing figures. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace and an orange wrap sits on the swing, smiling and hands clasped; a candidate matching this presentation, but the page does not confirm he is present, so the identity is uncertain. Beside him a man in a red shirt and orange shawl sits, an older woman in white with glasses and an orange shawl sits, and younger women and a man in white with orange shawls sit on the red floor. A wooden door with red and brass hangings stands behind them, and a silver staff rests on the step in the foreground.2007-12-23A photograph on a verandah at night, with a red-tiled floor and a low red-cushioned swing bench hung on two brass chains. A person with long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead and a gold necklace of beads, dressed in orange robes, sits on the swing smiling with hands clasped and feet bare; this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with long hair, orange clothing and beaded necklace. Facing them stands a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered cloth over the shoulder, hands clasped behind his back, looking toward the seated figure. Behind them is a wooden door, a white wall painted with a maroon tribal-style village mural of figures and trees, a potted plant, a brass pot, and a small trident on the wall.2006-07-11August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph inside a temple-like hall with carved wooden pillars and gold-patterned columns. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dark hair and a dark red wrap sits cross-legged holding a microphone, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a woman in orange robes kneels near a small wooden table with a bowl. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange with dark beads sits at the table. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange, white and yellow clothing sit and stand, many with white marks on their foreheads and beaded necklaces. A cameraman films from a tripod, and a brass kalasha and small deity murti stand near the front. A framed painting hangs on the upper wall.2016-08-04A photo of a man seated on a brass-framed swing with a red cushion, arms crossed over his chest. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, white tripundra marks on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and bare upper body. Behind him is a red wall with white painted folk figures of dancing women and geometric motifs, and to the right a carved wooden door. a person is seated, appearing contemplative. A small blue container sits on the red-tiled floor at left, and a partial figure appears at the lower left edge.2007-02-23A photograph of a man with long dark swept-back hair in orange saffron robes seated on a red-cushioned wooden chair on a raised red-tiled platform before a carved wooden door with brass fittings. He sits with arms folded, looking toward the camera. Around him are seated devotees in orange and white clothing, including a woman in orange with a long braid in the foreground, and a wall mural of folk-style figures is visible above. Bamboo poles frame the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, cues consistent with the page's Swamiji attribution, though the appearance is not certain.2006-08-17A photograph of a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe seated on a wooden swing with brass chains and a red cushion, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Behind the swing, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red border stands holding folded orange cloths, and another man in an orange shawl and white kurta with rudraksha mala bends over bundles of orange cloth and bamboo poles. Two seated men in white sit at the left edge. The setting is a tiled red-floored veranda with a red-framed window, a wooden door, potted plants and a wall painting of dancing figures in white.2006-07-11