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A photo of people walking along a narrow sandy alley in an old Indian town, with weathered cream walls, a carved wooden door and green-pillared balconies above. A man in a mustard-yellow checked shirt and khaki trousers, with an ID badge on a red lanyard, leads the way. Behind him a bald-headed man in white and a smiling man in saffron/orange robes wearing a large orange marigold garland, with a red rudraksha-style mala, walk side by side. A bearded man in white kurta and grey jacket carries a black bag and a cloth bag. A sign on the wall reads GUEST HOUSE with an arrow. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the smiling figure in the saffron robes and marigold garland with long swept-back hair and a red mala, walking as a guest in the procession. Other people are visible in the background.

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A narrow lane in Varanasi with weathered yellow and cream buildings, green-pillared balconies above and a hanging sign reading GUEST HOUSE with a red arrow. A man in a mustard-yellow checked shirt with a lanyard badge walks in front on the left. Behind him a person in a long saffron-orange robe wears a large orange and yellow marigold garland and a red bead necklace, with long dark hair, smiling and gesturing as he walks. Beside him a barefoot man in white kurta-pyjama and a grey jacket carries a black bag and wears a red bead garland. Several other people in white clothes follow in the background.2006-01-07A photograph of a narrow alley in an old Indian town, with pale blue-grey walls, green-framed doors and a red-and-orange painted lower wall. A man in an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl walks forward with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a bare upper body, looking upward. Beside and slightly behind him, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks along the lane. A green tarpaulin awning shelters shops on the left, and parked motorcycles line the right side. A blue sign reads GUEST HOUSE MANJUSHREE, and a shuttered metal gate stands at left.Photograph of four men walking single file down a narrow stone-paved lane in an old Indian town, flanked by weathered sandstone buildings with overhead cables. In front, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a large marigold garland, smiling and walking barefoot in sandals; the appearance is consistent with a person by his long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland. Behind him a man in white dhoti and kurta with a sacred thread walks with a staff, a man in a green shirt walks at left, and a bald man in an orange shirt and jeans carries a camera at right. A maroon signboard with Devanagari script hangs over the lane, and a stone carved shrine spire rises at right.2006-01-06February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a narrow city street with shuttered shops, signboards, parked motorbikes and pedestrians. Four prominent people walk toward the camera. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange dhoti, an orange-and-brown leopard-print shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, and he has an appearance-based cue consistent with the page's a person label, but the cues are insufficient for a confident identification. To his left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a tilak and an orange-red shawl walks beside him. To the right, a bald man in white with an orange-red shawl and a crossbody strap. Behind them, a woman in white sari with an orange-red shawl and a man in white walk along. A pedestrian on the far left wears a white shirt and dhoti.A narrow stone-paved lane in an old Indian town, with weathered crumbling walls, hanging electrical wires and a shrine-style carved spire at right. Four men walk toward the camera. To his left, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a trident-marked staff and purple-bordered cloth walks beside him. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt walks, and at right an older man in an orange-striped shirt and jeans carries a camera. A red-and-yellow Hindi signboard hangs over the lane.2006-01-06 +1 copiesA blurred photo taken from behind in a narrow urban lane with red-painted walls. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange top and orange wrap, with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds draped over the shoulders, and carries a long thin rod in the right hand. Around the figure, several men walk along the lane: one in a white turban and olive-green jacket, another in a yellow turban and dark clothing, and a person in white head covering to the right.2006-01-06February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a large orange and yellow marigold garland walks away from the camera down a narrow alley lined with pale blue and white walls and stone steps. He holds a white walking stick in one hand and wears dark sandals. Other people walk behind and beside him, and a seated person in a khaki-green wrap sits to the right against a wall. The image is blurred with motion. Partially visible people appear at the edges.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06February 13 20132013-02-13