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A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red shawl seated on an ornate pale wooden chair, holding a black microphone to his mouth while breaking flatbread into a brass plate of curry. A woman in a blue and green silk saree stands at left with gold bangles, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads sits nearby holding a plate of food. Other devotees are visible in the background under a white tent canopy with a red carpet. a person: the seated long-haired man wears a red shawl, has long swept-back hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, which are the appearance cues for the identity, with his role as a speaker giving a discourse during a meal offering.

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A man with long dreadlocked hair, a bare upper body and a loose rust-red shawl sits on an ornate silver-and-cream carved chair, leaning forward as he takes food with his right hand. In front of him a metal bowl holds a yellow-brown stew with a lump of rice and a ladle is being held by a person whose arm reaches in from the left. Behind him seated people in white dhotis and a man in a teal shirt sit on a red cloth, with a metal thali plate in the foreground. The man's forehead shows white markings and his appearance resembles the Swamiji candidate with distinctive long hair and rust-red shawl, so this is a probable match by appearance cues.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard sits in a carved pale wooden chair, holding a black microphone near his mouth with one hand while reaching into a large silver platter of food with the other. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over bare shoulders and a red thread on his wrist. A woman in a green and maroon sari with a braid and jewellery sits beside a copper pot and ladle at left, and a person in white and an arm in teal stand behind. Several devotees in white and purple are seated in the background.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15A seated man with long dreadlocks wears a rust-red sannyasi cloth draped over his bare upper body. He leans forward holding a black handheld microphone in one hand while dipping his other hand into a large brass bowl of food. An elaborately carved pale wooden seat with scrolled foliate motifs is beside him. A woman in a blue sari with a green border and round glasses watches attentively, and a man in white kneels nearby with other people blurred in the background.2017-12-15A seated man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested except for an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, eats from a silver plate of curry at a ceremonial gathering, a microphone held near his chin. An elderly woman in a red sari with gold border and a gold necklace bends forward to offer food from her hands. Around them, a bronze pot and silver plates of food, and seated attendees in white dhotis and orange garments. The man's appearance (dreadlocks, orange shawl, mala beads) matches cues associated with a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Behind, a bald man in white dhoti wears glasses and beads.2017-12-15A photograph of a long-haired man seated on an ornate silver-framed chair, dressed in a rust-orange cloth wrap over bare shoulders, with multiple rudraksha mala beads and a gold pendant around his neck and a white tilak mark on his forehead. He holds a black microphone in one hand and reaches toward a silver tray of food with green and yellow dishes. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala watches and holds food, and orange-robed people stand in the background of a red-carpeted tent with yellow drapery.2017-12-15A seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, a rudraksha-style red shawl and a gold pendant sits on an ornate carved silver chair, smiling as he dips his fingers into a silver tray of food. He holds a small microphone in one hand. A woman in a peach kurta with glasses and a red bindi stands with her palms pressed together beside a young girl in a green and purple outfit. Behind them an older man in white bends forward, and a standing man in white holds a tray with a glass and a gold-coloured pendant. Nearby, a figure in a red shawl sits with long dark hair facing away, and people in orange garments appear in the background. Probable Swamiji is the seated man with long hair and a red shawl, identified by his appearance cues and seated role; the others are devotees. A red carpet and white tent setting surround the scene.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15March 14 20172017-03-14December 15 20172017-12-15