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A photo of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a flowing saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and a matching orange garment, standing barefoot on a white tiled floor in a bright room with large windows. Beside him a man in an orange kurta with a dark rudraksha mala and a locket holds a folded orange cloth and a small camera. Behind them, an older man in white with an orange shawl stands near chairs and a table, and a red-and-black backpack rests on a chair. The man at the centre has long hair, a crown-free but distinctive ornate appearance with rudraksha-style cues absent, so identity is uncertain and he is described by role only as a devotee-style figure in orange robes. Four physical people are visible, partly cropped at the edges.

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A photograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis in a narrow whitewashed passage. On the left, an older man with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a white beard is draped in an orange cloth pulled over his head. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace of beads and a large pendant points ahead with his right arm. Behind them a younger man with curly hair and a red mark on his forehead stands in the background, and a young boy in white is partly visible at the right edge. The right-hand man shows distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklace and orange robes, consistent with a person candidate; the photo is a photo of people in a passage.2006-12-04Photograph of a long-haired man in the foreground wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, turning his head to the left. Behind him, a smiling man in an orange robe with a red mark on his forehead stands at a doorway, and another man in a white shirt and a partly visible figure in orange stand nearby. The foreground figure has long swept-back dark hair and the cues of a saffron-clad sannyasi, so he is a person candidate photographed in person.2010-02-04February 11 20072007-02-11Photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and skirt, a red bindi on his forehead and a long strand of gold beaded ceremonial necklace; he raises one hand in greeting while walking through a hall. To his left a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a bracelet walks beside him, and behind them a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border stands near a red curtain and a projection screen at the top left. Two physical people are visible in the foreground plus one further figure in the background, so the count is three.2011-02-27Photograph of two men walking through a plain white interior corridor toward a dark wooden doorway. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wrapped around the body and an orange turban smiles while looking to the side, with long dark hair visible at the back of his neck. He appears to match a person by the orange clothing and turban, though the cues are not strongly distinctive. Beside him on the right, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks with a serious expression. A blurred figure in white and orange stands at the left edge, and another partially visible figure is at the far right.2006-09-17A photograph of four men walking through a narrow, unpainted concrete corridor with a pinkish tiled floor. The man on the right, walking barefoot, wears a long saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and has long, swept-back dark hair; he is the most prominent figure, with a tilak-marked forehead. Beside and behind him, two men in saffron-orange robes walk together, one raising a hand toward a white door. Another man in white clothing stands at the far left edge. One saffron-clad figure in front holds a red object in his hand. A dark drum or bucket sits at the right edge beside a white wall. Long hair and saffron robes are visible, but the figures are not clearly identified by name in the scene.2009-11-16A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks forward along a grey carpet inside a large tented hall, carrying a dark beaded mala in one hand. He wears a red bindi and a red undershirt, and gazes ahead with a slight smile. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside him, and another in white kurta bends low near the floor. Red plastic chairs, striped green mats and white cloths line the hall, with a banner and a few seated attendees in white in the background. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style mala are visible cues of the walking central figure, who appears to be a presenter of the Salem event.2007-12-13July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph of a tiled indoor hall where a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala necklace walks forward through a doorway, raising one hand in greeting. Behind him, other saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad attendants follow through the open doors. A tablecloth-covered table holds steel vessels on the left, a water dispenser stands on the right, and a blue striped mat lies on the floor. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the figure at the front, identified by long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala. A watermarked archive copyright notice appears across the image.2009-12-30Indoor photo of two men in orange saffron robes beside a white wall and a gold-framed ornamental panel. The man on the left has long swept-back black hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and bare-armed orange drapery, and raises one hand in greeting. The man on the right wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and holds his right hand to his chest while another hand rests on the left man's arm. A figure in white clothing stands at the far right edge. A wall switch plate is visible in the centre.2009-07-06September 17 20062006-09-17November 25 20092009-11-25