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A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a wooden boat at dusk on a river, smiling and looking upward. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him, boats float on the water and lights glow along the distant riverbank under a deep blue evening sky. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a leopard-print shawl, shown as a boat-side devotee portrait.

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A man in orange saffron robes sits in a white boat on a night river, with long dark hair swept back and a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He wears a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder and a beaded rudraksha mala across his chest, and smiles toward the side. Behind him along the riverbank, lit ghats, temple spires and lamps glow against the dark water, and another boat and a few distant figures are visible. A hand is partly visible at the right edge.A photograph taken at dusk on the Ganges at Varanasi, with a wooden boat in the foreground and illuminated ghats and temple spires along the riverbank behind. A long-haired man in orange robes sits in the boat with a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print shawl across his shoulder, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot between his brows. Beside him on the right, an older man in orange and white with a tilak sits close. A hand at the left edge holds up a round orange fan decorated with a flower. The appearance-based cues of the seated man in orange, with long hair, a leopard-print shawl and rudraksha beads, qualify as a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate. Several other figures are visible along the ghats and in nearby boats.A man with long dark hair sits on a white plastic chair on a wooden riverside platform at dusk, lit by scattered lights along the water. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder, and a dark rudraksha mala. A white tilak and red bindi mark his forehead, and he holds beads in his hands. Another person's orange-clad arm appears at the right edge, and a bag sits in the foreground. Riverside buildings and trees fill the background under a blue evening sky. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, seated as the speaker of the scene.A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder, standing on a riverbank at dusk. He has a white horizontal tilak and a red dot on his forehead and looks upward. Behind him a small boat with a few people sits on calm, blue-grey river water, and a flat sandy shore stretches along the far bank.A man sits smiling on a white plastic chair on a wooden boat deck at night, lit by distant street lamps. He wears an orange saffron robe with a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder and a dark bead mala across his chest, a white tilak on his forehead, and orange sandals. A second orange-clad person is partly visible at the lower right edge of the frame. The visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print shawl match the Swamiji (probable) appearance, so the seated man is described as Swamiji (probable) in person. The scene is a photograph of a riverside boat setting.Dusk photograph on a wooden boat at a riverside ghat, with the water and distant lit buildings behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl with a rudraksha mala sits centrally, with white and red forehead markings. Beside him on the right, a man in orange garments with white and red forehead markings is partly visible, and another person is cropped at the right edge. In the background, a man in white sits on a stone step and a person in pink works near the boat. A white cloth covers the boat's seat. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears saffron robes, a leopard-print shawl and a long-haired look with rudraksha beads.A smiling man with long, wind-swept dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder and arm. He stands on the wooden deck of a boat on a wide river, holding a long white oar or pole. Behind him, a second person in a light blue shirt is partly visible at the stern. The shoreline on the left shows a dense row of riverside buildings, a red temple spire, and several moored boats under a pale, overcast sky.Probable Swamiji, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, stands before a river at dusk. He has white vertical tilaka marks on his forehead with a red dot at the centre, and a rudraksha mala is visible at his chest. The water and a flat far shoreline fill the background under a deep blue evening sky.A photograph taken on a river at dusk from a wooden boat deck. In the foreground a smiling man with long, wavy dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl over orange clothing, raising his right hand in greeting. He holds a white pole with a metal tip. Behind him a second person in a light blue shirt stands on the boat. The background shows the river, boats and a hazy row of buildings along the ghats.a person stands on a wooden boat on a wide river at dusk, smiling, with long dark wavy hair blown back by the wind. He wears saffron-orange robes and a white ash marking with a red bindi on the forehead, and holds a long silver-tipped staff upright in his right hand. Behind him, a distant rowboat with several passengers drifts on the water, and a town skyline of buildings lines the far bank under a pale blue sky.A long-haired person in an orange-saffron shawl over an orange top stands at a river bank at dusk, smiling, with a red bindi on the forehead and white markings. They hold a long silver trident-like staff upright in the right hand. Behind them, dark river water stretches out, with small wooden boats and rowers on the water and multi-storey stone ghats and buildings lining the shore under a blue-grey evening sky.A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on a wooden boat over calm river water. He wears an orange saffron shawl over orange clothing and gestures with his open right hand, appearing mid-conversation. The background is pale grey water with soft morning light. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in a boat, speaking and gesturing.