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A photograph taken outdoors beneath a dark tarpaulin awning beside a roadside stall with a glass display counter and parked scooters behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead wears an unstitched orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders, bare-armed, hands clasped low, eyes lowered. Beside him a younger man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Trees and a red signboard with Devanagari lettering appear in the background.

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July 10 20082008-07-10Outdoor ceremonial scene under a tent canopy with red, white and blue banners on poles behind. A young man with long wavy black hair wears an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and body and a small red forehead mark. Beside him stands a bespectacled man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl across one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a silver-coloured vessel with both hands. Seated devotees and lamps are visible in the background.2006-12-31Outdoor photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange garment walking across a paved courtyard beside a white boundary wall, with a tree and bare branches visible. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red forehead mark. Beside him, a second man in white ritual clothes and white dhoti walks with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and holds a small paper or notebook. A shelter frame with corrugated roof and a tree canopy overhead. The first man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a red forehead mark, cues consistent with a person, but the appearance is uncertain given the distance and framing.2010-02-04October 16 20112011-10-16July 05 20122012-07-05Outdoor photograph of two men walking on a concrete path beside a dark red metal gate with gold-tipped spikes. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a dark red border, a rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and a red bindi on his forehead walks with his hands folded, looking down; he is bare-footed. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a pendant necklace, walks behind him. A tall brick wall and dry grass are in the background.2011-02-02Outdoor photo beside a whitewashed wall and a terracotta-tiled building with a yellow wall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl, stands centre with a white tilak and red dot on his forehead, gazing to the side. Beside him at left, a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with one hand on his hip. Flowering plants and trees fill the background. The central figure has long hair, saffron wrap and forehead markings, matching the page's Swamiji candidate cues, so the appearance-based label is probable.2006-11-10August 06 20092009-08-06Two men walk together on a dusty open ground, with a row of footwear and a red pillar at upper right. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl, holds a sheaf of white papers and a book against his side, and has long dark hair with a tilak on his forehead. The man on the right wears a white kurta and dhoti with an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulder, and gestures with his fingers while looking toward the other man as if explaining something. Sunlight and shadow fall across the ground.2009-06-09December 13 20092009-12-13Outdoor photograph beneath leafy trees. A man in an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered edges and a dark rudraksha mala stands bare-chested in profile on the right, hair swept back in a bun, hands clasped at his waist. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair. Beside him, a younger man with a white forehead mark wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl, hands folded before him, gazing ahead. A blurred branch and foliage fill the background.2011-09-20A photograph of a man walking barefoot across a wet concrete floor in a red-and-orange walled hall. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shoulder cloth with gold borders, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead; his hair is swept back. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and shoulder cloth with gold borders walks barefoot, with a shaved head. A red pillar stands at left and a dark metal rack against the wall. a person: the walking man has a swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing with gold trim, but no distinctive crown or other strong cues beyond those.2011-09-11