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Photograph in a stone-walled interior beneath a canopy of green mango leaves. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange sleeveless garment draped over the body, and he stands in profile facing left. Beside him at right, a person with hair in a bun wears a white garment with an orange shawl. A gold ornate carved panel is partly visible near the wall. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in profile with long hair and orange robes, in a standing role beside another devotee.

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February 04 20102010-02-04A photograph in a temple doorway draped with strings of green mango leaves. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with an orange wrap and a white and red forehead mark faces toward the right. In the foreground, a person seen from behind with a dark ponytail wears a white garment and an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. Beyond them, a golden deity murti is garlanded with red flowers beside a blue, red and green painted banner. Two people are visible.2010-02-04A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead, gesturing with his raised hand while speaking. In front of him a person in a white garment with an orange-and-maroon shawl and a dark braid sits with their back to the camera, and another person in orange stands at the right edge. Behind them is a colourful patterned banner with red, green and yellow floral motifs and a green leafy garland overhead.2010-02-04Photograph of two people in an interior doorway beside a red, white and blue banner bearing white dove motifs and a dark stone deity figure at left. The man in front wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair swept back, and a white and red forehead marking; he looks to the side. The second person, seen from behind, wears an orange shawl over white clothing and has dark hair tied back in a low ponytail. Grey carved stone pillars and a green garland sit at the right edge.2010-02-04Photograph of three men at an indoor entrance with a white pillared wall and framed black-and-white photos on the left. The central man has long dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and wears an orange sleeveless wrap over bare shoulders. He is looking down while a man in a white garment with a ponytail on the left and a man in orange robes with a maroon border on the right adjust or attend to the wrap. Green leaf garlands hang above and multicoloured flags frame the scene. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the central man is described by role as a devotee being attended to.2010-02-04Photograph 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.2010-02-04July 10 20082008-07-10July 03 20082008-07-03Photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over a sleeveless saffron garment and a red bindi on his forehead, sitting on a stone step at a temple shrine. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits with his back to the camera. Behind them are golden kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth with garlands, and brass lamps on a plinth.2010-07-08A man in profile stands in a temple setting against a red wall, wearing a draped orange saffron cloth over one shoulder and wearing long, dark, wavy hair with a red flower tucked near the back of the head. A small white tilak mark is on his forehead. Blurred brass vessels and a stone pillar sit in the foreground, with a plate of offerings at the bottom edge. A white-clad person is partly visible at the far left edge. The man is the only clearly visible person, and the overall appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, though the face is turned away and the cues are partial.2011-02-25A man in profile wears an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace, with an orange-gold armlet on his upper arm. His long wavy black hair falls down his back, and his hand rests on a white cloth at the bottom right. Behind him, women in white saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar.2011-10-12Close photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless wrap draped over his shoulders, with a red mark on his forehead and white tilak above it, looking down at a garland of white flowers edged with an orange and gold-bordered cloth at the left. Blurred red and white architecture stands behind him.2009-12-18