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A photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path between green trees. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes walks ahead with a small bundle at his waist, while behind him an older bald man in orange follows. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a red-trimmed orange shawl, raises one hand in greeting while holding a brass kalasha pot with green leaves. Another figure in orange carries a similar pot. Behind them, men in white dhotis and kurtas, and one in a saffron-yellow shawl, walk in a line. Red bricks are stacked on the left beside a small building.

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A photograph of a group walking along a dirt path between green trees at an outdoor ashram-style setting. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered shawl carries a small brass or metal vessel with a green sprig, while another woman in orange gestures beside her. Several people in orange robes and white dhotis or kurtas follow along the path, including a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala on the left and a man in white with a red shawl on the right. A small building with a framed picture stands behind a fence at the left edge, and dappled sunlight falls across the ground.2009-08-03August 05 20092009-08-05Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a paved stone path lined with stone pillars and green trees beneath a metal footbridge. Centre, a figure in a bright orange turban and saffron robe with a long orange-beaded necklace walks at the front of the group. Beside them, a man in a yellow shawl over white dhoti is gesturing with his hand. Several men in saffron and orange monastic robes walk alongside, one at the right in orange carrying a folded paper. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks at the right edge, and a few people in white follow behind.2008-10-29Outdoor ritual on a dusty ground beside bamboo scaffolding and palm trees under a clear sky. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands on a striped mat, holding a small vessel toward a brass kalasha and garlands at right. Behind him a line of men in saffron-orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, some holding staffs or bells, while a few figures in white clothing stand among them. A plastic chair, stone blocks and a small building appear in the background.2007-02-23Outdoors on a dirt path beneath leafy green trees, a man in orange robes with a swept-back hairstyle and a red-orange shawl walks and gestures with his right hand while speaking. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange-peach robe and eyeglasses walks with his hands folded. A man in a white shirt, white dhoti with a green border and eyeglasses walks in front, looking down. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with an orange border and other people in orange robes follow along a path lined with shrubs and a low wall. The orange-robed man in front has distinctive swept-back long hair and a shawl, which is consistent with the probable Swamiji candidate, though the identification is not certain from appearance.2008-10-24A photograph of a sunlit dirt path through green trees and marigold bushes. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks on the left, appearing probable Swamiji by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, while a bearded man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl walks barefoot in the centre. On the right, a bespectacled sannyasi in orange robes walks barefoot. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl stands near the trees, and another figure in dark clothing is partly visible.2008-05-25August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photograph on a dirt path beneath large leafy trees. Two men lead a procession toward the camera: the foreground man on the right wears an orange saffron shawl over white clothes and carries a round metal tray, and the man on the left wears a white shirt with an orange shawl and carries a silver tray. Behind them, several people in white and yellow clothes walk along the path, and smoke rises at right. No identifiable face-based claim is made here, and no a person candidate is visible with qualifying cues.2008-05-13October 29 20082008-10-29August 05 20092009-08-05