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A photograph of a group walking outdoors on grass beside palm trees and a whitewashed wall under a blue sky with clouds. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and sandals, walking ahead. Beside and behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and others wear light shirts and lungis. A young boy in a checked shirt walks among them. A large palm trunk fills the right foreground. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-robed figure with long hair, in the group's walk; appearance cues are long swept hair and saffron robes, so identity is probable but not certain.

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Outdoor photograph in a rural field with palm trees and a small white building behind. In the foreground, a tall grey tree trunk is at left. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange wrap over his body and walks forward, with a calm expression. The appearance cues match the probable Swamiji profile (long hair, orange clothing), so he is labelled Swamiji (probable) in this description. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhoti and shirt, several with orange shawls, follows. One wears a white ID lanyard. A man in a light blue checked shirt and a white-shirted man stand to the right, and a small child in yellow appears at lower right.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23January 22 20102010-01-22January 22 20102010-01-22Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a canopy. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, walking forward. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a woman in orange walks behind. A canopy above is red and multicoloured with tassels. An older man in white and a young child in a red and blue top walk at right. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange with long hair and gold necklace.2006-12-23January 22 20102010-01-22A photograph of a rural footpath through scrubby grass and shrubs under an overcast sky, with a palm tree and large boulders at right. A man with long dark hair and a flowing orange robe walks barefoot in front on the right, wearing sandals and a saffron wrap over one shoulder. Beside him a balding man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti walks in the centre, and a younger man in white kurta and dhoti walks just ahead. Behind them several men in orange robes follow in a line, some carrying orange-tipped staffs or flags. The leading orange-robed figure has long hair and a shawl-like wrap, and the appearance cues are visible but not conclusive, so identity is uncertain.2006-09-16Outdoor photo on a grassy compound with palm trees, a white concrete building and thatched huts behind a crowd of men. In the foreground two sannyasi-style figures in saffron-orange robes stand facing each other; the one on the left wears a bright orange-and-yellow flower garland and a sash, and the one at centre has long dark hair and holds folded hands. Around them about two dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing beaded necklaces, stand in a loose group, while others in pink and teal shirts and dark trousers stand at the right. A man in an orange t-shirt with a printed emblem stands at the left edge. Yellow-and-blue ribbon is strung on a pole at right.2010-01-22January 22 20102010-01-22Outdoor photo on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange cloth with long, swept-back hair and a red mark on the forehead walks forward with hands at his sides; the cues are long hair, saffron clothing and a forehead mark, but the identity is uncertain. Behind him a bare-chested young boy in an orange dhoti stands with hands joined near a dark stone murti and a pile of red offerings. To the right a bearded sadhu in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas stands near a shrine. A woman in a red-brown sari with gold border walks at left, a man in white clothes stands beside the central figure, a woman in a patterned salwar with hands folded in namaskar stands at right, and a woman in a white shawl bends forward in front of a small child in red. A small child in red stands in the foreground on the path.2006-12-13A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under a pale sky. Around him, several sadhus in orange and peach robes walk behind, one with a long white beard and a peach shawl, another in green and white with an orange turban at left. A group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, some wearing ceremonial beaded necklaces, and a few devotees stand at the right edge. Rural buildings and a stone wall are visible in the background.2009-12-30