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Photograph of a crowded indoor event with a central saffron-robed man wearing an orange turban with a red tilak, a thick orange shawl over his shoulders, and a large gold ornate necklace with a golden pendant. He smiles and walks through the crowd. To his left, a man with long dark curly hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti and gold chain, holds up a mobile phone. Behind them, a shaved-headed man with white forehead markings wears a saffron shawl and a long gold rudraksha-style necklace, and other people in orange and yellow clothing stand in the background. A person in the foreground seen from behind holds a phone, and a man in a light striped shirt stands at right. Walls are pink and orange with a fluorescent tube light visible.

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A photograph of several men gathered closely inside a tent with a pale fabric ceiling and beige walls. In the centre, a smiling man wears a rust-orange turban, a rust-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala with a gold chain, and is holding up a smartphone. Beside him, a man on the left wears an orange robe with gold beaded necklaces and a red tilak, and a bearded man in an orange robe with a red forehead mark and beaded necklace stands at right. Behind them, a man in white with a gold-bordered shawl and a red mark on his forehead stands near a tall silver staff, and other attendees in white and saffron clothing are visible. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identified by the turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace cues; the page does not state he is present.2016-05-07April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph inside a white and orange tented pavilion shows a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. At the centre, a smiling man wearing a deep red turban with a gold crest, a red-brown silk garment, layered gold necklaces and bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A bearded man on the left in pale peach robes and rudraksha beads smiles toward him, and a shaved-headed younger man in orange with a gold necklace stands at right. Several others in orange and maroon wear tripundra marks and malas. The centre figure shows cues of the a person candidate, presented with turban, ornate gold adornments and namaste, while the event page indicates he is not present. Printed text on the photo reads a copyright and source credit.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph taken at a festive indoor tent with a yellow and white canopy and colourful painted panels behind. In the centre, a smiling man wears a maroon-red turban with a vermilion tilak on his forehead, a maroon-red shawl, a gold necklace and a long braided mala-style strand, and holds a silver staff. To his left, a man in an orange hooded robe with yellow and white tilak marks and rudraksha beads leans forward. A man in a red top raises a pink smartphone to photograph him, and a bearded man in orange stands at the right edge. Several other people in orange and red clothing stand behind them.2016-05-10Photo inside a plain interior with pale walls and a framed portrait of a bearded sage garlanded with orange and marigold flowers on the back wall. A central man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with a saffron border wears a heavy gold-beaded necklace and smiles broadly, with a red tilak on his forehead; the figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (red turban, ornate gold necklace, ceremonial robe), though this is uncertain. Around him, devotees in saffron and white clothes crowd close: a man in white with a long gold-beaded necklace at left, a woman in a yellow-green sari with palms pressed together in namaste at center right, a shaved-headed man in saffron with rimless glasses and a beaded necklace at right holding a small striped cloth object, and a bearded man in white. Several people hold up phones to take pictures, and a cluster of onlookers fills the background.2015-09-11May 11 20162016-05-11A smiling man in the centre wears an orange-and-yellow turban with a red bindi and tilak, a large marigold garland with white flower strands, gold chains, and a brown-orange robe. Around him, saints in orange robes and orange caps stand close, some holding silver ceremonial staffs, with orange and patterned festival flags behind. A camera with a large lens and a microphone appear at the lower right, and a person in a white shirt stands at the left edge. The setting suggests a crowded procession or ceremonial gathering. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears the turban, flower garland and layered gold necklaces with the saffron-toned robe, a presentation consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji.2013-02-12A festival procession under an orange and white tented canopy at a Kumbh Mela gathering. A central figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron robe wears a thick rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, smiling as he walks beneath a yellow umbrella with beaded fringe. Around him, saffron-clad sadhus with shaved heads and turbans walk among devotees; a bearded sadhu in peach robes stands at left, and a man in a saffron dhoti with gold malas walks at right. Devotees crowd the scene, including a woman in yellow sari, a man in a blue shirt holding a child, and a man in white shirt bending forward. A phone is raised at the far left and marigold garlands hang at lower left.2016-04-22Crowded photo inside a tented hall with orange and red fabric and hanging lights. At centre, a smiling man wears a maroon turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, a heavy layered gold necklace of large beads, gold armbands and a maroon shawl over a bare chest. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas press close; one man in a light checked shirt stands at right beside a silver ritual vessel in the foreground.2016-05-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies