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A photograph of a single standing figure on a dry dirt path in a green hilly landscape, a conical hill rising in the hazy background. The person wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders, with a long rudraksha mala around the neck, long dark hair swept back, and a red mark on the forehead. The right hand is raised in a blessing gesture, and the feet are bare. Shrubs and small trees surround the open ground. Swamiji (probable) is the person described here, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, and rudraksha mala, with the page indicating his presence at the Girivalam event.

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August 05 20112011-08-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph on a sparse, grassy plain beside a pale turquoise lake with snow-dusted mountains behind it under a partly cloudy sky. A man with long, dark, windswept hair and a red bindi on a white forehead mark smiles broadly and raises his right hand in greeting. He wears a bright orange hooded top with a gold-bordered orange wrap draped over one shoulder, and a leopard-print scarf tied at the waist. Appearance-based candidate: a person, based on long hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing and a shawl-style wrap; no throne or printed caption identifies him.2011 - Glimpses Of KailashYatraA photograph of a man seated cross-legged on the ground outdoors, resting on a mound of large rocks in a dry, grassy hillside landscape with sparse shrubs and misty hills behind him. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a white dhoti beneath, with long, wavy dark hair and a red mark on his forehead. His hands are folded in his lap, eyes lowered in meditation, and a pair of orange-and-white sandals rests on the ground to his left. A faint purple logo appears at the top left corner.2008-01-03A smiling man stands outdoors at a metal railing, with green hills and scattered buildings in the background. He wears a bright orange turban decorated with a jewelled ornament, a red dot on his forehead, and a red-pink garment with a gold border draped over one shoulder. A long orange shawl hangs down from his head, and he wears a thick orange-red beaded necklace. He gestures with one raised hand while the other rests lightly on the railing. a person: his orange turban, ornate jewelled ornaments and beaded mala suggest this is the a person candidate.2011-09-01 +2 copiesA man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on a white plastic chair outdoors at night, smiling broadly and raising one hand in a gesture of speech. He wears a loose orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and body, and rests his other hand on his lap. He wears orange-and-black flip-flops on a dirt ground, with a dark night background, a small open-sided shelter with a sloped roof at the left, and foliage behind him.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at dusk on a rocky hillside with a green-wooded hill behind and red earth terraces in the foreground. A figure in an orange-saffron sari and long dark hair, seen from behind and in profile, stands at right with arms raised and face turned toward the hill, smiling. To the right, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a wristwatch stands with hands clasped. In the centre-left, a man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder holds a camera to his face. The sky is pale and cloudy.2006-09-23A photograph of a smiling man seated on a low carved wooden stool at the base of a massive banyan tree, its thick aerial roots spreading around him. He wears an orange saffron turban with a red bindi, an orange sannyasi cloth draped over one shoulder, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders. His hands are clasped in his lap and he looks upward, barefoot on sandy ground. A purple logo appears at the upper left and a faint copyright line is at the lower right. Probable Swamiji by appearance: the long hair, saffron turban and orange clothing with rudraksha malas match the page's claim, and he is the only person present.2004-07-21A man in orange saffron robes sits on a large grey granite boulder outdoors, with palm trees and a pale blue sky with clouds behind him. He wears an orange turban with a small red bindi, and long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A long mala of brown rudraksha beads hangs across his chest, and one bare foot rests on the rock. He rests one hand on a dark clay pot beside him and gazes off to the side. Green grass and small plants grow at the base of the rock.2006-10-10A man stands barefoot on a large flat boulder outdoors, wearing a coral-red unstitched cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped around the lower body with a gold border. He wears a long gold-coloured bead necklace, a gold armlet and gold bangles, and has long wavy dark hair. His right hand is raised mid-gesture as he speaks. In front of the rock lies a garland of pink lotus flowers. Behind him are green shrubs, a palm sapling and a rocky hill under a pale blue sky, with a metal vessel visible at right and a blurred person in the foreground edge.2011-05-17A man stands in profile on a large grey rock outdoors beneath a leafy tree, with palm trees and blue sky behind him. He wears an orange turban and an orange cloth wrap draped over one shoulder and around his body, with a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. He holds a dark wooden staff with a metal band in his right hand and wears metal-strapped sandals. The appearance of this sannyasi matches the Swamiji candidate with several cues, including long hair, a turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is.2006-10-10A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange sannyasi wrap raises his right hand in a greeting or blessing gesture while holding a dark wooden pot with a handle in his left hand. A long rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. He has long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and stands on reddish-brown earth with green trees and palms behind him.2006-10-10