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A photograph of an ashram courtyard with an orange-painted building and corrugated roof. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a pink-red cloth draped over his body, gold ornamental necklaces and a white tilak on his forehead, raises his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a stone shrine pillar. On the right a brass lamp stand, a brass kalasha, a brass oil lamp and a small plate of flowers and offerings sit on a stone ledge. Behind him in the doorway, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a man in a yellow top stands nearby. Incense smoke drifts across the left side. A small teal sign is visible on the wall.

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A man in profile stands on a concrete floor with a red mat in the foreground, wearing a bright pink dhoti-style wrap draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold necklace with large gold beads. His long, swept-back black hair falls down his back, and he holds one hand to his chest. Behind him a cameraman in orange robes films with a video camera, beside a table with an oil lamp. Several people in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded in namaskar near an open doorway in an orange-walled room, and a hall-side plaque with framed photographs hangs on the wall. Smoke rises from the upper right. The man has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person claim, though the image alone leaves identity uncertain.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26November 07 20102010-11-07November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor temple courtyard with a grey stone plinth holding brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small brass pot with orange cloth. Behind it stands a carved stone pillar with relief figures, a red and white painted wall, and a red iron railing. A single person in a long-haired, saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands at the right, one hand raised near the face in a gesture of reverence or prayer. Palm trees and a tin roof appear in the background. a person: a figure with long swept-back dark hair and saffron robes with a beaded necklace, shown in devotional posture before the shrine.2010-10-07 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22A photograph inside a temple courtyard with terracotta-orange walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold headband stands with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and ornate gold necklaces; the page indicates this is the a person, though the appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so the identity is unsure. Beside him a long orange cloth hangs from above, and at left a carved grey stone pillar with lion-faced brackets stands near a stone platform. Behind them, a group of devotees in white dhotis and saris with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls stand with hands folded. One man at right in white carries a brass aarti plate.2010-12-27Photograph inside an orange-walled temple shrine. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead raises one hand in a blessing gesture, wearing an orange-brown saffron-toned sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala. A small brass bowl stands on a stone ledge in the foreground, and a framed devotional picture of a deity with a trident hangs on the orange wall at right. A partially visible person in orange clothing holds a brass plate at far right. The man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, given the page's stated attendance and the long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, while the wall-mounted print depicts a deity.2013-05-30November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of a man standing in a temple setting, facing left and looking upward with hands folded at chest level. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a pink-saffron dhoti and upper cloth with multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured bracelet on his arm. Beside him on a stone ledge sits a folded tray of orange, pink and yellow cloth. Behind him are a carved stone pillar with a lion-face motif, a red curtain, a white door and a framed picture on a wall. A brass lamp stand stands in the foreground.2011-10-18December 26 20102010-12-26