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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat. He wears a red saffron-coloured cloth wrapped over his shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of round beads with a central pendant, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him are a brass vessel and a rangoli-style floral border in white and red on the ground. Behind him are an orange brick pedestal, dark leafy plants and a banana plant in a sunlit outdoor courtyard. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation, qualified by long swept-back hair, saffron-red wrap and gold bead necklace.

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2010 - Photo AlbumMarch 02 20112011-03-02A photograph of a seated man in a red saffron-toned sarong and shawl, wearing a long gold ceremonial necklace of ornate beads, with a small red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair. He sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a mat outdoors, hands resting in his lap, gazing to the side. Behind him, a palm-fronded garden, stone sculptures, a red pillar and a second person in white and orange clothing stand in a sunlit courtyard. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a meditative pose with distinctive ornate gold necklace, long hair and red robes.2010-12-22A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, on a mat in an open outdoor courtyard. He wears a bright pink silk garment with green-and-gold border trim and a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style beads. Behind him are trees, an orange brick wall and a red pillar. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and pink ceremonial clothing, seated in meditation as the satsang presenter.2010-12-26A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a mat in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl with a patterned border, a long strand of gold beads reaching his chest, and a gold armlet. He is seated in front of an orange-painted temple platform decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers, and a brass pot stands beside him on the mat. Swamiji (probable) in this posed seated portrait: the swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style gold beads are the qualifying cues. Behind him, dark stone deity murti and blurred figures stand at a distance.2010-12-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform over a woven mat with a blue edge. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a long gold bead necklace and a gold bangle. A small brass vessel with a spout sits beside him on the mat. Behind him are stacked grey bricks, an orange stone pillar and a red post, with potted plants at right. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ceremonial gold necklace suggest Swamiji, in person, seated in meditation.2010-12-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform outdoors. He wears a long gold-toned bead mala and a gold necklace, a gold armlet, a red-and-gold tilak on his forehead, and long dark hair swept back. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a white cloth to his left. Behind him an orange stone base or peetha is draped with a garland of yellow, red and white flowers, with a dark stone deity or lingam form above. Sandy ground and potted plants surround the scene.2010-12-28Outdoor photo at an orange temple base beside a deity murti draped with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform over a white mat. He wears saffron-orange robes with a patterned border, a multi-strand gold bead necklace and a gold armlet, and his hands rest on his knees. A brass kalasha stands at his left on the mat. Dry ground and small plants surround the scene.2010-12-28A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, on a woven mat outdoors. He wears saffron-orange robes with a patterned border, a red bindi, a thick rudraksha-style mala of golden beads and a gold chain. His hands rest on his knees in a relaxed mudra. A brass pot with a spout stands beside him on the mat, with an orange temple structure and a red pillar behind him. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robes, beaded mala and gold ornaments suggest the Swamiji candidate from the page.2010-12-28June 10 20112011-06-10A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in an outdoor courtyard, wearing a red saffron-toned shawl over bare shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand grey stone deity murti and sculptures, with a large orange plinth on the right draped in a garland of yellow and red flowers. A brass kalasha sits on a floor design of coloured powder in the foreground, and palm plants frame the scene.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22