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A photograph of people seated in a woven bamboo coracle-style boat on water beside a tall rocky cliff face. A man in the centre has long swept-back dark hair and wears a red-orange robe with a matching red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Around him, several companions wear orange and saffron shawls over white or orange clothing, some smiling and talking. A man on the right wears a white shirt with an orange shawl, and a dark bag rests in the boat. The setting suggests a river trip among rock formations. Given the swept-back hair and saffron robe cues, the central figure is a probable candidate for Swamiji.

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Outdoor photo beside a rocky riverbank in daylight. Four men sit in a woven wicker coracle-style boat. The man in the front left, with long swept-back dark hair, a red sleeveless top and an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders, is smiling broadly and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in orange cloth sits with hands clasped. At the upper right, a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and wristwatch rests his hand on his face. In the lower right foreground, a man with short dark hair in a white shirt and orange shawl faces the group.2009-02-10Photograph taken on a wicker-hulled coracle-style boat on water beside a tall rocky gorge wall. A young man with long dark hair, a bare-armed red sleeveless top and red-orange wrap sits centrally, one arm extended to the boat's woven rim, speaking with others. He has long swept-back hair and orange-red robes, cues consistent with the a person label. Around him sit three companions in orange and saffron garments and white shirts, one in left foreground with an orange wrap, another in right foreground in white with an orange shawl, and a man in white with an orange shawl at upper left. A black bag rests in the foreground and a pink plastic basket sits at left.2009-02-10Outdoors on a bamboo raft or coracle-style boat on water beside a rocky gorge wall. A smiling man in the centre wears a red-orange wrap and bare shoulders, with long dark hair swept back and a red-orange mark on his forehead. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange and yellow shawls sit on the woven bamboo raft, some laughing and gesturing; one man at right in white with an orange shawl leans forward. Foreground heads of other passengers are visible, and a plastic container sits on the raft. The atmosphere is cheerful and relaxed.2009-02-10Outdoor photograph on a rocky riverbank beside water. A man with long dark hair tied back, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a red-orange shawl over a red sleeveless top sits in a wooden boat or raft. Two other men are partly visible in the foreground: a young person in a white garment with an orange cloth, and a man in a red and white plaid shirt with a moustache. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, orange-saffron shawl and ochre clothing cues with a sannyasi-style tilak.2009-02-10A photograph of a steep rocky hillside on a mountain trek. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe over an orange sweater, raises one arm while seated in a wooden palanquin-style carrier. Several men behind him wear orange caps and warm clothing, and one has a grey shawl. Green shrubs grow on the rock face.2006-05-24A photograph of two men riding a woven bamboo coracle on rippling river water beside rocky cliffs at Hogenakkal. In the foreground a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red tilak wears a red shawl over a red top and rests his arm on the boat's rim. Behind him a man in orange robes with a red sash raises one arm, and at right a person in white clothing sits on the boat's edge.2009-02-10Three smiling men stand together on a white and blue-striped stone staircase outdoors. The man in the centre has long dark hair tied back, a sleeveless orange top and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, and he is laughing broadly. To his left, a young man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead. To the right, a man in an orange wrap and a maroon undergarment looks sideways and smiles.2008-07-10Outdoor procession scene in bright daylight beneath a large rocky hill topped with a crenellated fort wall. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe stands centre-right, walking beside a red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe held by a man in white and orange on the right. Around them, devotees wear orange and white garments; one at left wears a white dhoti, orange shawl and rudraksha mala and photographs with a camera. Others in orange shawls and white clothing crowd the street.2009-02-02A photo of people in a round woven basket boat on calm water beside a large rock face. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears a red-orange shawl over a red top and gestures with his raised right hand while smiling. Behind him, a younger man with curly hair in an orange garment smiles. In the foreground, a man in a white top with an orange shawl sits with his back to the camera.2009-02-10Outdoor photo on a river with rocky cliffs behind green water. In a woven bamboo basket boat, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red sleeveless top and a red-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders sits at front-left, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a younger man with curly hair wears an orange shirt and smiles, his hand on the boat's edge. In the lower right foreground, another person with short dark hair is partly visible in orange. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair in saffron-red shawl and orange-red clothing seated at front, shown by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and ritual clothing, so the candidate is present in person.2009-02-10July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair seated on a folding camp chair beside a large grey boulder, with a fast-flowing white river and green riverbank foliage behind him. He wears a loose saffron-orange wrap over a sleeveless saffron garment and a saffron dhoti; his right hand rests gesturing near his knee. Probable Swamiji: the long hair, saffron clothing and seated riverside setting match the page's Himalaya Yatra context, and the visible cues are consistent, though facial recognition is not used. A small white object sits beside his leg on the rock.2008-07-03