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A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and sits with arms folded, smiling broadly on a red-tiled platform in front of a carved wooden door. Hanging brass chains and a small brass lantern hang beside him, and bamboo poles frame the view. Seated devotees in white clothes face him in the foreground, and a person in orange sits at right beside a brass bowl of fruit. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at upper left beneath a painted folk-art panel. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) in orange robe with long hair; seated as the central teacher during a monastic training gathering.

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A photograph of a man with long dark swept-back hair in orange saffron robes seated on a red-cushioned wooden chair on a raised red-tiled platform before a carved wooden door with brass fittings. He sits with arms folded, looking toward the camera. Around him are seated devotees in orange and white clothing, including a woman in orange with a long braid in the foreground, and a wall mural of folk-style figures is visible above. Bamboo poles frame the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, cues consistent with the page's Swamiji attribution, though the appearance is not certain.2006-08-17A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes smiling broadly while seated on an ornate wooden swing with beaded chains, a red cushion beneath him. Behind him stand a brown-red wall with white folk-style figure painting, a wooden door, a potted plant and a clay pot. Several seated people in the foreground, some in white and some in orange clothing, face him with their backs partly to the camera, and a plate of food sits at the lower left. The swing and cushion are arranged on a raised tiled step. a person is the central figure: long swept-back dark hair and saffron robes, seated on a decorated swing in front of devotees. Around six to twenty people are visible.2006-08-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate wooden swing with brass chain supports in front of a cream wall and a carved wooden door. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and gestures with one hand while speaking. Two people with curly dark hair sit in the foreground facing him, and a potted plant stands at left beneath a painted maroon panel with white folk-style figures of dancers and a tree. The long hair, orange robe and ornate swing match distinctive visible cues, so the seated speaker is a probable Swamiji (probable) giving a talk to devotees.2006-08-17A group of devotees sits on a covered porch beside a wooden swing hung with brass chains, in front of a white wall with a painted folk-art panel of dancing figures. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace and an orange wrap sits on the swing, smiling and hands clasped; a candidate matching this presentation, but the page does not confirm he is present, so the identity is uncertain. Beside him a man in a red shirt and orange shawl sits, an older woman in white with glasses and an orange shawl sits, and younger women and a man in white with orange shawls sit on the red floor. A wooden door with red and brass hangings stands behind them, and a silver staff rests on the step in the foreground.2007-12-23August 17 20062006-08-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulders and body sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned wooden swing seat with brass chain supports. He smiles broadly and looks to his side with hands clasped in his lap. Behind him is a white wall with a painted folk-art panel and a dark wooden door. The pose and setting suggest a seated ashram or satsang moment.2006-10-22August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark swept-back hair and a red-orange forehead mark, sitting barefoot on a wooden swing-seat with brass chains beside an open wooden door. Around him sit a group of young people in orange clothing and two women in white with orange shawls. A Warli-style painting of dancing figures hangs on the wall above, along with a hanging lantern and potted plants. Appearance-based label: a person, given the saffron robes, long hair and forehead mark, seated in the central teaching position. Several listeners sit on the steps; a person with light hair is in the lower right corner. Visible people number about nine.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a monastic training gathering outdoors at a wooden-doored porch. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing flowing saffron-orange robes sits smiling on a carved wooden bench with a red cushion, with one arm resting on the armrest. Brass hanging chains and bells decorate the doorway. Around him, young people in white clothes sit closely, some smiling, and a woman in white wears an orange shawl and glasses at left. In the foreground, a pile of folded orange cloth lies on the step beside metal bowls and small fruits. Greenery and a red woven basket appear at right. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by long hair and saffron robes with a ceremonial seat.2006-08-17A photo of a seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl on a wooden swing with a red cushion, bare-chested with long, swept-back dark hair, one hand raised near his face. Beside him stands a woman in a white top with an orange shawl. Near the wooden door, steel bowls hold rice and food, with a steel bucket and small bowl nearby. Two men in white kurtas with orange sashes kneel in the foreground, one leaning forward, and an orange-clad person stands at left. A tropical plant and red-leaved shrubs frame the scene. A dark bowl with a small pale object sits on the step at right. a person: the seated figure's long swept-back hair, saffron garment and bare-chested adornment match the presentation cues, though the face is not used for identification; the page places him at this event.2006-08-17