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A photograph of a museum-style display room with glass cases holding framed photographs, small objects and memorabilia. A long dark blue sign above reads in gold letters in English, Kannada and Tamil about items used by Paramahamsa in his young age. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, an orange sleeveless robe and a dark beaded mala points into a case while three shaved-headed monks in orange and white, and a woman with dark hair, look on. Several people are visible, the nearest partly cropped at the frame edges.

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Indoor photo of a museum-style display room at an ashram. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand before glass display cabinets, one reaching up to a shelf. A man in an orange top with a long garland leans toward a cabinet on the left, while a bald man in orange and a woman in a brown sari look into the cases. Shelves hold framed pictures, small deity figures and religious objects. A blue sign above reads 'Things used by Paramahamsa in his young age' in Kannada, Hindi/Devanagari-style script and Tamil.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Photograph inside a display room with glass cabinets beneath a dark banner. A long-haired, bearded man in orange robes stands at left, gesturing toward the exhibits, while a shaven-headed man in orange with white tilak on his forehead speaks at right. Several people in orange robes stand with their backs to the camera in the foreground, including a bald man at lower right and a person in white at far left. Framed photographs and objects sit in the display cases behind them.2009-10-15A photograph inside a museum-style room with dark glass display cases holding framed photographs, old objects and documents. A sign above reads "Paramahamsa in his young age" with Tamil text beneath. A man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak stands in the centre, speaking and gesturing toward a case, with a bald man in orange and another in white at the edges. On the left, an older man in a white shirt and glasses stands beside a woman in orange and a bearded man. Candidate a person: the central saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, presented as a guide explaining the display; the appearance cues are not fully conclusive, so the identity is uncertain.2009-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09A photo inside a display room with glass cabinets holding framed photographs, small brass objects, a bowl and a jar. A standing figure in orange robes with long dark hair holds a microphone and gestures toward the audience, which is seated on the floor in front of the cabinets. Several seated people in white clothing and some with shaved heads face the speaker. Another figure in orange robes stands at the left beside a hanging balance scale and a sign. A banner above reads 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age' in English, with Kannada and Tamil lines. The speaker's long hair, orange robe and microphone make the speaker a probable Swamiji candidate.2010-02-09A photograph of a standing speaker in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, holding a microphone in one hand and gesturing toward glass display cabinets with the other. The cabinets hold framed photographs, small objects and a metal vessel. Above them a dark banner reads "Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age" in English, Kannada and Tamil. Seated before the speaker are around a dozen devotees in white clothes with yellow lanyards. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge, and a white pedestal fan is at the right.2010-02-09A photograph inside a museum-style room with glass display cabinets holding framed photographs and documents. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a dark wooden rudraksha mala stands centre, gesturing toward the cabinet while speaking. Around him, a group of seated and standing monastics in orange and saffron robes listen attentively, some bald, one with a grey beard, and a woman with hair in a bun at the lower centre. Above the cabinets hangs a dark blue banner with gold lettering and a framed painting on the wall.2009-12-30A photograph of a seated audience in a white-walled hall facing a standing speaker. A man in a saffron-orange robe holds a handheld microphone and gestures toward glass display cabinets holding framed photographs, small figurines and objects. Above the cabinets is a dark banner with text in Kannada, English and Tamil reading 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age'. A second orange-robed figure with long hair stands at the left edge, and a deity murti in dark stone stands at the right edge beside an orange cloth. Audience members, mostly in white clothing with yellow-trimmed shawls, sit on the floor, some with shaved heads and some with long hair. A framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the upper right wall, and a fan stands near the right.2010-02-09December 11 20092009-12-11A photo inside a room with glass display cabinets holding framed photographs, old books, small objects and a brass bowl. A young man in an orange sleeveless robe stands at the right, holding a microphone in one hand and pointing toward a framed picture on a shelf. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe stands near a hanging scale with chains. Around them, a seated audience in white and yellow clothes listens, several with shaved heads and some with yellow scarves. A dark banner on the wall reads Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age in English, with translations in other scripts. The setting appears to be a museum-style exhibit of personal belongings.2010-02-09