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Outdoors in a courtyard, a large elephant with a tusk-free trunk extended reaches toward a long-haired young man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, who stands at right and holds the trunk. A man in a rust-red shirt and orange dhoti stands at left beside the elephant, a woman in white clothes stands in front of a stone pillar, and a young man in white dhoti and shirt and a young woman in white stand in the background. Palm fronds lie on the ground, with a concrete wall and palm trees behind. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, matching the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification; the figure is physically present.

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Outdoors beside a palm-lined compound, a large dark elephant stands on dry palm fronds, its trunk raised and touched by a woman in white salwar kameez with a red-patterned hem. A man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti reaches toward the elephant's head. A man in a red-brown shirt and dhoti stands at its left leg. Beside a stone post, a young man in white kurta and a girl in white dress stand watching. On the right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, possibly a person by appearance, stands near older men in white. Banana plants and a white building form the background.2006-11-10An outdoor photo of an elephant with its trunk extended to a man in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair, who stands on a stone step with bare feet. Beside him a woman in white clothes stands at a stone pillar, and a man in a cream dhoti and shirt stands behind. Another woman in white with a bangle stands at the right edge. On the left, a man in a striped maroon shirt and yellow-gold dhoti stands near the elephant's side. Dry palm fronds cover the ground, with a concrete wall, palm trees and a utility pole behind. The orange-robed man has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, which fits the page's Swamiji mention, so this is a probable in-person match.2006-11-09Outdoor photograph in a palm-fringed compound beside a low wall. A large dark elephant with a chain on one foreleg stands at left, its trunk reaching toward a wooden post, while a mahout in a red-and-brown checked shirt and orange-striped lungi stands beside it. On the right a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and dhoti and faces the elephant. Beside him a woman in a white churidar-style outfit with red embroidery and dark sunglasses stands with a white shawl, and older men in white shirts and mundus stand nearby. Dried palm fronds cover the ground.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09A large elephant with a raised trunk reaches toward a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, who extends his hand toward its trunk. Behind him, several people in white ritual clothes stand along a concrete path beside a wooden post, with banana plants and palm trees in the background. A woman in white holds bananas near the elephant. Dry palm fronds lie on the ground. A mahout in a red-brown cloth stands at the left edge beside the elephant. The man in orange has distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing, a person cue, and the page places him at the palace visit.2006-11-10A photograph of an elephant at an outdoor compound with palm fronds on the ground and a tiled-roof building behind. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right, extending his hand toward the elephant's trunk. A woman in a white sari with a shawl and a man in cream clothing stand nearby; a man in a red shirt and orange-and-white lungi stands at left beside the elephant. Several people in white clothes stand in the background near a clothesline with banana trees. The elephant's trunk reaches down toward the group.2006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10Outdoor photograph of a large dark elephant with a tusk-less trunk raised toward a man in a long-sleeved saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, who extends his hand toward the elephant's face. Behind him, a line of devotees in white and cream clothing stand on a concrete path beside a wooden post, some wearing white kurtas and one woman in a white sari with a red border. A man in white is near the elephant's head at left. Palm trees, banana plants and a low wall with a white building form the backdrop, with dry coconut fronds on the ground.2006-11-09Outdoors in a courtyard with palm and banana trees behind a low wall, a large grey elephant reaches its trunk toward a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace. He stands at the right, his hand near the trunk tip, while the elephant's mahout in a red shirt and yellow-gold dhoti stands at the left beside the animal's leg. Several white-clad devotees watch: a woman in white with a shawl, a man and woman in cream and white kurtas, and an older man in white. Dry palm fronds lie on the ground near a stone post.2006-11-09A large grey elephant stands on the left in an open yard with dry straw on the ground, coconut palms and a low concrete wall behind it. Three people stand beside it: a woman in a white sari with her dark hair in a bun reaches to touch the elephant's trunk, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti with gold watch extends his arm toward the elephant, and a figure on the right in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala gestures toward the animal. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala, appearing in person at the elephant interaction.2006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10