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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. His long dark hair is swept back and tied. His hands rest near a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout placed on the ground before him. Ash is scattered on the ground around the mats, and in the background a smoky fire pit and a sculpted deity murti sit beneath a shrine structure. Two other seated figures in orange and white are visible to the left and background, and a white mat lies on the ground at right. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described in the page, but this is an appearance-based label only. Rudraksha mala, flowing saffron robe and swept-back hair are the cues; the page says Swamiji is at this event.

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July 20 20102010-07-20September 13 20102010-09-13July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual yard with sandy ground and scattered ash. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands resting over a brass kettle-like vessel. Behind him a second man in orange robes sits on the ground, and several people in white clothes with orange or red cloths sit further back amid smoke from a fire. Small green shrubs, a white building with a red door and a tiled roof sit in the background, along with a plastic water bottle and a folded mat.2010-08-08July 20 20102010-07-20A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on an orange cloth mat with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair tied back. In front of him stands a polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and handle on the ground. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on gravel, one with a white tilak on his forehead. A thatched hut and a white wall with a small blue sign form the background. The scene suggests a meditation or puja gathering, with a probable Swamiji seated in front, identified by saffron robes, long hair and a bindi.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of a man with long dark hair and a red bindi seated cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. His hands rest clasped in his lap on an orange cushion over a wooden platform. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle and spout sits in the foreground. Behind him, two men in white dhotis sit on the sand, one in a yellow shawl; palm trees, a white building and a bamboo fence form the background.2010-09-12A man with long swept-back black hair sits cross-legged on a raised wooden seat in profile, eyes closed, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange shawl draped across the chest, a rudraksha mala strung down the front, and a white tilak mark on the forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits in the foreground on a mat. Behind him, two men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls sit on the ground in front of an orange-painted building with a tiled roof. The setting is an outdoor courtyard. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in orange, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala is the appearance-based candidate, shown in meditation.2010-09-13Outdoor fire ritual at dusk. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, eyes lowered, hands resting on his knees. Beside him stands a brass kettle-shaped vessel on the ground. Smoke rises from shallow fire pits in sandy earth, with flames visible at left. Behind him a person in white clothes and a white shawl tends the fire, and another seated figure in white with a red cloth is at upper left. Probable Swamiji, identified by long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala cues, seated in a homa-style fire ritual.2010-06-13Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low mat on bare ground, eyes closed, wearing orange saffron robes draped over his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him another seated man in white clothing and a row of grey stone deity murti or statues sit amid drifting smoke, with a corrugated-roof building and green shrubs beyond. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on the ground in front. The orange-robed man with long swept-back hair has distinctive saffron clothing and ritual setting, consistent with a person appearance, but the identification is uncertain.2010-08-01A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a low wooden seat over a red and green mat, outdoors on bare ground. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange cloth and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel with a spout and handle sits in front of him. Behind him, other seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls meditate, and a row of grey stone deity murtis stands near an orange building with a corrugated roof.2010-09-05A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long dark rudraksha mala. He rests his hands in a mudra on a low wooden seat. A brass kalasha-style vessel stands in front of him on sandy ground. Behind him a white stepped platform and palm trees appear. Several other people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in the background near small fire pits with smoke, seated in a homa-like outdoor setting. A dark-haired man in white robes and a yellow shawl sits at the right foreground with hands folded. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala.2010-07-10