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December 23 2008

Close photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red-and-white forehead mark, looking downward with a calm expression. He wears a saffron-orange shawl with a gold border and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads with dark bands. The background is blurred and sunlit. Visible cues include the long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji (probable).

Outdoor procession scene with several men in saffron-orange robes wearing gold bead necklaces. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a gold headband with a red stone, a red bindi, an orange garment, and a large white jasmine garland with red flower accents. Behind him, golden ceremonial staffs topped with ornate finials and a tasselled canopy rise above the crowd. A bald man with white tilak marks on his forehead stands at left, and a bespectacled man in orange at right wears a gold bead mala and a gold bracelet. Palm trees and greenery appear in the background.

December 23 2008

Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered at a temple-style courtyard. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a bare upper body, a saffron-orange wrap and a thick gold bead necklace kneels among others. Men in saffron-orange robes stand behind him, one with clasped hands in a namaste gesture and a gold necklace, and men in white dhotis sit nearby. Behind them, a large crowd of onlookers in white and light clothing fills the space beside a pink walled building. The distinctive hair, wrap and gold beads are cues that suit a candidate for a person, though the appearance is not certain.

July 21 2010

Close photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark wavy hair, wearing a salmon-orange draped garment and a long necklace of large ornate gold beads with black bands. He wears a gold necklace at the throat and a small red mark on his forehead, and he looks downward. Another person in yellow and orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge.

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November 25 2009

A photograph outdoors under leafy trees shows a bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, eyes closed, in meditative stillness. He wears a red-and-gold saffron-toned wrap over his shoulders, a large gold necklace of rudraksha-style beads with ornate gold clasps, a red bindi and a gold stud earring. Blurred figures behind him wear white forehead markings, and a tree trunk and bright green foliage fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a saffron-and-gold wrap and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, and the page names him as present.

Photograph of two men at an outdoor event in front of a large dark tree trunk and green foliage. In the foreground on the right, a man with long swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron shawl and a long ornate necklace of gold beads alternating with clear crystal beads, and rests his hand on a silver vessel. Behind him on the left, a younger man with curly black hair wears a white kurta, an orange shawl, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, looking down. Two physical people are visible.

Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered under a striped tent canopy decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. In the centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a white and yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe and heavy gold beaded necklace looks downward. Behind them, devotees in orange and white clothes press close, including a man in an orange cap and a man in an orange shawl with a marigold garland. A blurred figure in the left foreground and an orange-robed person at the lower right frame the shot.