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January 06 20132013-01-06Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration on a sunny day with bare trees and a metal-frame stage canopy behind. Several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk beside an ornate red and gold parasol with fringed tassels, held aloft by an attendant. A tall golden staff with a finial and a trishul-style standard appear in the procession. A bearded man in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses holds the golden staff. Nearby, people in plain white clothes with dark malas stand watching, and a woman in a green sari stands at the left edge. Some participants wear flower garlands and a young child in white stands in the foreground.2008-12-23Photo of a satsang on a raised dais with smoke in the background. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala with gold beads, gold necklaces and rudraksha armlets, sits on an ornate silver-embossed throne reading from a small blue-and-white booklet, with a headset microphone at his ear. A bald attendant in a maroon robe and orange shawl with a gold pendant sits beside him gesturing with one hand. A man in white with orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits in the background, and a leopard-print cushion is visible beneath the seated figure.2013-03-10Outdoor photo of a house-visit procession on a narrow paved lane lined with green trees and a pale pink-orange boundary wall. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and a thick red-and-white flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles while a woman in a pink-and-cream sari bows low with folded hands. Petals scatter on the ground. Behind him, saffron-robed followers and a man in white kurta walk, and an older woman in a blue sari with folded hands stands by the wall. Several more people are visible in the background. a person: the central figure wears long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial flower garland, matching the page's padapuja house-visit context.2014-07-07December 17 20142014-12-17A procession on a dirt road lined with green shrubs and trees. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; a man in the center wears an orange turban and orange robes and carries nothing visible, while a sannyasi behind him holds a decorated box. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls hold up colourful fringed parasols on long poles, and a cameraman with a camera on the left films the group. The white-clad attendants and saffron-clad monastics suggest a ceremonial walk, possibly a person appearance in the procession.2009-12-11Outdoor procession on a dirt road with trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a thick white and red flower garland and gold necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead, and walks at the centre, smiling. A large red and multicolour parasol with tassels is held above him by a man in saffron dhoti. Two saffron-clad men carry ornate red and gold banners with floral embroidery. Other saffron-clad attendants with bare chests, gold necklaces and white vibhuti marks walk alongside, and men in white shirts and trousers stand behind. The centre figure's appearance and distinctive ornaments match the page's a person reference, so he is a probable candidate.2013-01-06 +1 copiesNight procession photo on a sandy road. A man in the centre wears a maroon-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long garland of white jasmine with red and yellow flowers, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead band with a red dot. Beside him a man in maroon and gold clothing with an orange shawl and dark beads holds a long wooden staff. Behind them, men in orange robes play a drum, and an illuminated golden shrine or deity murti glows in the background.2014-10-03A procession on a dirt path. Centre, a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a saffron-orange robe, a white flower garland with red blooms, and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot-adjacent in sandals while raising one hand in greeting. Beside him a second man in saffron robes with a gold-coloured garland walks with a hand extended. Above them two multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes are held aloft, and a gold trident and a gold staff are carried in the procession. Behind, devotees in white dhotis and shirts and other saffron-clad attendants follow along a concrete wall under trees.2008-12-25May 09 20162016-05-09Outdoor photo at an ashram under a golden umbrella with red tassels. A man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti with gold border, an orange shawl, a heavy gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, standing beside a dark stone deity murti. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with a shaved head and gold necklace pours or applies a white paste with a bowl, as if performing abhishekam. An orange towel lies on the stone base, and a few people are visible in the background among trees.2012-09-19April 07 20132013-04-07