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December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph inside a red and gold canopied tent at an ashram event. In the foreground on the right, a man in orange robes with white forehead markings and a white and pink flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward, with several gold rings and beaded bracelets on his hands. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in orange robes and orange head wrap raises a hand. Between them stands a younger man in white dhoti with a gold border, a red sash and a large beaded necklace, holding his hands together. Behind them, other orange-robed devotees and a cameraman with a video camera are visible, with a striped red and gold tent ceiling overhead.2013-02-12June 09 20092009-06-09December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors in front of a projection screen. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, wears a long white and red flower garland and gold bangles, and gestures with his right hand as he speaks. Beside him an elderly bearded man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, wearing orange robes and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holds his hands together in front of him. To the left, a man in a white shirt and a younger man in an orange cloth stand by, and at right a man with a red tilak and orange-and-yellow cloth observes. A boy in a red cloth stands in the background. Swamiji candidate in the central figure: probable, based on the long hair, orange turban, saffron robes and garland cues.2011-11-17February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A procession scene at a Brahmotsavam celebration. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with a golden-edged shawl stands with hands clasped, eyes lowered, wearing a cream and gold embroidered cap and a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves, plus a gold-bead mala with a pendant. Behind him a man in orange holds a tall ornate golden staff. On the right, a man in orange holds a golden fan-like staff topped with white feathers. A man in white stands at left, and pink draped fabric forms the backdrop.2008-12-30June 05 20122012-06-05A street procession moves past a concrete building with palm trees behind. At the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a long gold bead necklace raises both hands in greeting, walking beside a tall ornate ceremonial staff topped by a red, gold and blue embroidered canopy. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas, one carries a bouquet of white and yellow flowers, and another holds a saffron flag. A bearded sannyasi in orange robes and a pendant walks in the foreground on the right, with a man in white clothing beside him.2009-11-25Crowded outdoor procession scene under a green tent canopy and orange cloth backdrop. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak across his forehead, an orange-saffron shawl and a thick white and pink flower garland stands at centre, his hands raised to his chest. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron ceremonial clothing and garland, with a gold necklace visible. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes and turbans, a bearded man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala at right, and a man in a pale pink shirt at left. Behind them, more saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees fill the tent.2013-02-22December 23 20082008-12-23