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Photograph of a barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace, forehead marked with white and red tilak, walking across a blue stage mat at night. Behind him, a second man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands close, and several people in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand at the back beneath a pink and maroon draped backdrop. Garlands of pink and orange flowers are at the right edge, and cables and audio equipment lie on the floor at left. The lead figure has long swept-back hair and a crown-like presentation is absent; the cues are saffron ornate clothing, a gold bead mala and long hair, so the appearance-based label applies to him as a probable Swamiji in person, while the others are attendants and devotees.

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A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace, stands smiling on a blue-covered stage with his hands clasped at his waist. Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him, a second saffron-clad man with long hair and a gold necklace walks, and behind them a woman in white and other people in white and orange stand under a pink and maroon draped canopy. At right, a floral arrangement of marigolds, pink flowers and greenery sits beside a microphone at a podium, with cables on the sandy ground.2010-02-12Night procession on a dirt road: a long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bead mala and red bindi walks centre-frame, flanked by a shaved-headed man in orange robes with gold beads and glasses. Behind them, a man in white dhoti carries a red and gold umbrella pole, and white-clad people follow. Appearance-based a person candidate in orange robes with long hair and gold beaded necklaces, walking in procession.2010-11-21Photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and skirt, a red bindi on his forehead and a long strand of gold beaded ceremonial necklace; he raises one hand in greeting while walking through a hall. To his left a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a bracelet walks beside him, and behind them a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border stands near a red curtain and a projection screen at the top left. Two physical people are visible in the foreground plus one further figure in the background, so the count is three.2011-02-27Night procession on a sandy path. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears saffron-orange robes, a leopard-print shawl with fringe, and a rudraksha mala, walking in sandals and looking ahead. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and kurta wears an orange scarf and carries an orange umbrella. Behind them women in white sarees with gold borders carry tall silver trident-like staffs, and young men in orange robes with white ash markings follow. Illuminated temple structure in the background.2010-11-19A standing man with long, dark, swept-back hair wears a rust-red wrapped garment with gold border stripes and a multi-strand orange-red beaded mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and a gold pendant. Behind him on the left stands a golden ornate arched frame around a dark deity murti adorned with jewelry. Seated devotees in white clothing and orange-red lanyards sit in the background, some with hands folded in namaste, and a woman in maroon with white forehead markings sits on the right. A red cushioned seat and a small digital device sit on the left, with striped mats on the stage floor.2013-03-31Photograph of a procession inside a temple hall. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white tripundra on the forehead, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangles, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti, walks forward smiling. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas carry a silver kalasha with red flowers and a long white flower garland with red and yellow accents. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tall wooden staff on the left, and a man in white on the far right edge is partly visible. Several devotees stand behind in white and orange clothing.2011-12-11May 21 20122012-05-21Photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl with a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, standing in a crowded temple-like setting with a multicoloured cloth hanging behind him. Beside him stand a shaved-headed man in orange with a gold necklace and armband and a shaved-headed man in orange at the right edge, with several onlookers in the background. Based on the visible cues of long swept hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, this appears to be a person standing among the attending devotees.2012-04-05November 21 20102010-11-21December 05 20112011-12-05November 09 20072007-11-09June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copies