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A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban stands at the centre of an outdoor procession, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red and orange blooms and holding a coconut in both hands. Wooden poles topped with orange and yellow canopy fabric frame him, and palm trees and orange triangular pennants hang in the background. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts crowd close, and a bearded man on the right in a white shirt wears a dark mala necklace and smiles. The scene reads as a festival procession with people carrying ritual offerings. a person candidate: the saffron robes and turban are visible, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role.

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July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photograph of a festival procession. At the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a thick white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace with a pendant. Around him, saffron-robed men wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and gold necklaces; one at left has a shaved head and white tilak marks. A tall golden staff topped with a ceremonial finial and a canopy with fringed tassels overhang the group. Behind them, many people in white and orange clothing walk among orange flags. Scene suggests Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe stands at the centre of an outdoor procession, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red-orange flowers with rudraksha beads. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas; one holds a long wooden pole. Behind them are palm trees and strung orange pennants. A bearded man in white on the right wears a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a festival procession, with the orange-robed man visually prominent among the crowd.2010-02-18December 23 20082008-12-23July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor photo at a temple-style ground beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and white garlands, while a smiling young man in orange with a white flower garland and gold headband presses his palms together in greeting. Other orange-robed devotees and people in white dhotis and a woman in orange and white stand nearby. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with blue and red emblems hang overhead. Whether the robed man with long hair is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2008-12-24 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28A crowd gathers outdoors under leafy trees in daylight. In the foreground a man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling broadly. Beside him a man in white clothes with an orange shawl, glasses and a red tilak presses his hands together. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, surround them, with more onlookers and a few women in saris behind. The appearance-based candidate for the figure in orange is consistent with a person, but the face cannot be confirmed, so identity is uncertain.2007-01-12Outdoor crowd scene at an event. A figure in orange saffron robes with a red bindi and long swept-back dark hair stands at centre, wearing a heavy garland of white jasmine and orange marigold flowers with large gold-coloured medallions and a gold pendant. Swamiji (probable) is visible through the saffron robes, long hair and ornate garland. To his left, a younger man in plain orange robes with long hair stands beside a man in white shirt bending forward with a white plate of offerings. On the right, a smiling man in glasses and a white shirt looks toward him. Behind them a crowd of devotees, some in white dhotis and shirts, fills the frame under green leaves and a tent canopy edged in red and yellow.2009-08-17Outdoor procession scene with a smiling man in an orange saffron wrap and matching orange turban with a red bindi, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala. He claps his hands while surrounded by men in white and light-blue shirts and dhotis. Behind them stand a green banana-leaf decoration, orange triangular pennants and strings of fairy lights. A man at right raises his arm, and another wears a red-beaded rudraksha mala over white clothes. Orange and red banners hang in the background.2010-02-18December 30 20072007-12-30