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April 02 2012

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Outdoor procession on bare reddish earth beneath trees. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a draped orange-saffron cloth and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with crystal beads, walking barefoot. Behind him a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a silver tray of white and yellow flower petals. Other men in white kurtas and white dhotis with orange shawls follow in the procession. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, walking in procession.2006-12-23April 02 20122012-04-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a low wall behind. The foreground figure with long dark wavy hair wears a loose orange robe and a gold-and-bead necklace, walking barefoot. Beside him a young man in white kurta and orange shawl walks with his hand on a silver kalasha-style vessel carried by another man in white and orange. Other participants in white shirts and white dhoti follow, including a bespectacled young man.2006-12-23Photograph of a man walking outdoors on a paved path under trees, wearing an orange saffron-coloured draped garment with gold borders and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads across his chest, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, several people in orange and white ritual clothing walk along, including a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold borders, a woman in an orange sari and another in a patterned sari. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by long hair, saffron garb and rudraksha mala.2012-04-02Outdoor photo of a procession on a dusty dirt road with palm trees and a parked silver vehicle behind. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a heavy ornate gold necklace with a gold pendant. He walks barefoot. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl holds a long wooden pole topped by a red and gold ceremonial umbrella canopy. Other attendants in white and yellow walk nearby, and a man in orange clothing at right gestures with his hands.2010-02-12Outdoor procession on a sandy road lined with palm trees. A barefoot man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a loose saffron-orange wrap and a heavy gold multi-bead necklace with a central gold pendant, walking with his eyes lowered. Beside him, another man in matching saffron-orange robes walks with hands clasped. Behind them, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a long wooden pole topped by an ornate embroidered red, gold and yellow parasol. Other devotees in white and orange follow, and a silver car is parked nearby.2010-02-12Outdoor procession on a paved path beside a dirt verge with flowering yellow shrubs and palm trees. A bearded man in orange robes and an orange head wrap carries a long wooden staff and walks at the front. Behind him a man with long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and tilak walks in orange robes with a thick beaded garland and a wide ornate belt. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha malas carries an orange umbrella, and another orange-clad man walks in the background. On the left, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and a man in white dhoti walk along, and a man in an orange dhoti is partly visible. Several participants walk in the procession, and the scene looks like a devotional walk.2012-09-27April 02 20122012-04-02A procession outdoors among green trees: a central man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and an orange saffron wrap, walks with eyes lowered. Beside him a young man in white holds a wooden pole under an orange and gold canopy, and to the right a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a red flower and orange garland. Other men in white shirts and orange shawls and a few women stand behind them. Some people in the background are partially visible.2008-08-07Outdoor procession on a dusty, sun-bright road with a red flag visible in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl and a long black rudraksha mala, walking with eyes lowered. Around him, saffron-clad men wear gold ceremonial necklaces, one with a bearded face, others shaved-headed in white dhotis and orange-red wraps, with several older white-clad figures further back. The central man appears to be a person based on long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, as a leader within the procession.2011-05-24December 23 20082008-12-23October 07 20112011-10-07