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February 07 2013

Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.

Photograph of a crowded event tent at a religious gathering. In the foreground, an elderly man in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold trim, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style bracelets, leans forward to greet a bearded man in an orange shawl and white kurta with a tilak on his forehead. Beside them, a shaven-headed young man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala bends in greeting, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland in her hair reaches toward the group. Behind them, several men in white and orange garments, lanyards and rudraksha malas stand among onlookers, with a video camera on a tripod at right and red drapery in the background.

February 09 2013

July 10 2016

A crowded outdoor-style scene under a white canopy at an event. Centre-left, a smiling person wears a rust-orange turban, orange robes and a long gold-bead garland with a rudraksha mala, with gold bangles on the arm. Beside them a person in an orange-and-gold sash and multiple gold necklaces stands near a man in white with palms pressed together in greeting. A bald man in glasses on the right wears a rudraksha mala and orange-gold shawl. A uniformed police officer stands in the background, and several onlookers in white and orange watch, one holding up a phone. A person in the foreground raises a hand holding a mobile phone, and a red-and-gold wristband is visible.

April 29 2016

A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at a crowded event. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a tall orange turban, an orange robe and shawl, and layered ornate gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala; he raises one hand in address. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, turban, saffron robe and ornate gold necklaces match the cues. To his right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside him. On the left, a devotee in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala looks on, and in the foreground a man in a brown vest bends low, touching the floor in obeisance. Many other people in orange, white and casual clothes fill the background, with orange banners and hanging decorations above.

A photograph of a crowd at a tented event with a red backdrop and hanging decorative bunting. In the foreground a long-haired figure in orange robes with a flower garland kneels and reaches forward to take an orange cloth from a man in a white shirt, white dhoti and white head cloth who stands in the centre. A young man in orange robes and an orange-and-red sash stands at right, holding a golden trident. Behind them women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas, and other people in white and casual clothes, watch. A golden trident and a red-and-orange cloth are in the foreground. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the scene appears to be a ritual exchange of a cloth.

January 13 2015

A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a saffron-brown shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white vertical forehead mark, reaches out to touch the head of a devotee in orange robes who kneels before him on a red-carpeted stage. Behind them, women in orange, red and white saris with rudraksha malas stand with hands joined, and a line of people in white and orange watches from the side. Brass oil lamps stand at the left edge, and a gold ceremonial ornament with a crescent-shaped top sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment. The man has distinctive long hair, saffron-toned clothing and rudraksha adornments consistent with the Swamiji candidate, so he is described as a probable Swamiji.