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A man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders stands with eyes closed, wearing a long gold ceremonial necklace of beaded links and a red kumkum dot with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. He appears to be holding a long wooden pole at his left edge. Behind him, several people in white and red clothing stand in a blurred outdoor setting. The appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a holy dip event, though the setting is not clearly identifiable.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A photograph of a man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a long ornate gold necklace of large gold beads with dark bands, with white vertical marks and a red dot on his forehead, eyes lowered, standing outdoors in front of a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a fringed canopy of red, purple and green tassels. Behind him stand a man in a white shirt with a yellow scarf and a man in a red garment, with trees and a utility pole in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15Close head-and-shoulders photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing a sleeveless orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders and multiple strands of gold-capped rudraksha malas around the neck. He has long dark hair swept back, white horizontal tilak lines and a red kumkum dot on the forehead. Behind him an orange structure and a garland of yellow and red flowers are visible. Appearance cues (long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas, tilak) are consistent with the page's a person label, so this is a person in person.2010-08-15Close photograph of a man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange sleeveless garment draped over the shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has white sacred ash on the forehead and a red kumkum dot, eyes lowered. Two other men are partly visible in the background against an orange wall. Presentation cues are consistent with the page's description of a person, but the face is not used for identification, so the identity is uncertain.2010-07-21July 19 20102010-07-19July 20 20102010-07-20August 15 20102010-08-15 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05February 25 20112011-02-25Close photograph of a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like links with dark bands. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, and his eyes are lowered. Behind him, other men in orange robes and white clothing stand in an orange-walled setting. The visible man's face is downcast in a calm, reflective pose.2010-07-21Photograph of a man standing in profile at a temple setting with orange-red walls and a cream door behind him. He wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long necklace of large gold beads with a gold pendant. He has long swept-back dark hair, white sacred ash lines on his forehead and arm, and a red dot between his brows, and he looks downward with a calm expression. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible behind him. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron clothing, long hair and gold beaded necklace.2010-07-21