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Outdoor festival procession under a lilac canopy with red tassels. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban with a red tilak mark on his forehead, an orange robe, a long white and orange flower garland with green, white and saffron ribbons, and a gold ceremonial necklace over long dark hair. Behind him, devotees hold orange flags on poles; a white-clad person stands at left, and an older woman with a red bindi and white hair is visible at right. Palm trees and greenery fill the background. Appearance-based probable match for Swamiji (probable), shown in procession with a gold necklace, long hair and orange turban.

January 12 2007

A procession with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban, long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, smiling with hands clasped in front. He walks beneath a purple and gold canopy with red tasselled edges, held up on long wooden poles. Around him are people in white dhotis and white shawls, including an older woman with grey hair holding a red and gold shield with a white bird emblem, and a woman in glasses in white. Behind them hang colourful bunting banners, and an orange flag flies. The scene is a street-side festival procession.

Photograph of an indoor gathering in a hall with white ceiling lights and a projection screen behind. A man in an orange turban with a red and white ornament on the forehead, wearing a saffron garment with gold trim and layered rudraksha malas, smiles while extending his hand over the head of a man at left, who bows with hands folded. Several men in white clothes stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) with distinctive orange turban, rudraksha malas and ornate saffron clothing, performing a blessing gesture on a devotee.

Outdoor photo of a procession-like gathering under an overcast sky with a string of triangular white and blue pennant flags behind. A central man wears an orange turban with a red bindi, an orange robe with a gold-coloured border, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders and he smiles toward the camera. To his left, a young man in an orange shawl and white kurta has white and red tilak markings on his forehead. To his right, a young man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and an identification lanyard. Several more men in white stand behind. A metal-roofed building stands at right.

2006-09-24 +1 copies

A smiling man in a procession wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a long gold ceremonial necklace with bead-like ornaments; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him are other orange-robed attendants and devotees, a decorated palanquin or ratha with red tasselled canopies and colourful ornamental umbrellas, and an older man in white with rudraksha beads holds an umbrella pole. A banner with text stands in the background.

A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange saffron robe, a red bindi on his forehead, and a heavy gold bead necklace, and stands in a procession. Behind him, several devotees in orange and white stand with long silver staffs topped with ornate silver finials, and a red and gold festival banner and colourful decorative pennants are visible against a pale sky. A man in orange with rudraksha beads and a shaved head smiles at right, and an older woman with grey hair and a red bindi appears at left.

July 27 2008

A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja scene indoors in a hall with warm lighting. A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban with a jeweled white and gold ornament, a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment, and a long gold bead necklace stands centrally, extending his arm to touch the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with hands in anjali. Long dark hair falls at his back. Around him devotees in white and orange clothing stand with hands folded in prayer, and a priest on the right with a shaved head, white dhoti and sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms looks on. A shaved-headed man in white stands to the left with hands in namaste. Behind them a gold-framed backdrop and a brass tray with offerings are visible.

2011-08-19 +2 copies

Outdoor procession under a red and white fringed canopy with a gold-tipped red pole. Centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban and orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak; long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and glasses smiles. Behind them, a man in a cap and orange shawl holds the pole, a woman in white sari stands at left, and a blue-and-white flag appears at right. Green foliage and yellow flowers stand behind.