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April 14 2018

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April 14 2018

A procession of devotees in saffron and white ritual dress walks along a paved path outside a building. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe wears a long multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, and a dark rudraksha-style mala; the bare-chested figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange with a white turban holds a ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange with a flower-decorated pot at chest height walks beside him. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, orange shawls and white vibhuti marks follow, one drummer partly visible, and a white car is parked behind. Hanging green leaf strings decorate the entrance above.

A photograph of a central figure in a dark maroon garment with a black turban and layered gold necklaces, red and white flower garlands and a large rudraksha mala, standing with hands folded at the chest and eyes closed. Behind him, attendants in saffron and orange robes hold a decorated fan and a tall silver staff, and a man in white dhoti with a silver staff stands at the right. Several saffron-robed people and onlookers fill the background under a pale sky. Probable Swamiji is shown in the central role, wearing a turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas.

January 01 2017

December 12 2016

Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession under leafy trees. A central figure in a rust-orange turban, orange-brown robe, a long ceremonial staff, a heavy gold necklace and a white-and-pink flower garland stands with head bowed, hands at his chest. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a staff, and a woman in a yellow sari and green skirt holds a tray with a red cloth. To the right, figures in orange robes and rudraksha beads carry a tray and offer folded-hand greetings, while others with painted white foreheads and ash marks smile and press palms together. Smoke or incense haze drifts in the air.

Night procession at an outdoor temple-like venue with metal stanchion posts and chain barrier in the foreground. A central man in a deep maroon-red dhoti-style robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, a large gold pendant, gold chains and gold armbands, smiling as he walks. He has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and dark swept-back hair. Around him are attendants in orange and saffron cloth with white ash markings on their faces and bodies: a man on the left with a bare torso and white sacred ash, a young attendant in orange holding a large brass bell and a bearer holding a tall gold-tipped staff at right. Drums are visible at right. a person: the central man, shown in a procession role with garlanded, gold-adorned ceremonial dress; appearance cues are moderate, so this is an appearance-based candidate only.

Outdoor courtyard scene in bright sunlight with a central bearded man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe, wearing layered white and gold flower garlands, rudraksha and bead malas, a gold pendant and bangles, standing with hands folded near a figure bowing deeply with long matted locks at his feet. Around them stand devotees in saffron, orange and maroon clothing, several with white and ochre forehead markings, one woman in a maroon sari holding a garland, a bare-chested man with bangles, and a woman in white-and-gold dhoti-style cloth holding a brass plate with a lit flame and incense smoke. A woman in teal and a woman in yellow stand at left beside potted plants and a hanging decorative mat. The bearded central figure has long swept hair and distinctive orange turban, rudraksha and ceremonial gold adornments, so this is a probable Swamiji identification by appearance cues.

A photograph of a ceremony with a central man in a brown dhoti-style garment and brown upper cloth, wearing a long multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, orange and red blooms and a layered gold-toned necklace with a large pendant. He has a vertical sandal or vibhuti mark on his forehead and shoulder-length dark hair, and he is walking forward with his hands at his sides. Behind him, a man in an orange turban and a second person in a white dhoti stand near a blue and maroon draped backdrop, while on the right a bald man in white dhoti with palms pressed together faces him. A performer in a green costume with gold jewellery is at the far left. Several people sit in the blurred background.

Outdoor procession with a man in the centre wearing a rust-red dhoti and wrap, a heavy red and white flower garland with yellow marigolds, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and bangles, palms pressed together in greeting and smiling. A striped canopy with tassels and a long pole stands behind him. Around him are people in orange and saffron robes with gold borders, one holding a microphone, and a woman in white at left. Trees form the background.