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April 25 20162016-04-25A smiling man in a rust-orange turban and orange sannyasi robes stands centre-frame, holding a tall silver staff with a twisted pattern. He wears a long brown rudraksha mala around his neck and has a dark tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in peach-coloured robes with rudraksha beads and a yellow tilak looks on, and to the right a man in white dhoti holds a long red pole. The background shows blurred ornate temple decorations in gold and red. Appearance-based cues (orange turban, rudraksha mala, silver staff) are consistent with a person presence, but identity is uncertain.2016-05-05December 23 20162016-12-23December 05 20142014-12-05A man in a maroon-red robe and gold ornaments stands on a red carpet holding a lit oil lamp and a brass bell in a decorated tent. He wears an ornate gold crown with green leaves, a long gold beaded necklace, gold armbands and a gold waist belt, and smiles while carrying the flame. Two young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders stand to the left, one holding a brass tray. A woman in a white sari with a red border, hands joined in prayer, stands behind a tall brass lamp stand. Strings of flowers and hanging decorations are visible overhead, and an ornate pillar is at the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja. The man has distinctive crown, gold necklaces and maroon robe cues, so this is an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji.2016-05-24May 12 20132013-05-12November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening ritual with an oil lamp, its flame rising high. A smiling man in a red turban and red-saffron garment, wearing a red flower garland and gold ornaments, holds a silver lamp with a bowl of offerings near the flame. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron-trimmed shawls stand close; one on the right wears a rudraksha mala and glasses, and another on the left presses his palms together in namaste. Foliage fills the background.2014-12-05A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes stands barefoot on a red carpet, holding a tall silver-and-red staff with one hand and raising the other in greeting. A brown rudraksha mala hangs across his chest and he wears a bindi. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders wear gold chain necklaces and rudraksha garlands, and one holds a red staff. Behind them are chandelier lights, colourful hanging decorations and a lit ceremonial area.2016-05-05Night procession of saffron- and maroon-robed sannyasis walking barefoot on a dirt path. In the centre, a man in a deep maroon garment and a red-and-gold headband, wearing a long white and red flower garland with a gold pendant, carries a long pole and walks at the front. To the right, a man in a blue-and-gold patterned cap holds a lit oil lamp in a metal bowl, and other devotees carry ceremonial umbrellas with orange and red canopies and a trident-like staff. Several men have white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. The scene is a torchlit procession.2013-11-17A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robes with a long brown rudraksha mala stands on a red carpet, holding a silver-banded staff, at a festive ceremony with hanging decorations behind him. Beside him a bald man with a tilak wears orange robes and red and black beaded malas, another attendant in orange holds a silver staff at left, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a red-and-silver staff at right, with an orange ceremonial fan blurred in the foreground.2016-05-05October 27 20142014-10-27