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December 11 2011

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a white-and-red forehead mark stands in a procession wearing an orange saffron garment with gold border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. He wears a large garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white jasmine draped over his shoulders, and holds the garland with both hands. Around him, other men in orange robes and women in red-orange saris carry tall gold-topped staffs, one topped with a trident finial, with a concrete wall and trees behind. Dirt ground beneath.2009-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long white jasmine garland with red flower accents. He wears layered gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, hands clasped at the waist, standing in a crowd of devotees in orange robes and white dhotis. Hazy trees and a red pole are behind.2008-12-26January 02 20092009-01-02July 03 20122012-07-03December 27 20092009-12-27May 01 20152015-05-01Photograph of a procession inside a temple hall. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white tripundra on the forehead, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangles, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti, walks forward smiling. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas carry a silver kalasha with red flowers and a long white flower garland with red and yellow accents. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tall wooden staff on the left, and a man in white on the far right edge is partly visible. Several devotees stand behind in white and orange clothing.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands centre frame, wearing a beige-gold turban with a gold emblem, a red bindi, a long white and red flower garland, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes flank him, each holding a tall gold-ornamented staff, and the one on the right wears a gold bead necklace. Green foliage, palm fronds, a white vehicle and a building are visible behind them. The man's distinctive long hair, ornate turban and saffron ceremonial attire are consistent with a person depiction in the centre, shown in an outdoor procession setting with attendants holding staffs.2008-12-27December 11 20112011-12-11A procession in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, shows a long-haired man in the centre wearing saffron-orange clothing, a dense multi-strand necklace of gold beads and rudraksha, and a white and blue flower garland, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Two green plastic birds are clipped to his garland. Around him, men in saffron wraps with gold necklaces and white dhoti-clad devotees walk along a paved path, with a hillside and orange containers behind. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold-and-rudraksha adornment and saffron clothing, matching the swamiji cues. Several people are visible, a few partly cropped at the edges.2012-07-03