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December 24 20082008-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession under a red and white fringed umbrella. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with heavy gold necklaces and a red tilak on his forehead stands at centre-right, smiling and holding white powder in his palm while a shaved-head devotee in saffron bends forward to receive it. Beside them a young woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala and a smiling young man in orange cloth stand among a crowd of white-clad devotees. A gold-tipped trident rises at the top right, and a brass tray of white powder and yellow marigolds sits in the lower right. The appearance-based candidate matches the page's probable identification by long swept hair, saffron robe, and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the printed a person reference.2008-12-23December 24 20082008-12-24A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a zebra-striped cloth on his seat, places his right hand on the head of a young boy kneeling before him in a white dhoti with a maroon border. The boy's palms are joined. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing stand and sit, including a woman in a white sari with a red border and women in white saris. A brass tray holds small offerings, a golden staff stands at left, and a colourful floral kolam decorates the floor. Tented canopy with tassels and a parked silver SUV appear in the background. Appearance suggests the orange-robed man is the probable Swamiji, given his long hair, saffron robe and the page's note, while the blessing is a darshan-style gesture.2008-12-24Outdoor photo at a Kumbamela gathering in Mandya, Karnataka, showing a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes beneath a large tree with a red and white canopy. In the centre, a bald man with a saffron hood and a rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. Beside him, a smiling man wears an orange turban, orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and holds a wooden staff. A bald man in orange on the right holds a mobile phone to his ear. Many onlookers in white and orange fill the background. The scene appears to be a sarvadarshan darshan event.2010-01-29A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a red carpet. A seated figure on a golden throne with a gold crown, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland of yellow and red flowers, holds his palms together in prayer. A kalasha-like vessel stands near the throne. Before him, several people in white and cream clothes kneel and sit with folded hands behind trays of flowers and offerings; a woman in a yellow-and-white sari and a man in white shirt and white dhoti are prominent. Young people in saffron and white stand nearby, and a man in a white dhoti stands on a far platform. Orange poles, a blue tarp and speakers frame the scene.2010-12-29A seated figure in orange saffron robes sits centrally on a white-draped raised platform under a white canopy, wearing a long multicolour flower garland with red, blue, green and white blooms and a red mark on the forehead. Around him, men and women in white and orange garments sit and stand, including a woman in a yellow sari and an older man in white with a green shawl in the foreground. A tall wooden staff rises at the right edge. Dusty ground and white tent poles appear behind the gathering. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the platform as the central honoured guest.2006-12-25August 09 20152015-08-09November 15 20102010-11-15A photograph inside a tent-like hall with white fabric canopy and hanging decorative cloth panels in orange, yellow and black patterns. On the right, a long-haired man in orange and red robes with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead sits and gestures with an open hand toward a group of children. A golden lion-shaped object sits in front of him. Standing in a semicircle are about a dozen boys in white kurtas and dhotis, a boy in a red shirt, and a boy in a checked shirt, plus a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red lanyard badge and a bearded man in orange robes. At left, a woman in an orange sari and a young girl in pink are visible. A cameraman in orange robes stands behind. a person appearance is an uncertain candidate, so this is marked unsure.2006-10-21Outdoor ritual gathering under a red-and-white striped tent. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and gold necklace sits on a raised seat decorated with rows of marigold and mixed flower garlands in yellow, white, purple and red. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and rudraksha mala extends his hands. A woman in a white sari with gold border receives offerings from her cupped palms, while a woman in a blue sari and another in a yellow sari kneel nearby. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered shawl gestures at right. Many devotees in white and colourful saris sit on green matting behind them.2011-07-15