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A smiling person with long dark hair tied back stands in an orange-red shawl wrapped over a robe, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and a red bindi, hands resting on the abdomen. Beside them a woman in white with a red-and-white lanyard holds a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial. Behind them men in white shirts and lanyards stand near an orange flag and a stone vessel at right, against an overcast sky.2013-12-11Night outdoor procession scene with a crowd behind. In the centre, a smiling man with a red tilak and long hair wears a rust-red shawl over his body and a thick gold-beaded necklace, looking upward. To his left, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala raises her hands and claps. On the right, a man in white dhoti and red-orange shawl holds a tall white ceremonial staff, and young men in white with gold-trimmed cloth stand behind, with drums visible at left.2013-12-24March 14 20142014-03-14A long-haired man stands on a boat deck holding a silver trident in his left hand and a tall wooden staff in his right. He wears an orange-brown wrap over one shoulder, a wide rudraksha belt, a long necklace of white beads with rudraksha, layered beaded waist strands, and gold armlets. He has white and red vibhuti and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, seated figures in orange and white clothes, including a bald man in orange with glasses and a man in orange with a mala, sit on a tiger-striped mat. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by the trident, long hair, saffron clothing and ornate beadwork; he is presented as the guest of honour on the Varanasi boat tour during the Kumbh Mela period.2013-02-13Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground. A central man in orange robes with gold-bordered saffron cloth, a white and red flower garland, and a red bindi holds a golden trident-topped staff raised in one hand while smiling and gesturing upward. Behind him, devotees in cream and white kurta-dhoti with orange shawls stand and clap, and a golden staff is held by a man in white dhoti with a green border. Two multicoloured fringed umbrellas with Dhyanapeetam emblems and orange flags stand above the crowd. Context suggests a procession.2008-01-01December 11 20132013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11January 16 20162016-01-16 +1 copiesA procession outdoors in bright daylight. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a rust-red shawl over the shoulder, a thick gold-beaded necklace with tiered rudraksha-style strands, and rudraksha bracelets raises one hand in greeting while holding a tall wooden staff. Swamiji (probable): long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red garments are the qualifying cues. Around him, men in white and saffron-orange robes, white turbans and rudraksha malas walk in the procession, one holding a wooden staff. Several bare-chested devotees and older men in white and yellow turbans stand behind, with a white temple structure visible at upper right.2015-01-13Photo 11744400 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03April 23 20162016-04-23