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A smiling man in a rust-red shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white and pink lotus garland with gold beads and a rudraksha mala across his chest. He has white vibhuti lines and a red tilak on his forehead, long swept-back hair, and gold rings on his fingers. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants walk in a procession, one holding a tall gold staff, and a younger attendant in a leopard-print headband wears a rudraksha mala. The setting is a red-pillared temple corridor with blurred pink flowers.

A procession in an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white horizontal forehead mark with a dark bindi has his eyes closed and smiles, holding a tall golden staff raised overhead. He wears a white flower garland and a rust-orange cloth wrap over his shoulders, with rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing walk closely, one with a shaved head and a white dhoti and orange shawl, another in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a golden palanquin or decorated float with pink and yellow flower garlands is carried, and a bus is visible in the blurred background.

Close photo of a bearded man with eyes closed, wearing a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, a double-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of pink petals and white flowers with gold beads. He has a white horizontal tilak with a red central mark on the forehead. Behind him stands a younger man with a leopard-print headband, white forehead tilak and rudraksha beads, slightly out of focus. Outdoor setting with blurred greenery and buildings. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , . The page indicates this is a Mattu Pongal celebration in Tiruvannamalai; the visible garland and rudraksha are consistent with ceremonial honours, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity

Close-up photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala and a garland of pink lotus flowers with gold beads. Behind him to the left, a younger person with a leopard-print headband, white forehead marks and an orange garment, also wearing a rudraksha mala, stands in a red-walled setting. The background is blurred.

December 15 2016

A bearded man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red vertical mark stands at the centre of a procession, smiling and holding a tall golden staff upright in his right hand. He wears a reddish-brown saffron-toned shawl over his shoulders, a white floral garland, and layered rudraksha malas. Behind him, a second man in white with a rudraksha mala and a third in reddish cloth look on, with a crowd and a vehicle in the background under yellow-flowered trees.

2017-03-11 +1 copies

Outdoor procession with a smiling man at the centre wearing a rust-red robe, long rudraksha mala necklaces and a thick garland of yellow marigolds, white and pink flowers and green leaves. He has white vertical forehead markings and a red dot, and long dark hair. Around him stand young men in orange-saffron robes with white forehead paste and beaded necklaces; one holds a tall golden staff topped by a red canopy. Yellow flowering shrubs and a pink wall form the background.

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January 15 2018

Night photograph of a ceremonial gathering. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead smiles broadly, wearing a rust-brown wrap over his shoulders, a thick rudraksha-style brown mala, a gold pendant necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland. He stands beside a tall golden staff held up by a figure at right. Around him, bare-chested young men in saffron-brown cloth and ash-marked foreheads, some with white and red tilak, watch attentively. A small brass vessel with green leaves is visible at lower left. The appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues are the long hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap, and he is the central figure.

2017-03-16 +1 copies

March 11 2017

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A bearded man with a smooth-swept dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands centre frame with his eyes lowered, wearing a maroon-red robe, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold chain and a small gold earring, and a rudraksha armband. A large garland of white jasmine, orange roses and purple flowers hangs around his neck. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and white rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded, and a yellow pole is visible at right. A crowd of devotees fills the dim background, with a camera operator at left.

A 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.