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February 16 2013

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Outdoor group photo at a Kumbh Mela camp beside a corrugated metal wall, with marigold-garlanded wooden poles behind. Eight men in ochre and saffron robes stand together. A long-haired man in the centre wears a brown-orange robe with a gold-edged border, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a forehead tilak, and he smiles with hands clasped; this is a probable Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas. To his left, an elderly bearded sadhu wears a red shawl, a pink-white pearl mala and a turban; to his right, a bald bespectacled man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. Other men wear orange turbans and beads, and one on the far left has white painted face markings.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of men in saffron-orange robes. In the centre, a long-haired man in white silk with a gold-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a thick gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, gesturing with one hand while smiling. Beside him, a bearded man in orange wears a gold bead necklace and a pendant. A bearded attendant at left wears orange and holds a long wooden staff, and a red-and-green ceremonial parasol is visible above the group. Others in orange and a man in a cream kurta stand nearby, many wearing gold malas.2009-01-01A street procession moves through a crowd of onlookers. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a vermilion tilak carries a brass kalasha wrapped in a yellow marigold garland and green leaves. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold chain walks with gold-rimmed glasses. Next, an elderly bald man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together. On the right, a young man in an orange turban and orange robes wears a dark rudraksha mala and smiles. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the background, and marigold garlands appear at the edge.2009-01-16A barefoot man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl walks forward with his palms pressed together at his chest, smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and arms, and a white and red forehead marking. Around him, several young men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead lines and rudraksha necklaces walk in step, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with purple-bordered cloth holds a ceremonial fan at right. The setting is a paved outdoor walkway beside a pale pink wall with trees behind. a person is the central figure, identified by the page's temple visit context and his prominent rudraksha malas and rust-brown attire.2018-03-17November 05 20132013-11-05 +3 copiesJanuary 21 20092009-01-21February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesOutdoor group photo on a dusty road in front of a grey concrete building with arched windows and small orange flags on its roof. A man in a red-maroon turban and maroon dhoti with a gold border wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a rudraksha mala, with white markings on his arms, and smiles at the centre. Beside him on the right, a bearded man with long swept-back hair and white forehead markings wears a white shawl over a pink-peach dhoti. On the left, a bald man with glasses wears a gold necklace and maroon garments and holds a dark object, while a man in orange kurta with a tilak stands near the centre-left. A silver trident is held upright behind them, and a white horse stands in the background with other people.2015-09-09 +2 copiesNovember 05 20132013-11-05Three men in saffron and orange ochre garments walk barefoot along a paved courtyard beside a temple building with white pillars and a gopuram in the background. The man on the left has white marks on his forehead, a white and red garland and a rudraksha mala, and holds the hand of the central man, who wears a dark headband, a white jasmine and red rose garland, a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed orange cloth. The man on the right has a grey beard, a pink flower garland and a red cloth with gold border, holding a folded green-and-white cloth. Behind them several more people in orange and white clothing and a uniformed police officer walk in the crowd.2012-05-24