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Outdoor street photo in bright daylight with a pale car and shopfronts behind. A central figure in a red-orange dhoti and bare-chested upper body wears a long-haired style with a yellow-orange headband, multiple ceremonial gold-and-white beaded garlands and gold armlets, and smiles while gesturing with his hands. Around him stand several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes with gold armlets and beaded garlands, one holding a small object, along with men in white shirts and dhotis and a few onlookers. The scene reads as a devotee procession or greeting on a town street.

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June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor street photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a rust-brown ochre wrap, a rudraksha mala, a large ornate gold necklace and a white and red flower garland, bending forward with his hands over a red-wrapped ceremonial object. Behind him, several saffron-orange robed sannyasis, some shaved-headed and bare-chested with beaded malas, stand and chant. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a tilak and red rudraksha mala on the right hands over a pot of leaves. Cars, a yellow bus and roadside buildings fill the background. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2014-06-21May 18 20122012-05-18June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesOutdoor photo at a festive compound strung with orange and red pennant bunting and red-and-white canopy tents, with palm and shade trees behind. Seven men stand close together in conversation. On the left, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl holds a small object in his hands. Next to him, a figure with long dark curly hair wears a bright orange robe and gestures while speaking. An older bald man in a light orange wrap and dhoti stands barefoot. Beside him, a man in saffron wears a matching saffron shawl and clasps his hands. At right, two shaved-headed men in orange robes stand near a young man in a striped white shirt. Several other people in white and orange are visible in the background.2007-08-09Outdoor procession on a dusty path with strong sunlight and shadows. A central man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti and shawl, a red and white floral garland, a gold necklace and a gold pendant, walking with hands clasped at his chest. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and attendants in orange and red garments carry tall decorated parasols and a trident staff, some wearing rudraksha malas. Behind them, people in white and red walk along, and colourful tasseled umbrellas and tent canopies frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the central figure is the long-haired man in white at the centre of the procession, wearing a garland and gold necklace, the appearance of the candidate in this photo is consistent with the page reference, and his role is the central figure of the procession.2009-01-01July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor procession on a stone-paved path near a gopuram temple tower. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment with gold trim, a rudraksha-style gold necklace, a white-and-yellow garland and a forehead tilak, raises his hand in greeting and smiles. Around him walk shaved-headed men in orange and white dhotis with gold necklaces and white forehead markings, some with bare shoulders, and a photographer raises a camera in the background.2010-12-29June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt road with a green, red and blue ceremonial parasol held overhead. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tripunda on his forehead walks with his palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a white shawl with gold border, a red and white flower garland and a heavy gold necklace. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes carry gold staffs, one with a trident-like top, and wear gold beaded necklaces. A man in a white shirt and another in a cream kurta stand at the edges, and a man in orange holds a mobile phone to his ear. The crowd of onlookers stretches behind.2009-01-01