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Outdoor ritual scene under green trees. A tall figure with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on the forehead stands on an elevated platform wearing a bright saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the body, with a distinctive full-length saffron garment; the cues are long hair, saffron ornate clothing and a ceremonial setting, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) presence. Beside him a printed portrait on a stand, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA", shows a man in an orange turban and saffron clothing. A young man in orange robes holds a brass tray with a golden kalasha-like vessel, while a woman in orange sari stands beside a red-and-gold ceremonial banner on a pole. Several women in orange saris stand to the right, one older woman with hands folded in namaste, and a red-and-gold canopy with tassels is visible at the upper right.

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December 19 20062006-12-19December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor procession at a decorated golden ratha-style shrine. A man in long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robe stands on the lower steps of the golden structure, which carries the printed sign "SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI" above two golden seated deity murtis. Several saffron-robed attendants stand at left beneath colourful painted umbrellas with tasselled edges. Two large portrait posters labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" flank the shrine, one showing a man in white turban and another showing a man in saffron turban. Marigold garlands and dark floor mats lie on the steps, with trees and a building in the background.2006-12-19 +1 copies2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoors in front of a temple with carved yellow-ochre stone pillars decorated with lion figures, an orange umbrella held overhead. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, his right hand raised to his ear. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand near, and a white-shirted man stands further back. On the right edge, white flower garlands and red fabric are visible. Green trees fill the background. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), based on long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, in person at the temple procession.2008-11-11A photograph of a flag-hoisting procession at a temple courtyard. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, a saffron shawl and a heavy gold necklace of ornamented beads stands centre, holding a red parasol shaft and looking upward. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron robes hold gold-topped staffs and yellow-orange ceremonial fans embroidered with blue and gold emblems. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl holds one of the fans. A red wooden flagpole lies in the foreground. Several onlookers, some photographing, stand behind under red-tasselled parasols beneath a white temple wall with a green-tiled roof.2008-12-23December 30 20092009-12-30July 29 20082008-07-29December 28 20082008-12-28December 19 20062006-12-19 +2 copiesDecember 19 20062006-12-19 +2 copiesA smiling man stands under a decorated red and multicolored canopy at an outdoor procession. He wears an orange turban with a red tilak, an orange shawl draped over orange robes, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A boy in white shirt and grey trousers behind him holds an orange flag on a pole, and a red and gold fringed umbrella or shield is in view. Two other people in orange robes stand at the left edge.2005-12-31