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Photograph of a man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, standing with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, with a small red mark on his forehead. Behind him a woman in a pink and yellow floral sari stands with arms folded, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a drum and a brass vessel in front of a pink, gold and white draped cloth backdrop. White bricks are stacked at the lower left on sandy ground. The man in orange shows distinctive saffron clothing, long swept hair and rudraksha beads, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this procession.

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December 30 20072007-12-30A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace, stands smiling on a blue-covered stage with his hands clasped at his waist. Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him, a second saffron-clad man with long hair and a gold necklace walks, and behind them a woman in white and other people in white and orange stand under a pink and maroon draped canopy. At right, a floral arrangement of marigolds, pink flowers and greenery sits beside a microphone at a podium, with cables on the sandy ground.2010-02-12Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long double-strand necklace of gold and white beads with a gold pendant. He holds a silver handbell in his right hand and extends his left arm toward a lit oil lamp in a glass holder, its flame visible at left. Beside him at left, a person in white clothing holds a yellow cloth. Packed sandy ground underfoot.2006-12-23March 02 20182018-03-02A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with maroon borders standing with palms pressed together in anjali at a doorway of a light-coloured building. Beneath red and yellow floral garlands strung overhead, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-gold shawls stand behind, one bowing low and touching the ground near a pair of sandals. A white plastic chair sits at the right edge beside the brown door. The figure's distinctive long, swept-back hair and saffron robe suggest a person in an appearance-based label, but identification is uncertain.2005-07-21Night procession photograph. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, leaving the chest bare, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a polished silver vessel with a floral repoussé design. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand among colourful festoons and bunting at the top of the frame.2006-12-232005 - Visit to Devotee House in Rasipuram PattanamJanuary 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10A man in an orange saffron robe with a maroon border walks forward on a raised platform. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest, has a red tilak on his forehead and dark hair swept back. His hands are held near his waist. Behind him, blurred figures in white clothing stand, one with hands pressed together in greeting. The setting appears to be an open pavilion with a red-brick wall and greenery in the background. The main figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with rudraksha, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a satsang or guided meditation setting.2011-02-20Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree with aerial roots and dense foliage. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a multi-strand gold and pearl-like garland wears a loose orange saffron robe and walks ahead of the group. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lamp with a flame, and several young men wear white dhotis with orange or saffron shawls. Bare feet on dirt ground. The scene reads as a ritual procession with an oil lamp carried in aarti style.2006-12-23A man with short dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste in front of a temple-like setting. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a long string of dark brown rudraksha beads around his neck. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and cream shawls, some with yellow shawls, stand with hands folded, and red and orange temple architecture with a carved pillar is visible.2010-08-28