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A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white-and-red markings on his forehead, wearing an orange and gold silk garment and a long necklace of pink and white flower garlands with gold ceremonial beads. Behind him a colourful umbrella or canopy with red, yellow, green, blue and white tassels is held over the procession. To the left an older bespectacled man in an orange shawl with a white forehead mark stands beside a younger man in white with a red mark and a saffron garment. The background is dim. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identified by long hair, saffron-gold clothing and garlands.

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A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair stands in an outdoor procession at dusk, wearing an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a garland of red roses, green leaves and white flowers, with a gold ceremonial pendant. Behind him, a striped red, yellow, green and blue canopy with fringed tassels is held overhead, and a silver staff with an ornate top stands at the left edge. Other participants in orange robes with gold necklaces and white forehead markings walk nearby. A tiled-roof building and palm fronds appear in the background. The depicted man has a distinctive long-haired appearance with orange clothing and ornate adornments; Swamiji (probable) is shown in procession with devotees in orange robes.2008-01-01A procession at dusk under a large umbrella (chhatra) with red, yellow, blue and green fringed trim. A man with long, swept-back black hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-gold shawl over orange clothing and a garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves, with a gold ceremonial necklace. Beside him, a young man in orange robes with a gold necklace and red bindi looks down, and a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks at left. Another person in orange with a red mark appears at right. Appearance-based candidate, a person in the procession, with distinctive long hair, orange-gold garments and garland cues; other figures are devotees and attendants.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-012010 - Photo AlbumOutdoor procession photo in daylight with a dense crowd behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth wrap over his shoulders and a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms, plus a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace. Flanking him, a young man in orange-saffron wrap and white kurta with a tilak looks ahead, and another behind him carries a woven basket on his head. Background figures wear white and orange clothing. a person is the central figure, wearing saffron garments, a flower garland and gold rudraksha-style necklace, in a procession setting.2007-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty path with a central man wearing long swept-back dark hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead, a saffron-orange wrap, a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a white and pink flower garland. Behind him a large red, yellow and blue umbrella with tasselled fringe is held aloft on a pole, and saffron-robed attendants walk around him. Two attendants carry tall silver trident-topped staffs; one bearded man in orange has a grey beard and gold chain. Parked white vehicles, a low white wall and a multi-storey building stand in the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a bare shoulder and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace. He has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and a red kumkum dot. Behind him, a man in white clothing stands beside a yellow and red umbrella on a pole, with trees in the background. The face is the subject's own; the appearance cues (long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace, umbrella procession) are consistent with a probable Swamiji, so this is labelled as Swamiji (probable).A photograph of a procession at an outdoor celebration. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white and green garland with rudraksha beads stands with palms pressed together in a greeting, smiling. Behind him, a man in white clothes holds a tall wooden pole raised overhead, and a man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands at right beside a golden staff topped with a finial and a white fly-whisk. Colourful fringed canopy umbrellas in red, green, blue and yellow fill the background. Several people in white and saffron stand around the group. The scene appears to be a Guru Poornima procession with a ceremonial palanquin.2007-07-29December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor procession under a large ornate canopy with red, purple and multicoloured fringed tassels. A long-haired man in the centre wears an orange and gold saffron garment, a white and green garland with pink flowers and gold beads, and a red bindi on his forehead; he is smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala looks upward, and at left a man in orange robes with gold bracelets and a gold necklace stands near a tall silver pole. Banana leaves and foliage fill the background. The centre figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a person appearance-based candidate, shown in person.2008-01-01Photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing a white flower garland with pink blooms and gold ornaments, a saffron-orange shawl over a golden-bordered garment. Behind him a silver staff topped by a trident is visible. Other people in orange and white robes stand nearby, including an older woman with glasses at right. Probable Swamiji (probable) in the front position, based on his long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold necklace and the page's reference to him at this event.2008-01-01