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A photograph at night of a bare-chested man in profile, with long dark hair and a short beard, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine and yellow, red and green flowers over his shoulder. He stands beside a silver staff topped with a carved animal head, and a dark rudraksha bead hangs from it. Behind him, people in orange and red garments and a red cloth hanging overhead suggest a temple or ceremonial setting.

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A photograph of a bare-chested man with short dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine and orange, red and green flowers around his neck, standing beside a silver staff with a curved top. Behind him a second man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff, and a metal ceremonial canopy with hanging beads is visible overhead. The background is dark with blurred onlookers. The man's face is in profile, and he has no visible saffron robe.2017-09-30Night-time procession scene. A man in a reddish-brown sleeveless robe sits in a palanquin-style vehicle, wearing a thick garland of white flowers with red, yellow and green blossoms, and rudraksha beads on his chest and arm. He holds a silver staff topped with a carved finial and looks to the side. Behind him a large pink and red canopy is visible, and a woman in a pink sari stands in the crowd on the right. A carved golden lion or animal figure with a yellow garland sits at the left edge. a person based on the visible rudraksha malas, garland and staff in a ceremonial procession setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in a procession at night, wearing a thick garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers with a rudraksha mala on his arm. Beside him is a silver staff with a curved top. Behind him a second man in orange robes and glasses holds a silver staff, and a brass-framed canopy with hanging crystal beads is overhead. Swamiji (probable): the man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland in a processional setting matches the page's reference to Swamiji in person.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession scene with a man in the foreground wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a long garland of white flowers with red and yellow blooms draped over his shoulder, and holding an ornate silver staff topped with a lion-head finial. Behind him, a silver trident with gold accents rises beside pink and magenta canopies decorated with bright mirror-work and sparkling lights. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the air. Blurred figures in the foreground and a partially visible person on the right frame the procession.2017-09-30Profile view of a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a thick multicoloured garland of white jasmine, yellow, red, orange and green flowers across his shoulders and a dark rudraksha-style bracelet on his upper arm. Behind him a red banner hangs, and at right a tall silver ceremonial staff with a hanging ornament stands in dim light.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photo of a ceremonial procession with smoke or incense drifting through the frame. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flowing beard holds a metal rod with a rudraksha mala-like object in his raised hand, wearing a garland of white, yellow and red flowers over his chest. Behind him, a bare-chested figure in orange cloth and a standing figure in orange robes stand near a tall silver trident-topped staff. Pink and red decorative draping and sparkling lights appear in the background. Visible people: about three.2017-09-30Close side-profile portrait at night of a man with long dark dreadlocked hair, a vertical tilak on the forehead, and a short beard. He wears a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala, a rich floral garland of red and yellow flowers with an apple, white jasmine strands, and a gold pendant necklace over a rust-red cloth. He rests his chin on a silver ceremonial staff with a rudraksha bead hanging from it. Blurred festival lights in green, gold and pink surround him. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include the long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; the figure is present in person.2017-09-30Night procession scene. A smiling man with long dark hair and a beard wears a rust-brown sleeveless robe, a long garland of white flowers, orange and red blooms, and rudraksha malas, plus a rudraksha armlet. He holds a silver staff topped with a curved handle and a dangling rudraksha bead, standing beside a large painted animal figure (horse) with a garland. Behind him a pink and red ceremonial umbrella hangs with beaded fringe, and attendants with orange poles stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with distinctive rudraksha malas, flower garlands and ceremonial staff, standing in procession.2017-09-30A man with long swept-back hair and a short beard sits on a procession vehicle at night, wearing a rust-brown robe with a bare upper arm, multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, and a heavy garland of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers with blue and orange ribbon accents. He holds a silver staff with a carved finial and looks to the side. Behind him are a large carved deity figure with yellow garlands, red and pink ceremonial umbrellas and other attendants in the dark, with a few more people partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, rudraksha malas, ornate garland and ceremonial staff, seated in a procession role.2017-09-30