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A photograph on a pebbled riverbank beside a flowing river, showing a seated man on a silver-framed chair with a leopard-print cushion, smiling, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and an orange-and-gold-bordered red garment. In front of him a devotee in white bends forward, while a woman in a red sari with a beaded mala and an orange cloth sits nearby. Around them a group of seated devotees in red and orange shawls listen, and a tall silver staff with a ringed top stands upright in the foreground. A speaker on a tripod is visible behind.

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March 10 20142014-03-10Outdoor photo on a pebbled riverbank. A seated person in maroon and red robes with long swept-back hair, a trident-like silver staff held in front of him, is smiling and being offered orange cloth by a standing elder. An elder in maroon wrap and cream dhoti leans forward and reaches toward the seated figure. A bald man with a rudraksha mala, bare-chested, is draping orange cloth over the seated figure's chair. A woman in maroon and orange stands at left in a saree. Pebbles, a metal railing and parked cars are visible in the background.2014-03-10Outdoors on a pebbled riverbank, a seated figure in a red-brown robe with an orange-and-gold shawl and a long rudraksha mala sits on a silver ornate chair beside a large silver trident. The seated figure wears a leopard-print garment and has bare feet and a white-marked forehead, and a bowing man in a striped maroon top and white dhoti with a white head cloth leans forward toward them with an orange shawl over his shoulder. A monk in red-brown robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left, another red-robed figure stands behind, and a man in a white shirt is visible in the background near a red canopy by the river.2014-03-10Outdoors on a pebbled riverbank at Haridwar, a seated figure on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a leopard-print cushion receives a bow from a man in white ritual clothing who leans forward with an orange shawl draped over his back. The seated figure wears a red-and-gold dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas, and a white sacred ash mark on the forehead, and holds a silver trident beside the throne. Behind them, several sannyasis in red and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand on the stones, one holding a red book. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial saffron-and-gold dress, and is the central figure of the scene. The distant background shows a river bank with more people in orange robes.2014-03-10March 10 20142014-03-10Outdoor photo on a pebble riverbank beside a wide river. A large crowd of roughly thirty people sits on the stones and colourful mats, many in white clothes with red or maroon shawls and scarves. A woman in the foreground wears a white top and shawl beside a seated man with a white head covering. On the right, a figure in orange and red with a shawl and dark-patterned skirt sits on a low wooden chair beside a decorated rug, holding a ceremonial staff near a parasol with fringe. Several camera operators and onlookers stand along the water. Bags and an orange cloth rest on the rocks.2014-03-10December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoors on a pebble riverbank, a seated man on a silver-and-gold throne with a trident (trishula) leaning beside him smiles while another person bows low and touches his feet. He wears a red-maroon and gold robe, a leopard-print shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking. Standing to the left, a man in a maroon robe with a rudraksha mala watches, and a woman in a red-patterned garment stands behind. Stones, a small pavilion and trees fill the background. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a leopard-print shawl over saffron-and-maroon clothing, matching the page's Swamiji cues, so this is an appearance-based probable identification.2014-03-10March 10 20142014-03-10March 10 20142014-03-10March 10 20142014-03-10Outdoor satsang on a pebbled riverbank beside a stone ghat with steps, at Haridwar. A man in orange-red robes and an orange-red shawl with long hair sits cross-legged on an ornately carved white and gold throne beneath a cream and gold parasol. A tall silver trident stands to his left. Around him sit a large crowd of devotees in white and orange-red shawls, some wearing bags, with a few seated closer on the stones. Hills and trees rise in the background.2014-03-10