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Night photograph of a smiling man with short dark hair wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped over one shoulder and a long garland of red and white flowers with green leaves around his neck. He turns to the right, one hand extended outward. Behind him, a white pole with a red cord is tied to it, and several men stand in the dim background, some with hands pressed together in greeting; one wears a yellow checked shirt. A vehicle and a warm light are visible at left.

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January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in front of a pale pink backdrop. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a garland of white flowers with red and dark beads, and a rudraksha mala. Two people in white shirts are in the foreground; one has his hand raised toward the central figure, and another hand is visible at the right edge. The central figure matches the appearance cues of the Swamiji candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so this is a probable identification based on appearance only.2008-06-22January 12 20072007-01-12May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesJune 09 20092009-06-09August 16 20172017-08-16Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, a red bindi and white vertical marks on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a white flower garland around his neck. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture, with ringed fingers visible. In the left foreground, the blurred head and shoulder of another person is seen, facing him. The background is a plain pale pink-cream wall.2008-06-22Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors at a devotee's house. In the centre, a bare-chested man wearing a rust-red turban, a red-orange cloth wrap and a long necklace of large round bead pendants walks through the crowd. He is garlanded with a long flower garland in red, white and green held up by a man in a teal-green shirt on the right. Behind him, a man in white clothes and another in saffron-orange garments and rudraksha beads are visible. A man in a red-orange garment stands at the back right. Gold armlets are visible on the central figure's upper arm. Bright lights and a camera flash illuminate the scene, with a tree and a whitewashed building in the background. The central figure has a turban and bead necklace, and this is a person cue match but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-07-01A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown with red stones stands under a decorated canopy with a blue and purple fringed top and marigold garlands. He raises both arms, the left index finger pointing up, wearing a thick pink and white flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings. Other men in orange and white ritual clothing stand beside him in a night-lit procession setting. a person, the central figure, appears to be leading a Kumbha Mela procession, with a visible kalasha-like staff ornament behind him.2013-02-10Night outdoor procession scene. At center, a man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick garland of yellow and red marigolds with green leaves, a long rust-brown robe, a beaded necklace and multiple gold-bead necklaces, and smiles slightly. Behind him on the left, a young attendant with a white tilak on the forehead wears an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads and walks beside a blue and gold ceremonial drum or instrument. Other people in orange, rust and white clothing stand around, one older man with folded hands at right, and a yellow and blue decorated banner or parasol edge appears at far left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rust-coloured ceremonial robes, with the role of a central figure in the procession.2013-04-03A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange shawl over bare shoulders, raising one hand in a gesture toward the viewer. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands holding an orange-wrapped staff, and a man in white bends forward at left. A smiling woman in an orange shawl and white garment sits at left. Behind them, a white canopy and a bright white flower garland mark a ceremonial setting. A distinctive long-haired figure in orange shawl and jasmine garland fits the page's Swamiji cues, appearance-based and probable.2008-11-11May 24 20122012-05-24