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A bearded man with a smooth-swept dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands centre frame with his eyes lowered, wearing a maroon-red robe, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold chain and a small gold earring, and a rudraksha armband. A large garland of white jasmine, orange roses and purple flowers hangs around his neck. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and white rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded, and a yellow pole is visible at right. A crowd of devotees fills the dim background, with a camera operator at left.

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Night procession outdoors where a smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a brown-red cloth draped over his shoulders and a gold necklace stands at the centre, with a long rudraksha-style mala hanging on his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and gold chains walk alongside, and a garlanded palanquin or ceremonial structure with white and red flower garlands appears at the right edge. Strings of lights hang on a red wall behind. The centre figure has distinctive long hair, a gold necklace and saffron-toned ceremonial clothing, a person cue, while the surrounding men are devotees or attendants.2016-10-29October 19 20172017-10-19October 01 20172017-10-01A man stands in a hall at night, smiling and walking forward, wearing a long garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers over his shoulders. He wears a rust-brown and gold draped garment with a gold waist belt, gold armlets and a gold chain necklace, plus a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Coloured fairy lights and a bright blurred light sit behind him. a person: the appearance cues are long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold ornaments and a flower garland, though the Ask The Avatar caption does not establish who is pictured.2017-10-08A smiling man in a rust-red shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white and pink lotus garland with gold beads and a rudraksha mala across his chest. He has white vibhuti lines and a red tilak on his forehead, long swept-back hair, and gold rings on his fingers. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants walk in a procession, one holding a tall gold staff, and a younger attendant in a leopard-print headband wears a rudraksha mala. The setting is a red-pillared temple corridor with blurred pink flowers.2018-01-15A procession in an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white horizontal forehead mark with a dark bindi has his eyes closed and smiles, holding a tall golden staff raised overhead. He wears a white flower garland and a rust-orange cloth wrap over his shoulders, with rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing walk closely, one with a shaved head and a white dhoti and orange shawl, another in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a golden palanquin or decorated float with pink and yellow flower garlands is carried, and a bus is visible in the blurred background.2017-03-11October 29 20162016-10-29October 08 20172017-10-08Night photograph of an outdoor festival with strings of colourful fairy lights and yellow garland decorations overhead. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark braided headdress with a small crescent ornament, wearing a rust-red shawl, a dense rudraksha mala across his chest, a rudraksha arm band, and a patterned wrap at his waist, his forehead marked with white vibhuti and a red tilak. Beside him a bare-chested man with white tripundra markings wears a long rudraksha and gold bead mala and an orange cloth, holding a floral garland-decorated object. Other devotees in white and saffron stand behind on a red carpet, and an elderly man in grey robes is at left. a person cues are the long swept-back hair, distinctive rudraksha adornments and ceremonial clothing, but the face is not clearly identifiable, so the appearance remains uncertain.2018-02-13A man with shoulder-length dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a pink and white lotus garland with green leaves, and a red-thread bracelet, stands with palms pressed together in namaste and a warm smile. A tall gold staff rises behind him in the upper right. Bare-chested attendants with white and red forehead markings and gold-beaded necklaces stand beside and behind him in a dim hall. Probable Swamiji is shown with long hair, a rust shawl and a ceremonial lotus garland, matching the page's event context.2017-03-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a ceremonial gathering. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead smiles broadly, wearing a rust-brown wrap over his shoulders, a thick rudraksha-style brown mala, a gold pendant necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland. He stands beside a tall golden staff held up by a figure at right. Around him, bare-chested young men in saffron-brown cloth and ash-marked foreheads, some with white and red tilak, watch attentively. A small brass vessel with green leaves is visible at lower left. The appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues are the long hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap, and he is the central figure.2017-03-16 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02