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A long-haired man in orange-saffron cloth stands on a raised platform at an outdoor event, holding a silver trident-like staff in his left hand and a tall ceremonial umbrella pole in his right. He wears a thick silver bead necklace, a rudraksha mala, and beaded armbands. Behind him are ornate red, orange and gold ceremonial banners with floral and bird motifs, and a tall painted cylindrical pillar. Around the platform sit devotees in white and orange clothing, including a white-haired elderly man in white, and a bald man in saffron with a rudraksha mala holding a smoking incense or ritual item near the right edge. The setting is bright and hazy. Swamiji (probable) is identified by appearance cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-and-silver adornments, standing as the central figure on the platform.

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February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor procession on a decorated float. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ornate gold-chain necklace, wearing saffron-orange robes, sits on a cushioned seat holding a silver trident-topped staff, with a red, yellow and green canopy umbrella above. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange clothes and white dhotis stand and sit, some holding colourful ceremonial banners and flags with floral and bird motifs. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands in the foreground, and another devotee in orange holds a golden staff at the right edge. Marigold petals cover the platform.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor procession scene with a central figure seated on an ornate silver throne under a red and gold canopy fringed with tassels. The seated person wears saffron-orange robes, a long white and pearl rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Around the throne stand devotees and attendants in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis, some wearing beaded malas and gold chains; a saffron flag and ceremonial gold-tipped staffs appear behind. The sky is bright white. Probable Swamiji seated in procession, with the identification resting on the long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate mala and gold adornments.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a procession on a riverbank with a central figure seated on an ornate silver-backed throne draped with a striped tiger-print cloth. The seated figure has long, swept-back dark hair, wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand white bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, and holds a sacred rope across the seat. Around the throne, attendants in saffron robes hold tall silver trident staffs and orange-fringed ceremonial umbrellas, and a man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left beside a tall painted pole with floral and bird motifs. Orange and marigold garlands and scattered petals lie on the boat deck below.2013-02-13Outdoor procession on a riverbank with hazy light and a red sandstone building behind. A central seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears saffron/orange robes, a white bead mala with rudraksha-style beads, gold necklace and gold bangles; he holds a silver trident-topped staff and sits on an ornate silver-framed throne. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robes, ceremonial beads and gold necklace. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad attendants hold colourful embroidered umbrellas and tall ceremonial staffs with gold finials. Crowd members in saffron and white dhotis and women in saffron saris stand close, some with rudraksha malas. Visible banner with an orange flag at left.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor religious procession under a red and gold canopy with crowds of onlookers behind. A central man with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a red and white flower garland and gold necklaces wears saffron-orange robes and walks forward smiling; he appears to be the probable Swamiji, identified by his long hair, ornate gold necklaces, garland and saffron clothing. Flanking him, a bald man in saffron with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments carries a long staff, while a white-clad attendant with a gold-handled staff walks at left. Orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas with floral emblems hang overhead, and a gilded deity murti or palanquin appears at the right edge with gold ceremonial fans.2012-01-01February 13 20132013-02-13