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A smiling person with long dark hair tied back stands in an orange-red shawl wrapped over a robe, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and a red bindi, hands resting on the abdomen. Beside them a woman in white with a red-and-white lanyard holds a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial. Behind them men in white shirts and lanyards stand near an orange flag and a stone vessel at right, against an overcast sky.

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December 11 20132013-12-11February 13 20132013-02-13A long-haired man stands on a boat deck holding a silver trident in his left hand and a tall wooden staff in his right. He wears an orange-brown wrap over one shoulder, a wide rudraksha belt, a long necklace of white beads with rudraksha, layered beaded waist strands, and gold armlets. He has white and red vibhuti and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, seated figures in orange and white clothes, including a bald man in orange with glasses and a man in orange with a mala, sit on a tiger-striped mat. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by the trident, long hair, saffron clothing and ornate beadwork; he is presented as the guest of honour on the Varanasi boat tour during the Kumbh Mela period.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13November 11 20172017-11-11April 30 20142014-04-30February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23A man stands under a covered open-sided pavilion decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands hanging from the roof beams. He wears a rust-orange draped robe with a gold-bordered cloth wrapped at the waist and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala of brown beads with small gold spacers hanging across his chest. He has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a folded orange cloth and a small dark object in his hands. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a red lanyard sits on a plastic chair, and a white-clad figure stands at the left edge beside a wooden structure. Dirt ground and a metal frame are visible. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues.2013-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession descending white and red striped steps outdoors under a bright sky. A man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, with long swept-back dark hair and orange sandals, walks at the centre. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. A young man on the left in a white kurta and orange dhoti, with rudraksha mala, holds up a red umbrella with tassels over him. Behind, several people in white and cream clothes and rudraksha malas follow. On the right edge, a bearded man in orange robes walks past.2009-01-02A photograph of an outdoor procession on a red carpet. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, smiling and looking down toward a devotee who prostrates at his feet in white clothing, with long hair and an orange-tipped tuft visible. Behind him stand bearded men and attendants in white kurtas with orange shawls, several holding long gold-topped staffs and orange flags. Colourful canopy umbrellas and orange flags are visible in the background.2007-12-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors in a saffron-orange draped garment, bare-shouldered on one side, with a red bindi and white sacred marks on his forehead. He wears a long rudraksha mala with large pale beads, matching rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, a red-brown rudraksha waist cord, and a gold necklace with a gold pendant. His hands are folded at his waist. Behind him are a white ornate panel, a woman in a light shawl smiling, and other people in white and orange, with a saffron flag at the top. The setting suggests a ritual or pilgrimage occasion. Probable Swamiji based on distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, shown in an active gathering.2013-02-13