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Night photograph outdoors on a dirt ground at a Deepavali celebration. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with a red border over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and sandals, walks forward holding a lit sparkler that throws bright sparks. Behind him a large seated crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground near a dim red-walled structure, with more people in white standing and walking in the background. The man has distinctive long hair and saffron sannyasi attire with rudraksha beads, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues in the caption, so he is labelled as a probable in-person candidate.

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A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with red border, a long rudraksha mala necklace, and a red bindi, holds a lit sparkler at night on a dark sandy ground, sparks flying from it. Behind him, a few other figures in white clothes stand in the dark. Appearance-based candidate: a person, in person, visibly holding a sparkler during the Deepavali celebration.2006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photo outdoors on sandy ground at a Deepavali celebration. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long wrapped red-edged dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas, with long dark curly hair swept back, holds two lit sparklers out to the sides and smiles. Beside him a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands smiling. Behind them a large seated crowd of people in white clothing sits in the dark, with a few lights along a building wall. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and malas, consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in person.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap with a red border and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit sparkler that throws sparks. Behind him in the dark, two men walk on the ground; one wears a white dhoti and the other a white shirt with an orange shawl. Smoke and sparks fill the background.2006-10-21Night photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a long brown bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a lit sparkler that throws bright sparks, and holding a small handheld microphone in the other hand. Behind him, several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and lanyards, stand near a red-framed doorway hung with yellow garlands and a single bulb. Dim figures in white stand in the dark background on the right. a person is the saffron-clad man with long hair and the sparkler, appearing as in_person.2006-10-21Night photo of a sandy open ground where several men gather around sparklers and fireworks. In the centre a bare-backed man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a lit sparkler. Around him other men in white kurtas and white dhotis hold sparklers or crouch to light crackers, with sparks spraying across the sand. Cues are present for a person (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing) in the central figure, but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone. The scene shows a Deepavali cracker-bursting celebration at night.2006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photograph outdoors at a Deepavali celebration. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red sash and a rudraksha mala holds a lit sparkler at the centre. Beside him on the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl holds a sparkler and also wears a mala. On the right, an older man in a white shirt, glasses and a rudraksha mala reaches toward a hanging cracker string. Overhead are thin wires and a bright firework streak against the dark sky.2006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photo outdoors at an open ground with dark sky and sparks from firecrackers. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange robes with a red border holds a lit sparkler in one hand and gestures forward; the page indicates this is Swamiji, and his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala are compatible cues. Behind him a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a crowd of devotees in white saris and white clothes with orange shawls stand in a loose group, some smiling. Sparks fly through the air and a lit building with orange lights is at the right edge.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21Night photo of a crowd at a Deepavali celebration holding lit sparklers. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala, arms outstretched, stands out among the people. He matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Around him, roughly a dozen people in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, some with orange shawls, hold sparklers and smile. A child in the lower right has a tilak on the forehead. Dark night sky and a fence-like structure in the background.2006-10-21Night photograph of a crowd lighting sparklers at a Deepavali celebration. A central figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and long dark hair, holds a bright sparkler and reaches toward a line of people. Around him, men and women and children in white clothes hold sparklers, their sparks glowing against a dark background, with smoke drifting through the scene. The scene is outdoors and the crowd is dressed in white ritual-style clothing.2006-10-21