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Outdoor photo beside a muddy pond with palm trees and a green hedge behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a draped saffron-orange garment over one shoulder, with a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold armband, standing barefoot and smiling upward. Beside him, a second man in a white kurta and dhoti, his face and head smeared with pink and blue powder, holds a small white bottle and a red cloth.

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Outdoor photograph beside a pond with palm trees and a green hedge behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a shawl draped over a bare shoulder and a long strand of gold beads around his neck stands smiling and looking upward, wearing an orange saffron-coloured garment, with a gold armlet on one arm. Beside him a man with a shaved head, streaked with pink and blue powder on his face and scalp, wears a white kurta and white dhoti, a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, holding a plastic water bottle. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in orange shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold beads, with a visible bindi. Two people are present.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph beside a pond with coconut palms and a low wall behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red vermilion dot on his forehead stands in a flowing saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold armlet, gazing upward and smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and ornaments. To his left, a second man with a shaved head, face smeared with pink and magenta colour powder, wears a white kurta and white dhoti with a red-orange shawl and holds a water bottle. Overcast sky above.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph at a dusty rural compound with an orange-walled building and flowering shrubs behind. A smiling man with long dark wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a bright saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace of large ball-shaped beads with dark bands, plus a gold armlet. He walks through a crowd of people with faces and hair smeared in pink, green and blue colour powder, and a few women in white and yellow saris. a person appears as the saffron-clad man with the long hair and gold beads, and the crowd appears to be celebrating with colour powder.2010-10-17A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair stands in an outdoor crowd, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long ornate gold necklace of bead-like links, with a gold armlet shaped like a cobra on his upper arm and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, devotees in colourful dress are smeared with pink, green and yellow powder. Behind them stand an orange-walled building and green trees. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, with cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold adornment, surrounded by celebrants during a festive gathering.2010-10-17Outdoor festival scene at a temple-like compound with palm trees and a grey stone cobra sculpture behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold ornamental necklace of round beads, plus a gold armlet shaped like a serpent. He smiles and holds his hands together at his waist. Behind him a young man in white dhoti with a gold necklace holds a red floral garland and red cloth draped over his head. Other people in pastel and colourful clothes, some with pink and yellow powder on their faces, stand nearby, and a metal arch with circular golden rings stands at right. a person in an orange shawl and ornate gold adornments, shown in a festival procession setting.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17