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A procession scene in which a man with long dark matted hair piled high on his head stands centrally, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, red and white flower garlands, gold armbands, and a sandalwood-and-vermilion forehead mark. He holds a long golden staff topped with a crescent moon. Flanking him are a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes holding a staff, and an older man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red forehead mark. Behind them rise green-and-white decorated parasols and an orange ceremonial banner. The man in the centre matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, a crown-like crescent ornament, ornate gold jewellery and a ceremonial staff, shown as a procession participant.

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July 19 20162016-07-19A festival procession in an outdoor street setting. A central man with long dark hair piled up and a crescent ornament, wearing a rust-brown robe, heavy gold necklaces and a thick red and white flower garland, smiles and raises one hand in greeting; he appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on his long hair, ornate gold jewellery and garland. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry silver staffs and a silver trident, and a large decorated umbrella with red and gold panels rises behind. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the crowd at the left edge is partially visible.2016-07-19January 03 20162016-01-03July 19 20162016-07-19April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25A procession outdoors where a smiling man in the foreground wears a dark upswept turban-style headwear, a red-orange shawl and a dark red-brown rudraksha-style mala, with a heavy gold-coloured ornate necklace and gold armlets. He has a red bindi and ash marks on his forehead. Behind him, several men wear white and red-orange clothing and white or ash forehead markings, one holding a tall gold staff. Garlands of flowers hang nearby and a decorated palanquin-like structure and colourful umbrellas appear in the background.2016-01-03 +1 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02A smiling man with long dark dreadlocked hair wound up on his head, a small gold crescent ornament above his forehead, and white vertical tripundra with a red bindi, stands in front of a banyan-like tree in a procession. He presses his palms together in anjali, wearing a rust-brown robe, layered red and white flower garlands, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him a colourful striped ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held aloft, and devotees in white and orange clothing with ash marks stand nearby. Probable Swamiji cues: dreadlocks, crown-like ornament, gold jewellery and garlands, shown as the central figure receiving honour in procession.2016-07-19 +1 copiesA smiling bearded man in a procession wears a rust-orange turban topped with a silver crescent and a small gold ornament, with dark hair falling to his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. He wears a pink-and-white flower garland, heavy gold necklaces with a gold deity pendant, gold bangles, and holds a polished silver trident. Behind him, devotees in white and gold-bordered dhotis and a yellow pole form the crowd of an outdoor procession.2016-12-03A smiling man with palms pressed together in anjali mudra stands in a temple setting. He wears a tall twisted dark hair bun with rudraksha beads, a red-brown tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, and a thick gold and black-bead necklace with rudraksha bracelets. His reddish-orange cloth is wrapped at the waist with a gold belt. Behind him, a blurred figure in white dhoti and other devotees stand near garlands and an orange canopy. A dark stone deity murti with flower garlands is partly visible at right.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red vertical mark stands at the centre of a procession, smiling and holding a tall golden staff upright in his right hand. He wears a reddish-brown saffron-toned shawl over his shoulders, a white floral garland, and layered rudraksha malas. Behind him, a second man in white with a rudraksha mala and a third in reddish cloth look on, with a crowd and a vehicle in the background under yellow-flowered trees.2017-03-11 +1 copies