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Night procession in an outdoor crowd lit by small lamps. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange sleeveless garment, a gold necklace and a red tilak, and holds a silver trident with a silver trishul-style staff. Behind him people in orange and saffron robes and red garlands crowd together, some holding trident-topped staffs; an older man in white stands at left and a young man in orange with a shawl stands at right. Orange flags and warm lights fill the background. The foreground man's appearance fits the Swamiji (probable) profile with long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, shown as an in-person participant in the procession. Visible people number roughly 20 in the frame.

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Evening procession at dusk with many lit torches along a riverside ghat and temple spires behind. In the foreground a long-haired man in an orange shawl, bare-chested with an orange wrap, faces left. Beside him a woman in a white garment and orange shawl with red beads holds a silver trident-shaped staff aloft. A young man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands near her. Crowds in orange clothing surround them, and a large ornate red-and-gold ceremonial banner with floral embroidery hangs above at right. The photo is a candidate depiction of a person only if the bare-chested, long-haired figure in the left foreground is identifiable, but the cues are insufficient for that claim.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A crowded outdoor procession seen from close range. At centre, a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a garland of red and white flowers stands beside a large gilded trident (trishul) carried on a golden staff. Around him, several men wear saffron/orange garments and beaded garlands; a smiling young man at left holds a bundle of orange cloth. A bald man in orange with a forehead tilak stands at right beside a gilded ceremonial staff. Many onlookers press in from the foreground and background. A woven thatch canopy and leafy palm are visible overhead. The a person cue here is the long swept-back hair with a flower garland among devotees in saffron, though the face is partly turned and not clearly visible.2009-01-01December 23 20072007-12-23February 15 20132013-02-15February 14 20072007-02-14January 01 20092009-01-01Night outdoor ceremony with a central figure in saffron-orange robes, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a silver trident aloft and speaking. Surrounding people wear orange shawls and white dhotis or kurtas; a girl on the left wears an orange shawl, glasses and rudraksha beads and holds a ritual item. Behind them a large ornate yellow and multicoloured fan-shaped fan or parasol-like object is held up, a red fringed umbrella canopy hangs overhead, and a dark decorated pole with orange ribbon stands on the right. Brass vessels and offerings are visible low in the frame. Several spectators stand in the background. Probable Swamiji identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, seated at the centre of the procession.2006-06-04Night procession scene. A central figure with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears an orange saffron wrap and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, his eyes lowered as he walks with hands extended near a small brass object at the bottom. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold a tall wooden pole and a decorated canopy above the crowd, one man wearing an orange shawl and another holding a red cloth. On the right, a woman with hair pulled back and a stud earring is seen from behind. Dark background with a distant decorated structure and red fabric.2006-12-23June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph taken during a crowded procession indoors. A central figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange garment, a white flower garland with red beads and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiles and walks past a tall gilded trident-like staff at right. Around him, many people in white and saffron-orange robes, some with yellow shawls, press forward and fill the hall, with a blue backdrop behind them. The figure's appearance includes long swept hair, saffron garment, rudraksha-style red beads in the garland and ceremonial gold necklace, which is consistent with the page's a person claim, so this is a person in procession. Foreground devotees in saffron and white are partially visible.2008-12-23