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Four smiling people stand close together in front of a stone-lined pool with a row of black stone lingams and yellow and orange floral offerings. A young man on the left wears a navy t-shirt and an orange shawl. On the right, a woman in glasses and a pink top wears a loose orange shawl, and a bald man in glasses wears a white shirt and orange shawl. Yellow canopy fabric with green fringe is overhead, and a yellow pillar with a gold-coloured fixture stands in the background.

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August 01 20112011-08-01A smiling man in an orange turban with a gold crescent-and-jewel ornament and red-and-orange robes stands at the left, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha-style beaded adornments, one hand raised in greeting. Beside him, a bald man in a dark top with an orange shawl stands with palms joined in anjali, and a young man in glasses wears an orange shawl over a teal shirt. Behind them, orange-shawled devotees stand near a stone pool with a coiled serpent sculpture and a yellow canopy, with a metal lamp post and a deity murti in the background. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-red robes.2011-08-01August 01 20112011-08-01A smiling man in a bright orange turban decorated with a gold crescent and jewelled ornament stands at the centre, wearing a red and orange draped garment, a heavy gold beaded necklace, and a long orange shawl hanging down his side. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the ornate turban, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-orange drape, though he is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone. Beside him a smiling woman in a yellow printed kurta with an orange shawl and red bindi stands next to a bearded man in white with rudraksha beads. A woman with blonde hair and a smiling older woman in a light blue top stand at the left edge. Behind them a pool holds a long dark coiled serpent-like form with yellow flowers, and a wooden railing, gold-topped pillars and yellow canopy frame the scene.2011-08-01A photo at an outdoor shrine beside a stone pool containing many dark rounded stones and offerings. A man in the centre wears an orange-red turban decorated with a pearl-and-gem ornament, a red garment draped over the shoulder, a long gold-beaded necklace and a long orange sash. He gestures with his right hand while smiling. Beside him, a woman with a long side braid wears an orange shawl over a white patterned top. On the right, a woman in an orange shawl sits with hands joined, and a man in an orange shawl sits behind them. A yellow canopy and pink flowers appear in the background. Four physical people are prominent; the visible crowd is small.2011-08-01August 01 20112011-08-01A photograph of a festive procession or ritual gathering at night under a decorated tent ceiling with red and green patterns. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes with a long gold-and-bead necklace and a white and red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting and a broad smile. Beside them on the left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in profile. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a large gold bead necklace and a pendant, and an elderly person with light hair smiles at the edge. A tall silver-coloured ceremonial staff with a decorative finial rises behind the centre figure, and others in the crowd are visible in the background.2013-02-12August 01 20112011-08-01July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor photo on stone steps by a river ghat in India. A bare-chested figure on the left in a saffron-orange wrap with a red-orange turban, orange marigold garland and a rudraksha mala raises a silver staff and a hand toward the crowd. Beside him a bald man in rust-red robes, wire-rimmed glasses and a long rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel. A smiling woman in red-orange sari with a rudraksha mala has orange-yellow tilak on her forehead. Around them many devotees in white and red-orange dhotis and shawls, some with forehead tilak, climb and gather on the steps, with a black shoulder bag and a light-coloured bag visible at right. The person in the turban has distinctive saffron clothing and garlands, so the appearance matches the a person candidate with probable cues, but the figure is partly turned away and the face is not clearly visible.2015-10-03September 14 20152015-09-14Night procession scene. A smiling man in saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi stands centre, one hand on his chest, beside a tall wooden pole carried by a bare-chested man in white dhoti. Around them, a woman in pink and a man in orange hooded top stand on the sides, and an older woman in white clothes holds her palms together in anjali. Flowers in yellow and pink appear in the foreground. Dark background with metal railings behind the crowd.2011-12-05