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Outdoor camp scene under a corrugated metal roof with bamboo poles. An elderly bearded man in orange robes with a white shawl holds a walking staff and gestures while speaking. Beside him, a long-haired man in a dark orange-brown robe stands facing him. Around them, men wear white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces, one holding a yellow ceremonial flag on a pole. A man in white and a woman in white with a red-orange garland stand nearby, and a steel vessel and a tray of offerings sit on a table in the foreground. The page describes Mahamandaleshwar Abhedananda's visit during the Kumbh Mela program. a person candidate: a long-haired man in orange-brown robe with distinctive hair, but identity is uncertain from appearance.

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A photo taken under a corrugated metal shelter at an outdoor camp, with steel cooking vessels, pots and a counter in the foreground. A bearded older man in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl stands with a walking staff, facing a group. Nearby, a young man in orange robes plays a drum, and a man in a brown-orange robe stands beside a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and gold necklace. Women in white and red-orange saris with gold necklaces stand at right, and a man in a checked shirt stands at left. Saffron flags hang at the back. The old man's identity is not established from appearance, so he is described by role only. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2016-04-20Outdoor photograph of a ritual gathering on a sandy ground with green trees, yellow flowering shrubs and banana plants behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and orange rudraksha-style beads, stands barefoot facing a group. Around him are men in white dhotis and white shirts, several bald priests with red-bordered white cloths and sacred thread, and a man in a yellow dhoti holding a tray of offerings. A man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands near the centre with hands together. On the right, a woman in a white sari watches. Smoke rises from an incense or offering in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair, saffron wrap and orange beads is the probable candidate, shown in person as a participant.2011-01-16Outdoor temple procession under a red and white fringed canopy with a long pole. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland stands with back partly turned, facing a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls, several holding small brass bells and other ritual items. To the left, a woman in a white sari carries a basket of yellow flowers and wears a dark beaded necklace. Behind them, devotees in white stand near a decorated arch and red and orange drapery. In the foreground on the right, a long cake decorated with yellow and white flowers sits on a table beside a bowl of red flowers and small clay oil lamps arranged in rows on the ground, with a fruit offering nearby.2006-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession on sandy ground in front of a thatched-roof structure with a red canopy. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long orange shawl, a garland of yellow flowers, and a peacock-feather fan held upright on a pole leads the group and smiles. Behind him a man in white dhoti and yellow sash carries a brass tray with a coconut and green leaves, wearing a white-and-gold garland. Other white-clad devotees with orange and yellow shawls and rudraksha beads walk alongside, and a few women in saris watch from the left.2009-08-06An outdoor procession on a paved path with colourful striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrellas overhead and a tented pavilion behind. A young man on the left wears a long dark-brown hair, a saffron-orange shawl and an orange headwrap, and walks with hands clasped. Beside him a bald man with a white beard wears a hooded saffron-orange robe and a white tilak mark, walking forward. Behind them a man in white dhoti holds a brass tray with a yellow coconut-like offering, fruit and marigold garlands on a netted basket, while other men in white kurtas and some with red lanyards follow. A bare-chested man in white dhoti walks at the right edge. Other attendants in white and a small red umbrella complete the scene.2005-01-01 +1 copiesApril 20 20162016-04-20A procession on a dusty road beside orange-draped stalls. At the centre, a man in a red-orange turban, a rust-orange shawl and a long gold-beaded mala walks under a yellow umbrella with a red handle. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders wear beaded necklaces and bangles; one carries a white staff and another holds a folded paper bundle. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge. Trees, power lines and parked white cars fill the background.2016-04-21August 01 20082008-08-01July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor procession on a rocky path beneath large trees. At centre, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red-brown saffron-toned cloth wrap walks forward wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant and gold bangles; he is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing, and is walking in front of a ceremonial multicoloured fringed umbrella held aloft by an attendant in white. Behind him, white-clad men with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed white dhotis carry and attend, one holds a red umbrella. On the left, women in green and orange saris and men in white kurtas stand with palms pressed together in greeting along a low stone border.2016-08-02April 21 20162016-04-21