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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands on a ceremonial platform, holding a silver trident in his raised right hand while his left hand rests on his hip. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a silver bead necklace, a gold chain, and gold armbands. Behind him a red ceremonial umbrella with tassels is held by an attendant, and a painted, colourful decorated pole and a silver throne frame stand nearby. Around him seated and standing devotees wear white clothes, and a silver ritual vessel with smoke rises in the lower right. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, a sannyasi in saffron with distinctive ceremonial adornments, shown in person being honoured at an outdoor procession.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white tilak, gold hoop earrings and a gold necklace, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a necklace of large white beads alternating with rudraksha, plus a rudraksha bracelet. Behind him is an ornate silver-embossed panel with a lion-face motif, a red fringed umbrella and orange flags. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, with his distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha adornments; the scene suggests a procession setting.2013-02-13Outdoor photo on a river boat under hazy sky. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha and white flower garlands, and bangles stands under a red and gold parasol, raising one fist and holding a silver trident. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces hold silver tridents and ceremonial staffs; a white-clad attendant stands at right. Two women in white saris sit at left beside a silver-framed palanquin-like panel.2013-02-13A photograph of a procession outdoors. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white and red forehead mark, a gold-bordered orange-saffron shawl and a long white and pink flower garland stands at centre, smiling. Behind him an attendant in orange robes holds a colourful fringed ceremonial parasol, and a gold trident (trishul) is raised on a pole. Other people in orange robes and a woman in white carrying a brass tray follow, with a white building and green trees behind.2008-01-01February 13 20132013-02-13A long-haired man in orange-saffron cloth stands on a raised platform at an outdoor event, holding a silver trident-like staff in his left hand and a tall ceremonial umbrella pole in his right. He wears a thick silver bead necklace, a rudraksha mala, and beaded armbands. Behind him are ornate red, orange and gold ceremonial banners with floral and bird motifs, and a tall painted cylindrical pillar. Around the platform sit devotees in white and orange clothing, including a white-haired elderly man in white, and a bald man in saffron with a rudraksha mala holding a smoking incense or ritual item near the right edge. The setting is bright and hazy. Swamiji (probable) is identified by appearance cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-and-silver adornments, standing as the central figure on the platform.2013-02-13January 01 20082008-01-01December 03 20162016-12-03July 04 20122012-07-04February 13 20132013-02-13