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Outdoor procession scene at the Brahmotsava celebration. A central man wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white tilak marks, and a long gold necklace of ornate beads. He gestures with one open hand while holding a wooden staff. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold-topped ceremonial staff and wears a gold bead necklace. Behind them, people in white clothes stand, one man in white holds a video camera raised overhead, and a woman in white smiles. A colourful embroidered banner and palm trees are visible in the background. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold bead necklace, shown during the procession.

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December 23 20082008-12-23A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair stands outdoors in front of a dark wooden panel with gold carved scrollwork. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads with black bands, and has white tilak marks and a red bindi on his forehead. A bald man in a white shirt stands behind him at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold beaded necklace are visible on the central figure.2010-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene in bright daylight. A central man with long, dark, wavy hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded gold spheres, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. He stands looking to the side in front of a golden trident-shaped standard. Around him, people in white shirts and orange shawls, some wearing glasses and rudraksha malas, stand close together. A long wooden pole topped with gold finials and a man holding a video camera appear nearby, and a bearded man at right sits in the background. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession. Swamiji appears as a probable candidate by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and the ceremonial gold beaded necklace, shown in person at the procession.2008-12-23 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads with black stripes; his eyes are lowered and he is smiling. Behind him to the right, another man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, also in orange garments, smiles toward the camera, and a red and gold decorated ornament is partly visible at the top.2010-02-12A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a large red-and-white rose garland around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a man in white holding a long wooden pole and a man in orange robes at the right edge, with blurred lamp lights in the dark background. Other attendants in orange and white clothing flank him.2008-08-01A photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold necklace of beads with dark stripes and a gold pendant. He has white and red forehead markings, stands with clasped hands, and gazes to the side. Behind him, several people in orange and white clothing stand in a sunlit outdoor procession, one holding a tall wooden pole topped with a yellow and blue embroidered banner.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23October 16 20112011-10-16Outdoor photo at a festival procession. A long-haired man with a red bindi and white tilak stands centre frame, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of beads with dark accents and a gold pendant. His hands are clasped at waist level and he looks to the side. Behind him a tall gold-and-wood staff or pole is held by someone at left in orange. A younger man at right wears a yellow shawl over white clothes with a red tilak, and a woman in glasses stands at far right. Thatched huts and palm fronds frame the background. The appearance is consistent with a person candidate given long swept hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold necklace, though the identification is uncertain.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23