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A procession on a dirt road. In the foreground, a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and stands with his hands clasped at his waist; a red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him, a red and blue banner with white lettering and yellow-and-green triangular flags is held up on poles. A drummer in white with an orange sash plays a barrel drum. Men in white clothes and orange scarves walk along. On the right, a bald man in white clothing holds a long silver-topped staff. The presence of a long-haired man in saffron with gold ornaments matches a person candidate, but his appearance is only moderately distinctive, so the identity is uncertain.

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Outdoor festival procession under a colourful canopy with red tassels, purple and yellow fabric, and red and gold ornamental banners. A central man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, long swept-back dark hair and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of bells, smiles with eyes lowered. Behind him, a younger man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange also walks with the procession. On the right, a smiling man with light hair wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala while holding a tall wooden canopy pole. Green trees and buildings form the background. Appearance-based a person cues: saffron turban, long hair and gold bell necklace.2005-12-31A photograph of a festival procession with a central man in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban with a red bindi, wearing a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, eyes closed and smiling, hands clasped in front. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stand devotees in white clothes, including a woman in white with rudraksha beads and a woman in white with glasses. Colourful embroidered ceremonial parasols with tassels and a red-and-blue flag bearing a white bird emblem are visible, with palm trees in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, shown in orange robes with distinctive long hair, a turban and a gold necklace, and his role is that of the procession's honoured leader.2005-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30December 31 20052005-12-31A smiling man in a procession wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a long gold ceremonial necklace with bead-like ornaments; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him are other orange-robed attendants and devotees, a decorated palanquin or ratha with red tasselled canopies and colourful ornamental umbrellas, and an older man in white with rudraksha beads holds an umbrella pole. A banner with text stands in the background.2005-12-31Outdoor procession under a canopy with red tassels and a purple and orange umbrella-style awning. A central smiling man wears an orange turban, orange robe and a long gold bead necklace, with long dark hair falling on his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and a round pendant. Older people, a man with a white tilak in a white shirt, and a man with a beard stand nearby. Behind them are palm trees, a pink building and a tiled roof, with an orange flag on a pole.2005-12-31A procession with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban, long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, smiling with hands clasped in front. He walks beneath a purple and gold canopy with red tasselled edges, held up on long wooden poles. Around him are people in white dhotis and white shawls, including an older woman with grey hair holding a red and gold shield with a white bird emblem, and a woman in glasses in white. Behind them hang colourful bunting banners, and an orange flag flies. The scene is a street-side festival procession.2005-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession photograph in bright daylight. A long-haired man in a loose orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold-toned beaded necklace with a large ornate pendant stands centre, gesturing with his right hand. To his left, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a tall gold-tipped staff, and a canopy with colourful tasselled fringe is visible behind. To his right, a shaved-headed young man in white with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead stands beside a woman in white with an orange shawl. Orange flags, a peacock-feather fan and a crowd fill the background, with a white building behind.2007-12-23A seated man in an orange turban and orange robes smiles with hands folded at his chest, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a garland of white jasmine and red and green-striped flowers. Behind him, people in white clothing stand around a red and gold ceremonial banner bearing a blue emblem with a white bird. A tall wooden pole and sandy ground are visible in a festival procession setting. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure: orange turban, long swept-back hair, gold bead necklace and orange robes.2005-12-31Outdoor procession scene under a decorated canopy with red, yellow and blue tassels and banana leaves. In the centre, a man wears a bright orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl and a long dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair past his shoulders; he has the appearance of a probable Swamiji. Beside him on the right, a man in an orange shawl wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt holds a video camera on his shoulder, and drummers with a drum are at the left edge. A ribbon rosette is pinned to a man's shirt in the background. The visible people number about six.2007-12-30August 02 20082008-08-02