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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at an outdoor procession, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a garland of white flowers with blue, orange and green ribbon accents. He wears a heavy gold necklace with green stones and a large gold pendant, and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in white kurta and a saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and small locket smiles. Behind them stand a man in white on the left and a woman in a white headscarf, with red and white canopy tassels overhead.

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A festive outdoor procession under red and white canopies hung with red tassels. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a multicoloured garland of white flowers with blue, saffron, white and green ribbon accents, and layered gold beads and an ornate gold necklace. Behind him a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl holds a tall brass pole of a parasol. On the right, a bespectacled man in white robes with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala looks ahead. An elderly woman with a peacock-feather fan and a crowd of devotees surround the procession. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and white garment; he is participating in a procession.2006-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands on a red carpet under a white and red draped tent, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a heavy gold necklace, and draped in long garlands of white jasmine with red and green accents. Behind him, a second man in an orange kurta and dhoti with gold necklaces raises a hand to his face. To the right, a silver lamp stand and gold-framed altar area with flower offerings sit beside a decorated yellow backdrop.2010-01-01Photograph of a procession under a canopy edged with red and white tassels and red-and-gold banners. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white garment with a gold border wears a white-and-tricolour-striped flower garland and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. Beside and behind them, people in white and orange, including a man in glasses with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, walk among devotees in saffron and white. Orange flags are visible on the right, and a bald man stands at lower left.2006-01-01Photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a cream and gold-bordered white garment and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces. Red, white and green flower garlands drape over his shoulders, and he holds his hands together at his chest. Behind him is a golden canopy-style structure decorated with white jasmine strands and yellow marigold garlands. No other people are visible.2010-01-01Outdoor photo of a procession or ceremonial gathering. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak smiles, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with gold trim, a thick gold bead necklace and a heavy red and white flower garland. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds a tall golden staff, and a man in an orange kurta with a gold bead necklace and orange shawl stands at right with a red tilak. Other men in orange and white robes stand around.2010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, white forehead marks and a red bindi, wearing a white shawl over a cream-and-gold garment. He wears heavy gold beaded necklaces and a thick red and white flower garland, and his hands are clasped at his waist. Behind him to the left stands a man in orange robes with long curly hair and glasses, and a partly visible person in orange cloth is at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and garland match the page's event description, but the identification rests on appearance cues only.2009-01-01Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a large garland of white flowers and red roses with green leaves, a heavy gold ceremonial chain with a gold pendant, a white forehead mark and a red dot on the forehead. Around him, several saffron-robed men in orange clothing stand close, one bearded man on the right and a man with a white tilak on the left, with a tiled roof, a tree and an overcast sky behind. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ceremonial necklace and garland, shown as the central garlanded figure in a gathering of saffron-clad attendants.2008-01-01A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair seated before a richly carved gold throne decorated with bands of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. He wears a cream and gold-bordered white dhoti-style cloth draped over one shoulder, a layered gold ceremonial necklace with a rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet, and a red kumkum dot with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A child in a yellow outfit is partially visible at the right edge, reaching toward him.2009-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in front of a stage decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and orange flowers. He wears a white cloth with fine gold pinstripes over his shoulder and a gold-toned sash, and a heavy gold necklace of segmented beads with a large central pendant hangs on his chest. A red bindi marks his forehead. Another person's arm in a light blue sleeve reaches toward him from the left edge.2010-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum bindi on his forehead stands in an outdoor event with marigold garlands and red-and-white bunting behind him. He wears a cream-white garment with a gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads alternating with dark rudraksha-style beads. A partially visible person with short dark hair stands at the left edge in an orange garment. The setting appears to be a festival or ceremonial gathering. Given the page's reference to Swamiji and his distinctive long hair, ornate gold mala and ceremonial dress, this appears to be a probable depiction of Swamiji (probable) in person, as a devotee-attended ceremonial occasion.2010-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, eyes lowered, wears a cream dhoti-style garment with gold-thread stripes and a gold-bordered shawl over one shoulder. A heavy ceremonial gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with dark separators hangs across his chest. A hand from a person on the left reaches toward the necklace, and a partially visible person stands at the right edge against a red and gold cloth backdrop. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, gold ceremonial necklace and gold-bordered shawl, with the man presented as a central honoured figure.2010-01-01Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads over a cream garment with a gold border, and holds a garland of white flowers with red roses. Behind him are white and yellow flower garlands and a gilded backdrop with warm lights. One physical person is visible.2010-01-01