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Outdoor procession on a dirt path during a festival. A central man wears a white turban, saffron-orange robes with gold borders, a gold pendant necklace, and a long garland of white flowers with red and yellow blossoms. He walks with head bowed while men in dark blazers and white dhotis with orange shawls press close around him. Behind him stand a ratha or processional structure with a decorated silver-toned staff, colourful balloons, and orange and red flags on poles. Several other people, including men in dark suits, a bearded man in orange, and men in white, are visible in the crowd.

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Outdoor photo beside a tall ritual pole wrapped with pink and white flower garlands, with a coconut palm canopy behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland around his neck stands on a white platform, looking down while his hands rest near the fabric. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films him at the lower right. Marigold and rose offerings lie on the platform and on a stone base. a person: a man in a saffron robe and flower garland on a temple platform near a flagpole, with a camera operator nearby. Copyright text appears vertically at the upper right.2009-06-09Close-up photo of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing small gold earrings. He is draped in orange saffron cloth and wears a long white jasmine garland over a tiered rudraksha mala with gold bead spacers. Behind him are golden ornamental metalwork and red and white flower garlands. The lower corner shows a hand holding something. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues are present, with the page noting the event as a Guru Poornima satsang.2012-07-03January 06 20132013-01-06 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony beneath a large spreading tree. A man in an orange turban and orange-saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long multicolour garland of yellow, white, pink, red and blue flowers, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. Around him sit and stand many devotees in white clothes, some wearing ID lanyards. On the right, a man in a white robe and white turban stands beside a white-draped table holding brass bells and lit oil lamps. Foreground shows dark stone steps and a pool edge with a small oil lamp. Approximately 30 people are visible.2004-01-01A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red tiger-striped cushions, a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair falling past the shoulders, reading a pink sheet of paper. Behind the throne, yellow and red flower garlands frame a flower-petal backdrop with a red Om symbol. A man in a white shirt and cream dhoti bows forward with folded hands, holding a red apple, while a second man in orange stands at the right edge. Red-and-gold footstool and bare feet on a red cushion are visible. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the seated figure's long hair, saffron robe and throne seating match the cues, though the page does not state he is present.2009-01-24December 29 20092009-12-29July 27 20082008-07-27A procession at an outdoor festival ground under colourful tasselled canopies. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white jasmine garland with a tricolour tassel, gold neck ornaments and an orange and gold silk robe stands with hands pressed together, smiling. Flanking him, men in white kurta and dhoti with orange shoulder cloths carry tall silver staffs with ornate finials, and one holds a silver tray with flowers. Devotees and onlookers in white fill the background, with a few people in orange and white behind the canopy poles. Swamiji candidate by appearance cues (long hair, orange robe, garland, gold ornaments), described as Swamiji (probable).2006-12-27December 26 20092009-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne in front of a deity murti decorated with yellow and red garlands. He wears a large red flower garland around his neck, with a dark rudraksha-style bead strand visible on his chest, and smiles while a man in a dark grey shirt leans in from the left and a woman in white clothes stands at right. Gold lamps flank the altar and a red floral offering lies at the base of the throne. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a red garland and rudraksha beads on a gold throne before a deity.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA smiling man in a bright red turban with a jewelled brooch and an orange-saffron shawl stands before a large ornate golden throne-like backdrop decorated with flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. Both hands are raised to adjust the turban, and he wears a long gold bead necklace with black accents.2011-07-15