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A crowded evening scene of saffron-clad devotees and cameras. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-and-gold garments, wearing a white flower garland and gold bangles, smiles while another person in orange drapes a saffron cloth over his shoulder. Behind him, a man in orange holds a tall silver trident topped with a trishula-style finial, and other attendants in orange and white stand nearby. Photographers and a video camera operator crowd the frame, and a few heads in the foreground are partly visible. The setting appears to be an outdoor procession or public darshan. Swamiji is a probable candidate: the central figure has a turban, saffron and gold ornate clothing, a garland and gold bangles, consistent with the page's claim.

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A photograph of a crowded stage event with a red draped backdrop. At centre, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a white and magenta flower garland and heavy gold necklaces, raises both hands in greeting. Around them, saffron-clad attendants stand close, one holding a silver trident-topped staff aloft. Video cameras and still cameras crowd the frame from the right and left, and a microphone sits at the bottom edge. Many people in the foreground watch from the lower edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears saffron robes, an orange turban, a flower garland and gold ornaments, consistent with the page's identification.2013-02-12A photograph of a festive procession under a red-orange canopy. A central figure in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a saffron turban, a long white and magenta flower garland, a gold necklace and wrist bracelets, raises both hands in greeting and smiles. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and a gold chain stands beside him. Two cameramen with video cameras film at left, and a bearded older man in an orange turban and robes watches at right. A silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial rises behind the central figure. a person cues include the saffron turban, ornate gold ornaments and garland, though appearance is only partly visible.2013-02-12Photograph inside an orange-draped tent at an evening event, with a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees pressing close. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a red tilak, a white flower garland and gold necklaces, raises both hands and smiles toward the crowd. Nearby, a bald man in orange cloth and gold jewellery stands with his back to the camera, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl steadies the group. Several video cameras and still cameras crowd the right side, and a silver finial rests on a stand behind. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure in orange turban, garland and gold necklaces, waving to devotees.2013-02-22Outdoor evening scene at a decorated temple-like shrine with a draped canopy, red fairy lights and a pale floral-patterned structure behind. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans stand in a line. A woman in the centre wearing an orange shawl and turban presses her palms together in anjali with bangles and rings, smiling. Beside her a man in a red robe with a beaded necklace and turban stands. To the right, shaved-headed men in orange garments wear gold chains and rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man with a tilak is at the edge. A photographer in white at left holds up a camera. Silver trident-topped staffs stand near the shrine.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A night procession photographed in fog and lamplight. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a yellow-orange marigold garland, stands on a golden decorated float, holding a trident on a pole and smiling. Beside him a young man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on the float. In the foreground a man in a gold-yellow robe with a red and blue shield-shaped embroidered patch and beaded necklaces faces a bearded sadhu in a dusty pink robe, yellow shawl and yellow marigold garland, who holds his hands in anjali. Golden deity figures and a white fly-whisk are visible on the float, and string lights line the road behind them. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance here. +1 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11May 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph inside an orange-canopied tent at a gathering. A man with swept-back long hair and an orange kurta with gold trim stands at left, with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a silver staff tip visible beside him. At centre, a smiling figure wears an orange turban, orange robe and a long ornate gold-bead garland, with a yellow mark on the forehead; this person has distinctive long-hair and turban cues and is labelled as the probable Swamiji. Men in orange and marigold garlands surround them, one bald man in glasses at right, and a child in the foreground. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2016-04-23May 07 20162016-05-07April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor gathering where a smiling figure in a rust-red turban with a gold emblem, dark red shawl and a large gold-bead necklace is greeted by several people in saffron-orange robes and turbans. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl bows toward the central figure at the front of the frame. Behind, a man with a red bindi and dark hair watches, and a person in an orange-and-red turban holds an orange-handled umbrella. A bearded man with tilak marks stands at left. The background is a blurred crowd and red-toned banners. a person: the central figure wears a rust-red turban, long dark hair and an ornate gold-bead necklace with a rudraksha-style chain, cues consistent with the page's claim, though the face is not used for identification.2015-01-13