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Outdoor photograph at a festival procession. In the foreground a man in a dark suit with a bowed head and folded hands receives an orange headband from a figure in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair and a large white and red flower garland over the shoulders, whose back is turned to the camera. Around them men in white shirts and orange headbands watch, and a cameraman in the background raises a video camera. Behind is an ornate multicoloured canopy with tassels and an orange flag, beside a green metal gate and trees under a bright sky.

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A long-haired figure seen from behind wears an orange garment, a red-and-orange headband and a white flower garland, and is touching the forehead of a man in a dark suit and white shirt. Other men in dark suits and white shirts stand around, one in a red-and-orange headband, and a green metal gate with pink and yellow streamers and a tree are behind them. A person in a white shirt with a gold bracelet is at the right edge. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with the red headband and white garland fits the presentation cues, so this is an appearance-based candidate present in person.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a festival procession at a dusty ground beside a white wall. A central figure in orange robes wears a white and gold headwrap and a long white and red flower garland with a gold armband, smiling and reaching toward a bowed man in a dark navy suit who leans down in front. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes with beaded necklaces hold long ceremonial staffs with ornate silver tops, and a man holds a brass vessel. A man in a cream sherwani with an orange sash stands at left holding a staff. Onlookers in white and orange gather in the background, and a colourful canopy edge appears at top right.2008-12-29December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a decorated tent. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, with a gold-toned bead strand at his chest, and smiles. A man in white shirt and trousers with folded hands bows toward him, while a man in white with a yellow shawl and a gold-rimmed plate stands nearby. A man in an orange robe holds a tall golden staff on the right, a person in white kneels in the foreground, and a cameraman in an orange garment films beside a water tank. Several people in white and orange are visible.2009-12-23Outdoor procession scene at a rural campus with decorated colourful parasols with tassels overhead. A central figure with long hair and a golden-brown head wrap wears orange clothing and a long white and red-orange flower garland, facing a man in white kurta with an orange-trimmed shawl who stands with palms pressed in greeting. Around them, many devotees in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas, while women in white saris and a girl in a blue dress with hair ornament look on. A cameraman with a video camera stands behind. A large boulder and green foliage appear in the background. A man in white with an orange shawl on the right holds his hands together in namaste.2008-12-27December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a smiling man in orange robes wearing a red-orange headband and a long garland of white flowers with red and green blossoms, with a gold-coloured pendant and a beaded mala around his neck. A man in white clothes bows forward while another in white adjusts the orange headband tied around the central figure's head. Behind them, several men in orange shawls and white kurtas stand smiling, one with a rudraksha mala and tilak marks on the forehead. A red fringed canopy with coloured tassels overhangs the scene, under a tree beside a whitewashed building and palm trees. The central figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, orange-saffron clothing, a rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments, which matches the page's Swamiji note as a probable appearance-based candidate.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor welcome at a Bidadi ashram event. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, smiling, drapes a long white and red flower garland over the head of a long-haired person in orange robes seen from behind. Nearby, another orange-robed attendant in a saffron turban holds a tray of flower petals, and a bright multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands above the scene. A man in a dark blue suit and a white car are at right, with a crowd and a red and white banner behind. The mood is ceremonial and celebratory, with garlanded welcome typical of a procession arrival. a person appears as the long-haired person in orange receiving the garland, identified by appearance cues of long hair and orange ceremonial robes.2008-12-30A photograph of a festive procession outdoors under colourful fringed canopies with orange, red and yellow tassels. A central figure in an orange saffron garment, bare-shouldered, wears a long white and red floral garland, a gold-toned necklace, a red headband and a red tilak, with long dark hair, smiling and gesturing. Around him, men in orange-and-white ritual clothing, orange headbands and red-and-white neckcloths dance and clap, while men in dark suits, a grey suit and red ties join in. A tall gold-toned ceremonial staff stands at left, and a small palm-leaf fan is visible at top left.2007-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23