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Outdoor photo in bright daylight showing a man in profile with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robes, with long dark wavy hair falling down his back and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Behind him a second man in orange robes and an orange turban with a beaded necklace stands in soft focus. At left edge a gold trident-shaped ceremonial staff is visible, and a blurred bicycle and roadway appear in the background.

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July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a religious procession at a riverside event with bright hazy sky. In the right foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange robe and a heavy necklace of large gold-coloured beads and rudraksha-style beads; his eyes are closed. Behind him a person holds a long wooden staff topped with a tall brass trident-shaped ornament. To the left, a man in a yellow cap and white shirt and other people in orange robes walk in the procession, and a woman with a red bindi stands at the far left edge, with gold tridents in the foreground. a person appearance cues: long hair, orange turban and ornate beaded necklace, shown as a participant in the procession.A procession scene in bright daylight with hazy sky. The central figure wears a saffron-orange turban and an orange shawl over orange clothing, with long dark hair, a red bindi, and a heavy gold-beaded necklace with dark rudraksha-style beads. He holds a large gold trident (trishul) in his right hand and looks downward. Around him, other saffron-clad men wear orange turbans and shawls, and a woman in white with orange trim stands at right beside devotees in orange and white. Swamiji (probable): the central figure shows long swept hair, a saffron turban, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas, and holds a trident, consistent with the Kumbh Mela procession described on the page.July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing long rudraksha mala beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long hair falling behind his shoulders. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and a second man stand near a red, gold and blue embroidered ceremonial banner with floral motifs and a white bird design, outdoors at a public event. The turban-clad man has distinctive saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and the page does not place a person at this event, so the identification is uncertain. Three people are visible, with the blurred figure at left partly cut off.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesClose profile photo of a smiling man with eyes lowered, wearing a bright orange turban wrapped high on the head with long dark hair falling behind, a red bindi on his forehead, and an orange sleeveless garment with a dark rudraksha-style bead cord at the neck. Another figure in orange robes stands blurred behind him, and a red object appears in the lower right foreground. Because the appearance matches the page claim with several cues, this is labelled a person as an in-person candidate.2010-01-10July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man in a bright orange turban and orange robes, wearing layered gold bead necklaces with dark rudraksha-style beads and a red bindi. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, a young man in orange robes and gold bead necklaces holds a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial, and a bearded older man in orange stands at the left edge. Tents and white canopies fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the man in front has long swept hair, an orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, matching the page's Kumbh Mela context.July 28 20082008-07-28