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A photograph on a city street of a barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and long swept-back dark hair, with a white tilak on his forehead and a trident-like staff held in his right hand, walking across a dusty road littered with broken coconut fragments and scattered water droplets. Behind him stand a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a bearded man in a red turban and white shirt, and two men photographing with cameras beside a white van with a yellow Delhi number plate. Shuttered shop fronts line the street behind them.

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May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and draped to the knees, leaving his arms and chest bare, and walks barefoot on asphalt beside a white coach bus with blue stripes. He holds a small metal implement in one hand while his eyes are closed and his face is lifted. Another person with a video camera stands at the right edge, and a red-capped passenger is visible through a bus window. Scattered paper litter lies on the road. The distinctive long hair, saffron wrap and bare-chested attire are appearance cues matching the Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure walking in the open.2006-05-22A street photograph in a busy Indian city, with a row of white coaches parked along the left and shopfronts and signs lining the road. A barefoot man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange wrap, walks down the middle of the road holding a coconut in one hand and a small offering in the other. Behind him, several men in white kurta-style clothing follow, one carrying a coconut, and another person in an orange wrap walks further back. A young man in a white t-shirt and jeans with a camera around his neck walks past on the right. Signs read Hotel Omni, Poona, Universal and Photostat. Appearance-based cues on the foreground figure (long swept hair, saffron wrap, ritual coconut) match the page's a person label, so this is a person walking in a yatra procession.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Street photograph in a busy Indian city. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrapped around his body, stands barefoot on the road holding a long rod over a small flame burning on the asphalt beside scattered broken coconut and pumpkin pieces, a ritual of breaking offerings to begin a journey. Behind him, a group of onlookers stands by a white bus: a bearded man in white robes and orange dhoti, a woman in a light top and dark trousers, and a man in a white shirt filming with a video camera. Another man in a blue shirt holds a camera on the right beside a white coach bus. Shopfronts, a Tourist-branded minibus and a signboard reading Bengal Sweets Corner line the street.2006-05-22Street photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe, barefoot, with a white tilak marking on his forehead, standing on a paved road and holding a thin stick or rod. Broken coconut pieces lie scattered on the ground around him, consistent with a coconut-breaking ritual. On the left, a smiling man in white clothes stands by a shuttered shop front. Closed metal shutters, a yellow shutter and signboards in Tamil and Hindi line the street, with a xerox and STD/ISD sign visible.2006-05-22Street photograph in an Indian city of a barefoot man in a long orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, holding a broken coconut half in one hand and reaching out with the other, on a roadside beside parked white coaches. Nearby, a man in white shirt and trousers carries a green coconut, and a woman in a white sari carries a red suitcase, walking past shuttered shops, a Honda sign and a Udipi restaurant. A breaking-coconut ritual is visible, matching the page's account of a yatra start.2006-05-22A street photograph in an urban Indian lane beside parked white cars and a weathered grey building with small windows. A central figure with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala around the neck, and orange sandals, and holds a coconut in one hand. Behind him, two men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear orange shawls, one holding a metal tray of offerings and another with folded hands. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes walks past. The scene suggests a ritual procession through the street. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala.2008-01-22A photograph taken from behind on a busy street of a bare-backed person with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a bare-chested garment tied at the waist, holding a long metal trident-like staff raised in one hand while the other hand rests on the hip. A small flame burns on the road in front, with scattered offerings such as a piece of white food and a green fruit nearby. A man in a blue polo shirt with a camera around his neck stands to the left beside a white minibus, and a rickshaw passes on the right.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22