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Photograph of a temple procession setting with several saffron-robed men wearing white jasmine garlands. A younger man on the left with swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha band across his forehead, ceremonial gold necklaces and a saffron garment is smiling and turned toward an elderly bald man in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and white marks on his forehead and chest; the elder also has an orange-and-green floral garland. Behind them stands a bare-chested attendant holding a wooden pole, with other devotees and a white-clad man with white forehead marks at the left edge. Wood pillars and a temple corridor frame the scene. Appearance-based probable Swamiji: the younger man in saffron with rudraksha headband, swept-back hair and gold necklaces.

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May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16Interior of a temple doorway with dark stone walls and painted pillars. A smiling man in the centre wears an orange-saffron robe, a long gold-beaded necklace, a white and red flower garland and a gold headband, and raises his hands in greeting. Beside him an elderly woman in saffron cloth wears a white and red garland, rudraksha mala and gold pendant. Behind them men in saffron robes and gold chains stand near the doorway, and a bare-chested priest on the left wears rudraksha malas and a white dhoti. The appearance of the central figure with distinctive ceremonial gold necklace, garland and headband is consistent with a person, though the identification is uncertain.2012-05-16 +1 copiesTwo seated men in orange and saffron robes wear white garlands of jasmine with red flowers and green leaves. The man on the left has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white sacred ash on his forehead, and looks down with his eyes lowered. The older bald man on the right wears a rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a gold-hooped earring, and sits with his hands on his knees while speaking. Standing behind them are orange-robed attendants and a woman in a cream sari. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure on the left, identifiable by his swept-back hair, garland and orange clothing; the bald man on the right is a separate person.2012-05-22A photograph of several men in saffron-orange robes walking through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars at night. The central man has long dark hair, a white and red forehead marking, a white flower garland with green leaves and a rudraksha-style necklace, and he smiles while walking. Beside him an elderly bald man with white forehead markings wears a white and pink flower garland, gold chains and a gold-and-ornate crown-like headpiece, and holds hands with the central man. Men on either side wear gold chains and dark bead malas, and a crowd of onlookers stands in the background. The setting suggests a temple procession.2012-05-20 +1 copiesPhoto of a procession inside a dim temple corridor. At centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti-style robe wears a gold crown-like headband, a red bindi and a thick gold-bead necklace, with a multi-strand garland of white jasmine, marigolds and green leaves. Beside him, an elderly bald man in orange robes wears a gold headband, white vibhuti stripes, a gold ornamental necklace and a similar garland. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a rudraksha-style mala, walk among devotees. Two people in orange robes stand at the left edge, and several others are visible in the background. Hence the people count, with the centre figure presented in the garland procession.2012-04-29 +2 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesTwo seated men in saffron-orange robes wear pink rose garlands and sit cross-legged on a floor in a dim hall. The elderly man on the left, bald with a red mark on his forehead and a red-beaded headband, keeps his eyes closed and wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. The younger man on the right, with long swept-back dark hair and white forehead markings, smiles while holding his hands together in a gesture of greeting. Standing uniformed officers in khaki and white-clad men stand behind them.2012-05-20 +1 copiesThree smiling men stand in a doorway of a light-coloured interior with wooden panelling. The central figure wears white and red ash markings on the forehead, a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and a wide-tied saffron dhoti, with a flower garland and a gold crown-like headband. Beside him, a man in a saffron-and-red cloth wears a long gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, a gold headband and a white flower garland. A man in white with a dark rudraksha-style mala crouches at the lower left with hands pressed together. Behind them, a man raises one arm and other attendants in white and saffron stand close by. Appearance-based cues suggest a person in the central figure with the crown and ornate gold necklaces, though this is uncertain.2012-04-29May 16 20122012-05-16June 05 20122012-06-05