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A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads and a white-and-green flower garland with a tricolour-style band, standing in front of a large mass of white flowing hair or fabric that fills the right side of the frame. Behind him, a few onlookers, including women in white and a woman with a red bindi, watch with smiles. Palm trees and small flags on poles appear in the background under a clear sky. a person candidate is shown with long dark hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so the identity is tentative from appearance alone.

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Outdoor procession under a palm-lined sky with a fringed canopy of tasseled cloth overhead. Several people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis and shawls stand close together. A central figure in orange robes wears a multicoloured flower garland and holds a staff. A cloud of white fibrous material is thrown up in front of him, and a trident-topped staff rises behind the group. Row of national flags flies in the background and a golden drum edge is visible at lower right. Appearance-based cues on the central figure are limited, so his identity is uncertain.2007-12-25Outdoor procession scene under palm trees and a clear blue sky, with a row of national flags on tall poles behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a white flower garland with purple accents, and rudraksha beads, smiling broadly. Beside him, attendants in white clothes hold tall wooden staffs topped with ornamental finials, and a large white fly-whisk or chamara fan blurs in motion at left. Several other people stand around in white and orange garments. The setting suggests a temple-procession moment.2007-12-25A festival procession on a sunny day under a red and blue canopy embroidered with a gold emblem and the word Peetam. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron robe with a multicolour-and-white flower garland and rudraksha beads walks smiling, with a large white feathery fan-like whisk behind him. To the right, a man in white with an orange shawl and glasses walks beside him, and another man in white holds a peacock-feather fan. On the left, a woman in an orange shawl holds a white chamara-style whisk, and orange flags and a trident-topped staff appear in the background. Several other devotees in white and orange stand nearby under trees and a yellow building.2007-12-25Outdoor festival scene with a smiling man in an orange saffron robe wearing a white and orange-green tricolour flower garland, clapping his hands. He has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a peacock-feather fan with blue-eyed plumes and a golden trident stand in the frame, and a white cloth billows at left. Behind him, several national flags on tall poles and palm trees under a clear blue sky, with other people partly visible at the right edge.2007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road with red and gold ceremonial umbrellas overhead. A young man in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland, with a yellow-and-red tilak on his forehead and a gold headband, walks at the centre. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a golden staff topped with a blue balloon. Women in white saris with orange shawls and white-clad devotees accompany them; a woman on the right holds a yellow balloon. White cotton-candy-like puffs are held aloft on long poles, and a large white fan-shaped ornament is carried on the right. Buildings and a saffron flag appear in the background.2008-12-24Outdoor procession under tall red, orange and yellow ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes and orange flags behind. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a long orange robe, hands pressed together in greeting, wears a multicoloured flower garland and a white flower garland. Several men in orange robes and gold-coloured necklaces walk alongside; one carries a golden trident on a pole, another holds an umbrella pole, and a man in front wears a rudraksha-style bead garland and a gold pendant. A puff of white cotton-like cloth floats in the left foreground. Some onlookers in white clothing stand at the edges. Appearance suggests a person in the central position, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-12-23Outdoor procession with devotees in saffron orange robes and white garments, many wearing orange shawls. In the foreground a man in orange robes with a gold ceremonial necklace and a gold pendant walks beside a large white fluffy fan or whisk. A woman on the left wears white with an orange shawl and a tilak on her forehead. Behind them a man in orange with a white flower garland and a headband stands near a ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial. Many orange flags flutter above, and a blue balloon is visible. Trees and a building stand in the background.2008-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky with a decorated umbrella fringed with tassels and a trident on a pole. A central figure in orange robes and a flower garland with a tricolour-striped band walks forward, bare-chested with long swept-back hair, adorned with ceremonial jewellery; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a person figure in the procession. Around him, ashram members wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and women in white saris with orange shawls carry a large white fly-whisk-like chamara and a peacock-feather fan with a red-and-gold disc. Orange flags and a concrete apartment block are visible behind the crowd.2007-12-25Outdoor procession under a bright sky with a tasselled canopy overhead. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls carry a long ceremonial staff and a golden trident, and orange flags with a black emblem flutter behind. Onlookers in white and orange fill the frame in the foreground, and a man in glasses holds a golden trident at right.2007-12-25