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Close photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing an ornate gold crown with a sunburst-style gold disc and a red tassel behind him. He has a red bindi on his forehead, eyes lowered, and a faint smile. He wears an orange saffron garment draped over the shoulder and a long layered necklace of white orchid garlands with gold rudraksha-style beads. A green and gold tassel appears at the left edge, against a plain white background.

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A smiling man stands outdoors in front of a decorated ceremonial structure with red, green and orange tassels and gold-toned ornamental fittings. He wears an ornate gold crown with engraved floral patterns, a red bindi on his forehead, and a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder. A white garland of flowers hangs across his chest, with a gold rudraksha-style necklace of gold beads visible beneath it. His long dark hair falls behind his shoulders. The background is bright white sky.2009-12-31A smiling man in a large ornate gold crown with raised finials and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands in profile against a bright white background. He has long dark hair falling behind his shoulders and wears a white flower garland over an orange saffron garment, with a gold bead necklace hanging across his chest. Behind him are red and green tassels and a gold fan-shaped ornament.2009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31A smiling man in a gold ornate crown with a red tilak on his forehead sits on a decorated procession vehicle. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, a gold and bead necklace, and holds white jasmine garlands across his chest. Behind him are tall gold finials and tasselled canopy fringes in green, blue and red, with yellow and red marigold flowers in the foreground. The.2009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an ornate gilded golden crown with floral engraving and a red vermilion dot on his forehead. He wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder, a white flower garland around his neck, and a heavy gold beaded necklace. Behind him are red and green tassels and gold ornamental metalwork. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, gilded crown, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, shown as a ceremonial presence on the procession vehicle. Bright white sky background.2009-12-31A smiling man stands in a procession beside a decorated chariot with red and green tassels and gold ornamental panels. He wears an ornate gilded crown with a finial, has long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron garment with a gold-bead rudraksha-style mala and white jasmine garlands draped over his shoulders. The bright sky forms the background.2009-12-31A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a decorated festival chariot with eyes closed. He wears an ornate gold crown, an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland with gold beads, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand gold finials and red, green and orange tassels on the ratha. A hand rests on his knee in the foreground. Ceremonial procession setting, outdoors against a pale sky.2009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31A smiling man stands on a decorated procession vehicle, wearing an ornate gold crown with a red vermilion mark on his forehead. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and wears an orange saffron garment with a white and yellow flower garland and gold beaded necklace. Behind him, red, orange, green and yellow silk tassels and marigold garlands hang from a gold-fitted canopy, and a maroon cloth edged with marigolds appears in the lower right foreground.2009-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27Close photograph of a smiling man in an ornate gold crown with floral repoussé patterns, wearing a red bindi, long dark hair, an orange garment and layered garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds, white flowers and greenery with gold bead necklaces. Behind him a red, green and gold ceremonial canopy or umbrella appears against a bright white background. Appearance cues include long hair, a crown, saffron-orange clothing and gold necklaces, consistent with Swamiji (probable) in a procession setting.2009-12-27