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A photograph of an indoor doorway with a staircase at left. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with gold trim, a garland of flowers and gold ornaments on his arms, walks out of the door holding a small white stick. Behind him, several older men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in an orange saffron sari stand in the doorway. A black loudspeaker on a stand sits at right. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable) for the man in orange with long hair, garland and gold-trimmed shawl, shown walking in person.

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A photograph of a procession walking down a red carpet inside a decorated hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl and dhoti edged with gold, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, and an ornate gold armband; he smiles and walks forward with a bare-footed stride. Behind him a younger man in matching orange robes and gold-bordered cloth carries a silver vessel with flowers and a garland. Other attendants in white dhotis with sacred ash markings walk behind, and a golden staff with a tall finial stands at left. Overhead are palm-leaf decorations, marigold garlands, and colourful tasselled fabric, with spectators at the right edge. Elaborate garlands and ceremonial objects suggest a temple or festival procession.2011-03-02December 23 20092009-12-23December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban entering through a wooden doorway of a white-walled room. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha-style necklace with a gold pendant and a gold chain, and his feet are bare. Behind him in the doorway, people in white clothes stand near a window decorated with orange and white marigold garlands. A white-draped table and a small electrical panel are visible on the right wall, with a framed picture on the upper right. Floor tiles are light, and pink flower petals lie on the threshold.2007-02-06November 07 20112011-11-07December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-hall procession inside a whitewashed building with a corrugated roof. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears a large multicoloured garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers over an orange cloth, with a ceremonial gold necklace visible, and is walking forward. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe wears a gold-bead necklace. At left, a man in orange holds a silver trident-topped staff, and a bearded man in orange also appears. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand, and a woman in a white sari with orange border walks on the right. A drummer in a dark lungi plays a large drum at right, and brass lamps and ritual vessels sit on a striped mat on the floor. Photo-wall posters are visible on the back wall. a person cues: long swept-back hair, a garland and ceremonial gold necklace on the central figure.2009-12-23A photograph of a man in long flowing orange saffron robes and a sleeveless orange garment, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a red bindi, descending a white marble staircase barefoot. His long dark hair is swept back, and he is smiling. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border follows through a doorway decorated with a green leaf torana and white flowers. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the steps, and a brass oil lamp stands near the entrance. A man in white is partially visible at lower right, holding pink flowers, and a second man stands in the background. The walls are pale blue, with framed images on the wall above the doorway.2010-01-19A photograph of a man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace of large pendant and chain links, silver-toned bead strands, and a gold armband, standing in a glass doorway with a tilak on his forehead and smiling to his right. Behind him, a bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes with a rudraksha mala raises a hand in greeting, followed by other robed sadhus in saffron and orange walking through the entrance. Potted plants and a tiled floor are visible through the glass doors.2014-01-08Photograph of a white temple entrance with carved wooden double doors held open, decorated with a green leaf garland and red-and-yellow patterned hangings. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and standing barefoot on grey stone steps, steps out of the doorway. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a second man in white with a yellow shawl stand inside the threshold, and the bright sky and trees are visible through the opening.2010-02-04December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph taken at a doorway of a plain white-walled room. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands centrally, wearing a long pink and green flower garland that hangs to his waist and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair past his shoulders. Beside him at left, a second man in orange robes with long hair stands partly behind the doorframe. At right, a woman in an orange blouse and pink sari with a gold necklace turns away. A small wooden shelf with a brass lamp and incense sticks is on the left wall, and palm trees are visible outside. The central figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and a garland, but no crown, rudraksha mala or other strong cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-01-20