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A photograph of an elderly bearded man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange turban, seated and adjusting a black eye covering with white cotton pads over his eyes, with both hands raised to tie the black band behind his head. Behind him stands a man with glasses, a shaved head with a tilak, wearing a long brown rudraksha mala and a large gold necklace. A young girl in white and red clothing with a tilak and rudraksha beads sits at the right edge, and a person in white stands behind. Orange and yellow marigold flowers are in the foreground. Pink stage lighting fills the background. a person's identity is not established from appearance cues here, so the seated man is described by role only.

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September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +3 copiesA photograph of a blindfold demonstration at a Kumbh Mela camp. A figure in a bright orange turban, orange robe and layered rudraksha malas and gold pendant stands to the right, reaching to touch the forehead of a young woman in a white garment with a black blindfold and a tilak marked on her brow; she wears an orange-beaded mala and a small pendant. At the left, an older bearded man in an orange shirt sits with a pen in his pocket, and a man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded mala holds a microphone at the upper right. Marigold garlands rest in the foreground. The orange figure matches the probable Swamiji cues of orange turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold, so the candidate is.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a seated gathering in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground, two elderly bearded men sit facing each other on a stage, both in orange robes with orange shawls; the man on the left wears a yellow shawl, a long necklace of dark beads and a ring, and the man on the right wears a red tilak mark on his forehead. Between them and behind, a young girl in white with a black blindfold over her eyes and a long braid sits beside them, with a tray of orange marigold flowers in the foreground. Several other people in orange and pink robes stand in the background, and a decorated backdrop is visible at left. The scene resembles a blindfold demonstration at a ritual gathering.2015-09-11A kneeling man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban receives a ceremony from two standing men in orange robes. The kneeling figure wears a white garland of flowers, layered gold beaded necklaces, bangles and a sacred ash mark on the forehead. A standing man on the left in orange robes and a beaded necklace reaches over with his hands on the turban, and a standing man on the right in orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds the shawl. Pink and white flowers rest on the turban. Other orange-clad figures stand behind in a dim interior with a warm light source.2013-02-12A stage event at a Kumbh Mela camp with ornate gold and pink decorations behind. A seated man with a long white beard and forehead tilak wears orange robes and a white sash, with a silver pendant on his chest. Beside him a man in an orange head wrap and orange robes sits with a microphone on a stand, wearing a rudraksha mala. Two women in white saris stand behind them: one holds a microphone and wears a red-brown bead necklace with a gold pendant, while a younger girl with a black blindfold over her eyes wears a dark bead mala and gold-trimmed white sari. A man in orange sits in the background. Offering plates of marigold flowers sit on a low table in the foreground.2015-09-11Photograph of a ceremony in a stage setting with red drapes and stage lights. A man in an orange-red turban and brown-gold garment, wearing a pink flower garland, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a gold chain, holds up a long orange cloth draped over the head of a bowing man with long grey hair and beard in orange robes. Behind them, a man in orange with glasses and a turban stands; at left a seated man in orange with a white garland smiles; at right a white-garlanded man sits beside a tall white and orange flower garland hanging on a pillar. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned man in brown-gold garments and garlands is the only candidate with a turban, ornate clothing, a gold necklace and beaded necklace, and he is shown placing the orange cloth on the bowing devotee.2015-07-21September 11 20152015-09-11January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a bald, white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a green-bordered edge, wearing a rudraksha mala across the forehead and multiple rudraksha malas with gold bead ornaments across the chest. He stands with head bowed, holding and folding an orange cloth with his hands. To the right, a partially visible person in a red-and-orange turban and gold bangle assists, and a red turban is visible at the upper right. Gold-patterned ornamental panels form the background. a person: the saffron robes, multiple rudraksha malas and gold ornaments match the candidate appearance, so the figure is identified as the a person in the scene.2015-01-13January 03 20162016-01-03