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A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits in the foreground wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads and a rudraksha-style mala, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a crowd of onlookers stands and sits outdoors among green shrubs and dry earth. A young woman in a white top with a red-patterned border and a bindi laughs with her hand near her mouth, and another woman in glasses and white clothes smiles beside her. On the left, a man in a checked shirt and a figure in white stand nearby, and a golden staff with a topped finial is held upright at the top of the frame. The probable Swamiji cues are the long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, shown in a festival crowd setting.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor festival stage with a central seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold-trimmed orange shawl, wearing a gold headpiece or crown, a long gold-and-bead necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, seated on a tiger-striped cushion atop an orange throne-like seat with marigold petals at its base. a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold crown, saffron clothing and ornate garlands, seated in the position of honour. Around him devotees sit and stand: women in white, pink and purple saris with folded hands, and men in dark suits with white-and-red flower garlands, one holding a cup. Gold poles frame the stage edge, and a crowd fills the background.2008-12-29March 04 20172017-03-04January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange shawl over bare shoulders, raising one hand in a gesture toward the viewer. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands holding an orange-wrapped staff, and a man in white bends forward at left. A smiling woman in an orange shawl and white garment sits at left. Behind them, a white canopy and a bright white flower garland mark a ceremonial setting. A distinctive long-haired figure in orange shawl and jasmine garland fits the page's Swamiji cues, appearance-based and probable.2008-11-11December 13 20112011-12-13December 23 20082008-12-23October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor youth gathering under a white canopy with a man seated at centre on a striped tiger-print cloth. He wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-trimmed shawl, a long rudraksha mala with gold beads, bead bracelets and a headset microphone, and has long swept-back dark hair. Around him, children in maroon uniforms with yellow trim and a teenager in a red shirt sit and stand closely, smiling. Several girls wear maroon dresses, and a girl at lower right has a white hair clip. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated in the centre of the youth event.2011-12-13