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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a heavy gold necklace of beads and a large gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, arms extended outward in a blessing gesture. Beside him a man in an orange shawl holds a brass bell and spreads a fine mist, and devotees with raised, cupped hands reach toward the blessing. Others wear white with orange shawls, including a woman holding a camera and an older bald man in white. Many people behind wear orange robes and white dhotis, some with folded hands in namaste. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment.

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December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival scene with a crowd of devotees in saffron and white clothing gathered around a central figure. A man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, saffron robes, and layered ornate gold-toned necklaces and a rudraksha mala stands at the centre, extending his hand over a brass lamp-like vessel with a small flame. Devotees around him press palms together in anjali, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. Behind them a red and orange canopy with tassels shelters the gathering. Several people wear saffron scarves and rudraksha malas. This appears to be a puja or aarti moment during a procession. Swamiji (probable): the central saffron-robed figure with long hair and ornate gold necklaces fits the candidate cues.2008-12-23Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a procession. Centre right, a long-haired man in saffron robes and a long gold bead necklace with gold pendant smiles while a bearded man in saffron stands bent forward, extending his hands with white ash for blessing. Behind them a bald man in saffron with gold beads holds a tall ceremonial pole topped by a decorated umbrella with colourful tassels. Around them devotees in white and orange cloth, some with rudraksha malas, and onlookers in white shirts and sunglasses fill the frame, with a patterned shade canopy overhead.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23May 30 20062006-05-30June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor photo of a ceremonial arati in front of a palm tree and an orange-walled building. A man with long, curly dark hair and an orange shawl with maroon borders, seen from behind and in profile, extends his hands toward a brass arati lamp with a flame. A woman in an orange sari with maroon border holds the lamp. Nearby, a woman in white with glasses and an orange shawl, along with several men and women in white clothes, stand with palms pressed together. A man in a yellow-and-white garment on the left holds a silver trident. A framed picture sits in the background. The arati lamp is the ritual focus. Probable Swamiji is the man in orange in the foreground; the appearance cues are long curly hair and orange shawl.2009-12-23Outdoor festival procession at a Brahmotsava flag-hoisting. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak wears an orange saffron robe, heavy gold necklaces and a gold chain pendant, holding a small silver-toned bowl with a yellow flower, with coconuts on a tray below. Beside him a shaved-headed devotee in orange robe and gold garland holds a wooden pole with red and white tassels above. Around them a young man in white kurta with yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands next to a woman in white with folded hands, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and women in saffron and white press in behind, many with palms pressed together in greeting. a person: the central long-haired figure in saffron with gold ornaments and tilak fits the page description, but the identification is based only on appearance cues.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23