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A photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a white-and-red-and-green flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala. He stands with eyes closed and mouth open in an ecstatic expression, one arm raised, with smoke or incense haze around him. Several men in white shirts and maroon or red shawls stand around him, some smiling, one raising a hand, in a crowd outdoors against a plain whitewashed wall with a lattice window. Swamiji (probable), appearance-based label only: the central figure shows orange turban and robe, long hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland, consistent with the page, though this is not a confirmed identification.

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A photograph of an outdoor ceremonial welcome. A man at the centre wears a saffron-orange turban with a red bindi, a saffron-orange shawl, and a long necklace of white, red and green flower garlands over a rudraksha mala; his eyes are closed and he is smiling broadly, with palms pressed together as in prayer. Beside him on the left, a person in a maroon garment holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and wisps of smoke rising. Behind, several men in maroon and white clothing, one with a white cloth over his shoulder, stand with hands folded in namaskar. A white wall with a lattice window forms the backdrop.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd at an outdoor event. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron turban and orange shawl, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland of white flowers and red and green blooms, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and rising smoke. Behind him, men in maroon and red-brown ceremonial kurtas with gold-trimmed shawls and rudraksha beads stand among devotees in white shirts. A white wall and lattice window appear behind the crowd.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a ritual welcome outdoors in front of a white wall. A central figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala under a white and red flower garland, holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a flame in the other. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the orange turban, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and flower garland. To the left, a man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaste; behind him a man in maroon clothes with a red shawl raises his arms in greeting. Several other men in white and maroon clothes crowd behind, watching the aarti.2008-07-28A photograph of an outdoor street crowd with a central man smiling broadly and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange clothing, with a green leaf and yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck. Nearby people raise their arms; one man in a red shirt and another in a blue plaid shirt stand behind, and bamboo poles and a white wall with greenery appear in the background. a person-style presence is visible through his saffron turban and orange clothing, long dark hair and garlands, but identity is uncertain. Several people are visible in the crowd.2010-09-04 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28September 04 20102010-09-04A smiling man with eyes closed wears an orange turban with a gold-edged border and a red bindi on his forehead. He has long dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, with a gold trim, and wears a rudraksha mala and a white and green flower garland. Behind him, other people are partly visible, including a man in a white shirt at right and a man in a red shawl at left, with a lattice screen and foliage in the background and smoke drifting in front of the scene. The figure has distinctive ceremonial cues of long hair, saffron ornate clothing and rudraksha beads, so this appears to be Swamiji (probable), shown in person with devotees around him.2008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28Close photo of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting, with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a ceremonial gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style gold beads. Long dark hair falls over his shoulders. Behind him a second man with closed eyes and hands folded in prayer stands among green foliage, with smoke drifting on the right and an orange and green tasselled canopy at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robe, long hair, gold necklace and flower garland are the qualifying cues for the central figure, who appears to be chanting or singing during a ceremony.2008-07-27