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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering under bright blue sky, with a yellow fringed umbrella held over the center. A bearded sadhu in an orange turban and red-orange robe with a gold-trimmed red shawl holds a long silver staff and gestures with one hand. Beside him, a smiling man in a maroon turban wears layered rudraksha and gold-beaded garlands and a brown-orange robe, with a yellow-orange umbrella overhead. Other ascetics in saffron and orange cloth, some with ash marks, crowd around, and a man in orange at right raises a phone to take a photo. Tents with red and white canopies and a temple spire appear in the background.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor photograph of a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession under a bright blue sky. A man in the centre wears a rust-brown robe, a matching rust-brown turban, a large ornate gold necklace and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala; he holds his hands together and stands beneath a yellow fringed parasol. To his left, a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and red-orange robe holds a long silver staff. A bald man in orange robes and a man in white dhoti with orange shawl stand nearby, and a man at right raises a phone for a selfie. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Red and orange flags and a white tent canopy are behind them. No a person appearance cues are clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2016-04-22December 31 20092009-12-31April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor satsang gathering under an orange tarpaulin canopy with bright sunlight. Foreground, an elderly bearded man in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a garland of yellow-orange flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a folded white paper and extends his hand toward a younger man. That younger man sits smiling in a deep maroon-red turban and maroon-red wrap with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-beaded necklaces, and gestures with an open hand. Around them, many devotees in saffron-orange robes sit close together, and a white ceremonial staff with a curved top rises in the centre. The younger man has distinctive long hair, a maroon turban, and gold necklaces, consistent with the page's description, so this appearance-based candidate is labelled as probable Swamiji.2015-01-13April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession outdoors beneath palm trees. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk under tall ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, blue and green panels and tasseled fringes. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white and red flower garland, a golden necklace and a red sash, and gestures toward a bearded man in orange on the left. Behind them, an orange-robed attendant carries a silver tray holding a metal vessel with green leaves. Orange flags fly in the background, and a bald man in white clothing stands at the far right with an orange shawl. People here are shown in an outdoor procession setting, with multiple devotees accompanying the central figure.2008-12-23 +1 copiesA festival procession with a central figure in orange robes and a white head cloth, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red and yellow blooms and multiple gold necklaces. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in orange robes holds a tall golden trident-topped staff. Behind them, a man in orange robes holds a golden staff, and a man in a cream kurta with an orange shawl stands at the right. Colourful umbrellas and orange flags rise above the crowd, and more people in white shirts and dark jackets press in around the group outdoors under palm trees. The central figure has long hair and a distinctive appearance, but the candidate cues are not sufficient for a firm identification, so the role is given as a devotee in procession.2008-12-29Photograph of a sadhu gathering under a yellow and white tent canopy. A central standing man wears an orange turban, a bare-shouldered orange robe with gold armband and a long golden-bead garland with a rudraksha-style mala, smiling with palms joined in greeting. Seated beside him are saffron-robed monks, one bald with a yellow tilak and another with a yellow turmeric-marked head. Behind them stand bearded sadhus in orange robes, a man in white kurta, and a bearded saint in orange with a rudraksha mala, while cameramen film at right and left.2016-04-23January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13