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Outdoor photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting with a dirt ground and a yellow-ochre painted wall. A tall man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and a red turban, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a red-beaded bracelet on his upper arm, stands at the centre with his hand extended toward a man in white kurta and orange dhoti who bows low before him. Beside him, two bald sadhus in maroon robes with gold sashes and gold necklaces look on. To the right, a man with a red turban wears a pink-orange robe and rudraksha mala, and bearded sadhus in orange robes stand nearby with hands folded. Four men in saffron robes and a seated figure appear as partially visible people. The tall central figure with the turban and ornate gold necklace matches the a person cues of a turban and ornate gold ceremonial jewellery, so he is treated as a candidate present in person.

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A crowd on stone steps at a temple entrance. In the centre, a smiling man wears a red-maroon turban, a maroon-red dhoti with gold borders, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala over the shoulders. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold borders wears a gold necklace and a rust-coloured mala, and a bare-chested man in maroon-and-gold cloth stands to the left. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and men in white shirts and dhotis press along a metal railing, some with long white beards and orange turbans.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20Photograph of a crowd of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes moving through a doorway at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a smiling man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style wrap with gold-toned bead necklaces and a maroon turban stands beside a bald man in a maroon wrap with a rudraksha mala. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red-brown mala walks past. Behind them, many men in orange turbans and saffron cloth fill the frame, with a few women in white saris. Red carpeting lies on the ground and a blue wall panel is visible at left.2015-09-11September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph inside a domestic room during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange clothing with a swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace sits on a chair and extends his hands to bless two seated devotees in white, who bow with garlands of white flowers and red beads around their necks. Two young men in rust and maroon robes stand behind him, one holding a silver trident. A cameraman in orange holds a camera at the left back. Rose petals and flowers lie on the floor beside a colourful patterned mat.2014-07-01Indoor photograph in a plain room with a pale wall and a framed picture at upper left. A central man wears a red turban, a rudraksha mala, a large ceremonial gold pendant, a gold armlet and a maroon garment with gold borders, holding a folded white cloth. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: red turban, rudraksha mala and ornate ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, a man in an orange shawl stands at left, a white-clad man in a red turban bends low at lower left, and a bald man in maroon and gold robes holds a blue bag and a staff at right. Other saffron-clad and white-clad men stand in the background, and a water bottle sits at lower right.2015-09-10 +1 copiesJuly 10 20162016-07-10July 13 20152015-07-13December 24 20112011-12-24A crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light with saffron and maroon robes. At the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold turban and maroon-gold wrap wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, with a gold-tone emblem on the turban. Around him, men in similar maroon and yellow turbans and wraps wear rudraksha malas; one older man in orange robes with a white-striped forehead and a white bead mala stands to the left, and a bald man in white dhoti is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and the turban.2015-01-13Outdoor courtyard scene in bright sunlight with a central bearded man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe, wearing layered white and gold flower garlands, rudraksha and bead malas, a gold pendant and bangles, standing with hands folded near a figure bowing deeply with long matted locks at his feet. Around them stand devotees in saffron, orange and maroon clothing, several with white and ochre forehead markings, one woman in a maroon sari holding a garland, a bare-chested man with bangles, and a woman in white-and-gold dhoti-style cloth holding a brass plate with a lit flame and incense smoke. A woman in teal and a woman in yellow stand at left beside potted plants and a hanging decorative mat. The bearded central figure has long swept hair and distinctive orange turban, rudraksha and ceremonial gold adornments, so this is a probable Swamiji identification by appearance cues.2016-12-23September 11 20152015-09-11