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Outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees, many in orange and white. At centre, a bearded man in an orange robe wears a long white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and stands behind a silver pot of flowers carried on a tray by a woman in orange with glasses. To the right, a shaven-headed young man in orange with a sacred thread and gold necklace smiles and claps, beside a tall orange-and-gold trident and an ornate umbrella fringed with colourful tassels. Orange flags are raised by people behind, and a white building stands in the background. a person candidate appears probable from the saffron robe, garland and rudraksha cues, but identity remains unconfirmed; he is shown in person.

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Outdoor procession on a grassy area in front of a white building. A bearded man in orange robes and a white flower garland stands at center, holding a decorated flower-filled tray or kalasha-like vessel with a woman in orange sari beside him. Several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white and orange clothing press palms together in namaste, with a trident-topped staff and orange flags with blue emblems raised behind them. A large red and multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella is held overhead. Onlookers and a photographer with a camera are visible at right.2008-07-17Outdoor photo on a sunny day beside a white building and palm tree. A young man in an orange turban and orange robe with gold chain necklaces stands at left, smiling and gesturing toward a woman in an orange sari with a red border who holds a silver pot decorated with white flowers, green leaves and garlands. Behind her, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold pendant carries a golden trident, and other devotees in orange and white clothing with raised hands watch and applaud. A plain photo credit is visible at lower right.2008-07-17February 12 20102010-02-12Outdoor procession on a dirt path under dry trees. In the left foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe and long swept-back hair walks with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall poles and a golden-fringed banner. A man in white with a rudraksha mala carries a red and gold tray-like ornament. Behind them, a red parasol with colourful tassels is held aloft, and a bald man with a grey beard in white shirt and dhoti walks at right. Several other devotees in white and women in saffron and white saris follow in the crowd.2006-12-30January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photo on a grassy path beside a white building and palm trees. A young man in saffron robes and a saffron turban, with a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Facing him, a bearded man in saffron robes and beaded necklaces smiles and holds a tall gold trident-topped staff. Next to him, a man in saffron clothes with folded hands stands beside a woman in an orange sari carrying a silver tray with a silver pot wrapped in white flowers. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothes raises hands and smiles, and a figure in saffron kneels in the foreground. Orange flags are visible at upper right. The page's a person flag does not establish which person, if any, is him, so no identity is asserted.2008-07-17January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor street procession on a sunny day. A central man in orange robes and an orange turban wears a gold beaded necklace and walks with clasped hands, smiling. To his right, a man in orange robes holds a gold ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial and wears a gold necklace with a pendant. To the left, a man in orange robes carries a gold ritual vessel (kalasha) and wears a gold beaded necklace. Behind them, a deity murti portrait is displayed beneath a red and gold canopy decorated with flower garlands. Women in orange saris and men in white dhotis and kurtas follow, with white and blue flags and a white van visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in the orange turban with a gold beaded necklace fits the candidate profile, with visible cues of an orange turban, orange robes and gold ornamentation; the appearance is consistent but not certain, so this is a probable identification only.2007-09-09Outdoor photo on a garden path beside a white building and a palm tree. A central figure in orange robes with an orange turban and a long white-and-red flower garland raises both hands in anjali greeting. In front of him a man kneels in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, offering prayer toward a silver kalasha of water wrapped with white flowers held on a tray by a smiling woman in orange. Behind them, a man in orange with a long beard holds a golden trident, another man in orange stands with hands folded, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white watches and raises hands. A small portrait is mounted on the white wall at left.2008-07-17January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01