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A smiling person with long, dark, wavy hair stands centre-frame in an orange-saffron garment draped over one shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala with bell-like metal charms and a silver chain necklace, a silver armlet, and a red tilak on the forehead. They hold a black staff hung with small brass bells. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white, orange and purple clothing sways and claps in a hall with a dark patterned wall and red-brown wooden panels.

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A smiling figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead wears an orange-saffron garment with a wide gold-edged sash, a beaded rudraksha mala and many metal bells on a chain across the chest, while holding a black rod hung with small bells. Several devotees stand behind, some in white and orange shawls, some clapping and raising hands, in a hall with dark wood-panelled walls.2012-07-12July 12 20122012-07-12July 12 20122012-07-12July 07 20092009-07-07July 17 20122012-07-17May 24 20062006-05-24July 12 20122012-07-12December 08 20152015-12-08 +3 copiesA procession outdoors in bright daylight. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a rust-red shawl over the shoulder, a thick gold-beaded necklace with tiered rudraksha-style strands, and rudraksha bracelets raises one hand in greeting while holding a tall wooden staff. Swamiji (probable): long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red garments are the qualifying cues. Around him, men in white and saffron-orange robes, white turbans and rudraksha malas walk in the procession, one holding a wooden staff. Several bare-chested devotees and older men in white and yellow turbans stand behind, with a white temple structure visible at upper right.2015-01-13February 17 20132013-02-17January 08 20122012-01-08July 21 20122012-07-21