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A photograph of an outdoor gathering under trees. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead, smiles broadly. Facing him, an older bald man in white clothes and gold bangles gestures with his raised hand. Behind them, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand, including a bearded man in white and a young woman in white with orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A tall gold-topped staff is visible at upper left. The figure in orange has long swept-back hair and gold necklace cues, consistent with a person, shown in person.

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December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession photograph beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a bare-shouldered orange saffron wrap wears a heavy gold necklace of large beads, appearing to be a ceremonial figure in a procession. Around him stand devotees in saffron and white clothing, one holding a long wooden pole topped with a gold finial, and other smiling people with tilaks. A man at left wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white shirt and a beaded mala. The atmosphere is joyful and ceremonial.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A smiling man with long dark hair and white tripundra marks on his forehead, a red bindi, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long necklace of gold bead-and-bell ornaments alternating with multicoloured beads. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron robes, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, stands near a small red-petalled offering basket at the left edge. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and a bare-chested man, stand behind them in an outdoor festival setting with striped canopy tents and a blue pole. The men in the foreground are close to the camera; several other people stand in the background.2009-11-25Outdoor procession photograph in bright daylight. A smiling man with long dark hair, white tilak on the forehead and a red bindi, wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and reaches toward a man beside him in a white kurta with a patterned texture, who has gold bangles and a hand on his chest. Behind them, several men in orange saffron robes walk under a red and orange canopy with fringed tassels, and a bald man in orange stands among them. Some people wear white tilak marks. The man with the gold necklace has a probable Swamiji (probable) appearance, marked by long swept-back hair, ornate gold beaded necklaces, and saffron clothing, shown during a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23Outdoor photograph in a leafy setting of a man with long dark hair and white-and-red forehead markings, wearing an orange saffron wrap over one shoulder and a heavy ornate gold bead necklace with a central pendant, smiling as he walks forward. Around him are several people: a man in a white shirt with glasses and a black bead necklace, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala on the right, a young woman in a yellow garment at left, and a few others partially visible in the background. Trees and a pale sky appear behind the group. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace cues, consistent with a probable Swamiji candidate in person.2008-12-23A photograph of a procession outdoors under trees and bright sky. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a sandalwood forehead mark wears a saffron-orange wrap and a heavy ornate gold necklace with large beads; he walks with head bowed. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron garment and ceremonial gold necklace match the candidate's appearance. Around him, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala holds a tall gold-and-red ceremonial staff and calls out, while others in white and saffron, one in yellow, press palms together in greeting. A bystander in a white shirt with glasses smiles nearby.2008-12-23August 02 20082008-08-02December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor procession scene under trees. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead; he smiles and rests his hand on his chest. Behind him, a man in orange robes holds a long gold-and-wood staff, and a man in white holds a gold pole and wears a rudraksha mala. Women in white and light saris stand among the crowd on the right.2008-12-23