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A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red wrap and a long rudraksha mala, stands beside a flower-garlanded pillar draped with yellow, blue and red blossoms. He holds a small pair of scissors-like object near his chest. Behind him, women in white and orange-red shawls and lanyards watch and smile, one woman in glasses wearing a green headband and a beaded necklace, and a woman in white at the rear with her hand raised near her mouth. Bright sky backdrop.

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A photograph of a seated, smiling man in a saffron-orange garment with a dark red bindi and a tilak-like yellow forehead marking, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha beads. He holds a silver trident (trishul) decorated with a white and orange flower garland. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with orange forehead marks and folded hands, face the front. The setting appears to be a Hindu satsang or ritual gathering. a person is the seated central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala, gold necklace and saffron clothing, with the trident and garland as ritual objects; the figure in the centre holds the trident as a ceremonial role.2014-05-20A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap and a long rudraksha mala walking through a crowd of devotees. He has a red bindi on his forehead and smiles while a woman in a red shawl and white top reaches toward him holding a small object. Around him, many people in white and orange clothing stand close, some holding phones or cameras. On the left edge, a flower garland of red, yellow and purple blossoms hangs beside the path.2013-07-14August 20 20142014-08-20June 12 20142014-06-12July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene with a concrete pillar wrapped in orange and yellow cord at the left, and a long wooden pole held by a man in white dhoti and shawl. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe wears a multi-strand garland of white flowers, blue and turquoise beads, large gold beads, rudraksha beads and green parrot ornaments, and holds a bunch of red flowers toward the pole. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold and rudraksha adornments. Around him devotees stand in white ritual dhotis and orange saffron robes, one saffron-clad man at right with hands joined and a gold necklace. Green trees and sky are behind, with a crowd of onlookers in white and orange.2012-07-03A photo of a VIP reception at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland sits on the left, smiling. a person is a candidate given his long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain. An older man in a white checked shirt bends forward to touch the ritual copper kalasha and offering trays wrapped in white and orange marigold garlands. A man in a white kurta on the right holds a brass ritual vessel. Behind them, several women in red, pink and green saris stand watching, and a cameraman films with a video camera on a tripod.2016-04-26A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair sits at the front of a large outdoor gathering, holding a tall silver trident-topped staff in his left hand and pressing his right palm forward in a gesture. He wears a red-brown shawl, a leopard-print lower garment, a rudraksha mala, and a white and orange flower garland with a gold pendant. Behind him, dozens of seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing with vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer.2014-05-20Night procession scene. A smiling man in saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi stands centre, one hand on his chest, beside a tall wooden pole carried by a bare-chested man in white dhoti. Around them, a woman in pink and a man in orange hooded top stand on the sides, and an older woman in white clothes holds her palms together in anjali. Flowers in yellow and pink appear in the foreground. Dark background with metal railings behind the crowd.2011-12-05March 10 20132013-03-10