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Night-time outdoor photograph beside a silver car with its front door open. On the left, an elderly man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits in the car seat, while another person in orange stands behind him. On the right, a man in a red-orange turban and matching red-orange robe with a wide gold border and gold sash, wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, stands on the ground looking toward the car. A man in a dark shirt stands in the background. Coloured lights are visible at the far right.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30Night photograph at an outdoor Kumbh Mela setting strung with colourful fairy lights. An elderly man with swept-back grey hair, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beads, and a saffron-orange shawl sits in the open door of a silver car, a white cloth in his hand. Standing before him is a younger man with long dark hair, a saffron cloth over his shoulder and a red headcloth, holding a brass kalasha with a yellow coconut-like fruit, green leaves and a green-and-gold cloth. Another man in red and orange garments stands behind them, with onlookers in the background.2015-09-14December 28 20112011-12-28A figure in a deep red-maroon turban and saffron-orange wrap steps out beside a dark SUV, wearing a long red and pink flower garland and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with a large gold pendant. Rudraksha-style beads hang on the chest. A bald man in an orange-gold cloth with rudraksha mala and tilak bends forward at left, and a younger man in white ceremonial dress with a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed sash stands at right near the open car door. Crowd figures are partially visible at the edges. The turbaned figure's appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) candidate, with the turban, garland, gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the cues. A small logo appears at top left.2015-09-15June 11 20142014-06-11November 05 20132013-11-05Night photograph at an outdoor event with string lights and a decorated parasol-style canopy in the background. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban stands with his back to the camera, leaning toward a silver sedan. Inside the car, a person in orange clothing reaches out of the open window, touching the robed man's hair or beard. To the left, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace stands watching. Uniformed police officers stand in the background among other people in orange garments.2007-12-30Outdoor evening scene at night beside a silver car with its door open. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, bangles and a leopard-print shawl, stands smiling with a tall black-haired hairstyle and white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha pot topped with green leaves on a plate, offering it. Behind them a decorated festival cart with colourful fringed hangings and a deity murti is visible, and a palm tree and an information board stand nearby. Procession ritual setting consistent with a rathotsavam.2011-12-17March 29 20132013-03-29Night photograph outside a building at a roadside. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala stands beside an open silver SUV door and smiles while stepping out. Several saffron-robed men with shaved heads crowd the vehicle and help with the door. Onlookers in the background include a man in a red shirt, women and children. A striped canopy and string lights are visible at left.2012-01-04