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Photograph of an outdoor entrance archway covered in red hibiscus flowers and green leaves, beneath a red-tiled building roof. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl holds a brass pot wrapped in woven cane with a green leaf on top, smiling. Men in white shirts, a uniformed police officer and other onlookers stand around the path, one with a rudraksha mala.

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Outdoor procession on a reddish dirt path with grass patches. At the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks smiling, a candidate for Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues. Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear red-and-gold shawls and lanyard badges. One man in white holds a brass vessel with green leaves on a red tray, while another carries a round blue-and-orange ceremonial fan. A man at right grips a tall blue pole. Behind them stand more people and orange flags on white poles.2005-07-21July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor procession on a village street lined with white houses and orange flags, with a crowd watching from the background. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over orange robes, a red-and-white flower garland with a rudraksha mala, and a red tilak. He walks forward smiling. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and glasses looks toward him, and a younger attendant in orange carries a brass ritual bell or lamp on a tray. Other men wear white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right beside a green hedge.2008-07-28December 30 20082008-12-30July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph taken outdoors at a building entrance draped with a green leafy arch of vines and red hibiscus flowers. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long red-orange headwrap and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha and flower garland stands on the doorway steps. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis flank him, and one man in an orange cloth holds a silver tray. Several people in white clothes stand on the steps and at the sides, with a uniformed officer behind them. The doorway is decorated with a green and red flower garland. The scene is a welcoming ceremony at a threshold. A man at the left wears a purple lanyard and rudraksha beads. Several elderly men in white shirts watch at the right edge.2008-07-28A photograph of a house entrance with a green wall and tiled floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and white flower garland with a gold pendant necklace, a red tilak on the forehead, and long dark hair, smiling as he walks forward. To his left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala leans in, and an older man in orange robes with a beard stands at the far left. Behind the central figure, another person in orange robes stands beside a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala, who holds a silver tray with a glass pot of white flowers and a kalasha-like vessel. Other people in white stand in the background near a multi-storey house and parked car. Watermarked copyright text overlays the image.2010-01-19December 11 20112011-12-11Photograph of a procession through a covered walkway in a village setting, with a red carpet underfoot. At the centre, a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland stands smiling, hands at his sides. The page places a person at this event, but the figure's appearance is only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands next to an older man in white. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts line the path, some with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left. Men in red kurtas carry items at right, and a green-framed doorway and blue wall with floral garlands appear at left.2008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple-style compound with palm trees and orange-roofed buildings. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, standing with hands folded near his waist. Behind him, a man with a shaved head and white horizontal tilak marks, wearing white dhoti and a white shawl with a red border, walks beside him. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk in the background, some with hands joined. An orange canopy hangs at the left edge and a black speaker sits at right. Swamiji (probable): the centre man shows long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala; appearance-based label only.2010-09-12July 28 20082008-07-28