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Outdoor festival photo of a man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe, a gold-and-white embroidered turban with a red bindi and white tilak, and a long garland of white jasmine, green leaves and red roses, plus a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He stands with hands clasped near a gold-topped ceremonial staff and a red fringed canopy at the top left. Behind him are onlookers in white and orange clothing, including an elderly woman with white hair. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the long hair, ornate gold turban, saffron robe and gold beaded necklace; he is presented as a figure being honoured during a procession.

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Close profile photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a cream turban with gold embroidery and a red tilak mark on his forehead. He wears a thick garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves, a gold ceremonial necklace, and an orange saffron garment. Behind him, blurred figures in white and red clothes stand under orange and yellow festival bunting.2008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe stands among a crowd, wearing a cream turban edged with gold zari and a white jasmine garland striped with dark red flowers that hangs to his waist. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold chain and a pendant, and one hand rests at his chest. Behind him stand other men, one in an orange cloth and a white shirt, and a young man with a red tilak on his forehead. Coloured balloons appear at upper left.2008-12-29Close profile photo of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a cream turban embellished with gold and sparkling beadwork and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. He wears a thick white and red flower garland of roses and chrysanthemums over an orange saffron garment, with a gold-bead necklace and a red and gold beaded ornament at his shoulder. A blurred red-clad figure appears at the left edge. Appearance cues are limited to turban and saffron clothing, and the page does not name him, so identity is uncertain.2008-12-29Outdoor festival photo of a man with long black hair under a cream turban with gold embroidery and small gold tassels. He wears a bright orange garment over his shoulder, a gold necklace, and layered garlands of red roses and white flowers. A red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him hang orange pennants and colourful tasselled canopy decorations, with a crowd of onlookers in white, red and yellow clothing. Festival procession setting; the identity of the man is not established by the visible scene, so no probable identity is stated.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession at a Hindu celebration. In the foreground a man wears an orange saffron robe, a gold-embroidered cream turban, a long swept-back hairstyle, a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with gold beads, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him a bald man in orange and gold beaded necklaces, and a woman in an orange-bordered cream sari and a man in white hold a tall wooden pole or staff. Several other devotees in white and cream clothes stand along the route beside a stone wall, with colourful tassels hanging above. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, turban, saffron robe, ornate garland and gold beads.2008-12-30