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Outdoor riverbank scene beside a fast-flowing river, with rocks and a stone wall behind. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dark swept-back hair and a gold-toned necklace sits on a leopard-print cushion, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes and a saffron shawl. Around them, devotees in white and orange stand with hands folded, a tripod and bags sit on the ground, and a trident-tipped staff is visible at left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, gold necklace) is shown giving blessing, a darshan on the banks of a river during a yatra.

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Outdoor riverbank scene beside a wide river with rocky shore and hills behind. A long-haired man bare-chested and wrapped in orange cloth sits on a striped green mat, his hand raised over the head of a man in white kneeling before him, who has orange cloth draped over his shoulders. A figure in the foreground-left has a leopard-print cloth. Around them stand a crowd of people, several in saffron-orange robes, one man in white with folded hands, and children watching from the stone steps. A colourful decorated canopy with tassels hangs at the upper left. a person appears as the long-haired seated figure giving a blessing, based on his long hair, bare chest and orange cloth; the kneeling man in white receives the blessing.2006-05-22A photograph of an outdoor riverside gathering on a pebbled bank. In the foreground, a long-haired bare-chested man with a crown-like hairstyle and saffron wrap raises one hand while seated on a cloth. Beside him, a man in white with a red-bordered shawl bends forward. A younger man in a saffron shawl on the right holds out saffron cloth and an orange cap with a printed emblem to the seated figure. Behind them, a cameraman films with a shoulder camera, another man with a tripod-mounted camera stands, and a woman in a pink sari and several onlookers in white and saffron stand near the water. A saffron-clad figure with rudraksha beads appears among the crowd. The scene suggests a yatra distribution of saffron yatra clothing on a riverbank.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor photo on a riverbank beside Ganga water, with a large crowd standing and sitting on pebbles and sand. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange shawl sits on a striped mat, smiling, beside a seated man in white who holds an orange cap. Another seated man in an orange shawl bends toward a cardboard box of orange-wrapped packets and orange caps. Behind them a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands with arms folded, while a woman in a pink sari with a long braid stands with palms joined. Men in white turbans and a cameraman with a video camera are among the onlookers, and colourful tassels hang at the top edge.2006-05-22Outdoor riverbank scene at a ghat beside a wide river, with a striped canopy decorated with yellow and magenta pompoms overhead. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair, tilak and a leopard-print cloth sits wearing orange garments and a multi-strand gold-bead necklace, extending his hand toward a woman in a yellow sari with an orange shawl who bends forward to offer a gesture. A man in white with a red-bordered cloth sits beside stacked orange packages. Around them devotees in orange shawls, a man in a white kurta, a man in a blue t-shirt with a rudraksha mala, and onlookers including children stand on the stone steps and bank. A photographer with a tripod is visible behind. The lead figure shows distinctive visible adornments such as long swept hair, orange garments and a gold necklace, and the page names a person at this event, so he is a probable match.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor riverside photograph of a saffron-clad figure with long dark hair and a gold necklace seated on a green-and-red striped mat, draping an orange cloth over the shoulders of a kneeling older man in a white shirt and glasses. Nearby, a man in an orange t-shirt with rudraksha mala beads gestures with his palms together, and a woman in white and orange stands behind them. A crowd of onlookers watches from the pebbled riverbank, and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. Boxes of orange cloth lie beside the mat. Possible a person candidate is the long-haired figure with gold necklace, identified only by appearance cues.2006-05-22Outdoor photograph on a riverbank with rocky shoreline and a hazy hillside behind. In the foreground a bare-chested sadhu with long curly hair and a leopard-print cloth wraps stands over a kneeling man in white clothes and an orange shawl, pressing a hand to his forehead while he folds his palms in prayer. Beside them a priest in white with tilak markings and a red-and-white sash attends to a basket and offering cloth. Behind, a crowd stands on the sand, including a man in orange with a garland, a man in a blue jacket, and women in saris and salwar, many with malas. A colourful canopy with flowers hangs at the left edge.2006-05-22July 22 20132013-07-22January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a weathered stone building and trees behind. A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears long swept-back dark hair, multiple strands of large white and silver beads, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace and orange-and-gold bangles; he sits on a silver-ornamented throne-like seat. A man in white ritual clothing with a red waist cloth bends forward and raises his hand toward the seated figure's head in a blessing gesture. Around them, saffron-clad attendants and a white-clad priest stand, and ceremonial staffs with silver finials and a trident-topped standard appear at the right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ceremonial role during a blessing.2013-02-13