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A large outdoor crowd gathers at a riverside ghat for a ceremony. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a thick orange-marigold garland stands with his palms pressed together near his face, while a bald man in a reddish-brown robe stands beside him. A silver palanquin-style shrine with orange marigold garlands and a deity murti draped in colourful cloth sits at left. White-clad attendants in white dhotis and a man in a white kurta stand nearby, and many devotees in white and red shawls watch and film from the steps. The central robed figure shows the saffron-orange and ornate-clothing cues associated with the a person candidate, but the appearance is not certain enough for a probable identification.

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July 27 20142014-07-27Outdoor photo of a ceremony in a stone-lined water tank with red steps. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and a red-and-orange garland sits on a gold throne with red cushions under a floral canopy and an arched frame of white, purple and red decorations with flower garlands. Many people wearing white clothes stand waist-deep in the water around the throne, some with yellow and white shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. A saffron-robed monk in the lower right stands on the steps. Women in saris sit on the steps at the top right. A small deity murti sits at the base of the throne. This appears to be a water ritual during a Dasara celebration.2010-10-17Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a white tent with blue trim and a red-carpeted floor, with a large crowd behind. In the right foreground a long-haired man in a white garment with a yellow-gold shawl gestures expansively while smiling, seated before a golden lion-headed seat draped in red and heaped with marigold and rose garlands. Beside him a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands, and a woman in a white sari with red border holds an offering. On the left an older man in white kurta presses his palms together, and a man in white bends low to touch a red cloth with flowers before the golden seat. Several women in white and saffron saris stand with hands folded in namaskar, and devotees fill the background.2009-01-01July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor photograph at a riverbank or lake steps during a festival immersion. Many people wade in brownish water, many in white and orange clothing. In the foreground a crowd presses around a decorated golden-canopy palanquin with a red velvet seat, draped in marigold and multicoloured garlands and balloons. A saffron-robed man with a long garland stands on the steps holding a small lidded tray or box, while a bald man in orange robes and an orange shawl beside him holds an orange box. Several people wear white kurtas and orange shawls; some wear rudraksha malas.2009-01-02Outdoor ritual gathering under trees where a woman seated on a low red-cushioned seat before a silver-framed backdrop is garlanded with white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, wearing a red-and-gold turban and orange-gold clothing, with hands joined in greeting. Around her, devotees in white and red-orange shawls sit in rows behind a rope barrier, many holding brass plates of fruit and small oil lamps while others raise hands in devotion; a few stand at the edges and some hold phones. The scene reads as a puja or padapuja with offerings of fruit and lamps, and no Swamiji candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2014-12-17A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a red-and-white tent. On the right, a man seated on a gold-and-red throne with a gilded lion-head armrest wears a red-orange robe, a thick red flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, with a headset microphone visible. Before him, a bald man in white ceremonial clothes with a gold-threaded white dhoti stands with a long gold plate of offerings and a gold kalasha-like vessel. Around them, a white-clad man with a bead necklace, an elderly man in orange with white beard, saffron-robed sannyasis with tripundra markings, and devotees in white stand attentively. The scene reads as a formal darshan or puja, with cameras and a crowd behind. Seated figure's appearance matches Swamiji (probable) by long swept-back hair, red garland, rudraksha mala and orange robe, seated on a throne.2016-01-03April 03 20162016-04-03 +1 copiesDense ritual gathering seated on the ground. A person on the left wears a red turban, a white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and red-orange robes, sitting beside an ornate silver throne-like seat, with a visible tilak. Around them devotees in white and red-orange shawls with rudraksha-style beads hold brass lamps, small silver bowls and aarti plates, some performing padapuja and pouring offerings. Several men in saffron and orange robes press palms together in the background, and a microphone is visible. A rope barrier separates the seated group from the crowd.2014-12-17