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Close photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing a bright red-orange turban and an orange garment, his head bowed slightly. He wears a white and magenta flower garland and a gold ornamental pendant on a cord. Two men in white clothing stand blurred in the background at right, with greenery behind them.

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July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27January 12 20072007-01-12July 27 20082008-07-27Close profile portrait of a man with long black hair wearing a cream turban with gold sequin trim and red-and-gold tassel ornament. He has a red tilak on his forehead, eyes lowered, and wears a white jasmine garland over his shoulders with red roses, a rudraksha-style bead mala hanging at his chest, and an orange saffron cloth draped around his shoulder. Blurred background shows orange and red decorations and other people. Appearance cues are a turban, long hair, saffron cloth and bead mala; the page does not place a person at this event, so identity remains uncertain and the figure is described by role as a devotee at a festival.2008-12-29A man with long dark hair wears a cream turban edged with gold embroidery and a red tilak on his forehead. He wears an orange saffron garment, a long white jasmine garland with red flower accents, and a heavy gold necklace with large gold beads and a gold pendant. He has his eyes lowered and holds his hands together near his chest, with a gold bangle on his wrist. The background is blurred with orange flags and other people visible at the edge. This is a photograph of one person in a ceremonial setting.2008-12-29Close side profile photograph of a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban with gold-edged border, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a matching orange shawl with gold border, with a long white and red flower garland around his neck. Behind him, a man in a white shirt stands at right and another man in an orange shawl stands further right, in an indoor room with yellow walls and framed pictures. The man in the foreground has distinctive saffron turban, orange clothing and floral garland cues, so this may be a person, shown as a devotee receiving garland in an ashram setting.2008-07-28Close photo of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting, with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a ceremonial gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style gold beads. Long dark hair falls over his shoulders. Behind him a second man with closed eyes and hands folded in prayer stands among green foliage, with smoke drifting on the right and an orange and green tasselled canopy at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robe, long hair, gold necklace and flower garland are the qualifying cues for the central figure, who appears to be chanting or singing during a ceremony.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27A man in an orange saffron turban and orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl sits before a white garland backdrop, smiling and looking down at a red flower garland he holds. He wears a long gold ceremonial necklace with ornate beads, long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red tilak mark on his forehead. The lower edge of the frame shows the blurred hair of another person. Swamiji (probable) appears in the centre as an in-person presence, shown through the turban, long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, while a red garland and white flower decorations frame the scene.2008-07-27Close photo of a man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange turban decorated with a few white and pink flower petals, a white jasmine garland around his neck, and orange robes. His eyes are lowered and he has a faint smile; a small red-brown mark is visible on his forehead. A person in a white shirt stands blurred in the background at right, with a grey-clad figure partly visible at the far edge.