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Indoor photograph in a plain room with a pale wall and a framed picture at upper left. A central man wears a red turban, a rudraksha mala, a large ceremonial gold pendant, a gold armlet and a maroon garment with gold borders, holding a folded white cloth. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: red turban, rudraksha mala and ornate ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, a man in an orange shawl stands at left, a white-clad man in a red turban bends low at lower left, and a bald man in maroon and gold robes holds a blue bag and a staff at right. Other saffron-clad and white-clad men stand in the background, and a water bottle sits at lower right.

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September 10 20152015-09-10Outdoor photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting with a dirt ground and a yellow-ochre painted wall. A tall man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and a red turban, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a red-beaded bracelet on his upper arm, stands at the centre with his hand extended toward a man in white kurta and orange dhoti who bows low before him. Beside him, two bald sadhus in maroon robes with gold sashes and gold necklaces look on. To the right, a man with a red turban wears a pink-orange robe and rudraksha mala, and bearded sadhus in orange robes stand nearby with hands folded. Four men in saffron robes and a seated figure appear as partially visible people. The tall central figure with the turban and ornate gold necklace matches the a person cues of a turban and ornate gold ceremonial jewellery, so he is treated as a candidate present in person.2015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded indoor hall with plain whitewashed walls and a framed portrait of a saint garlanded with flowers on the back wall. In the centre, a smiling man wears a deep red turban, a red-brown robe with a gold border, and layered rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces; this is an appearance-based candidate for a person, with the turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces as cues. To his left, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha garland and gold necklace, with a beaded armlet. Around them, sadhus and devotees wear orange and saffron robes, a man in a white shirt holds a phone, and an older bearded man in orange stands at right.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11Indoor photo in a plain room with pale walls and a framed deity picture garlanded with marigolds on the back wall. At centre, a smiling man in a red-brown turban and a red-brown robe with a gold border wears layered beaded malas and gold necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces looks down. To the right, a bearded man in an orange kurta and a white-bearded man in a white shirt stand among a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus, turbaned men and onlookers. A woman in a blue and yellow patterned blouse stands at left. Several visible people fill the frame and the appearance-based label is uncertain, so the central figure is described by role only.2015-09-11March 24 20142014-03-24A crowded outdoor tent scene with many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. A central figure in a red-maroon turban and dark-maroon dhoti, with long dark hair and a layered beaded necklace, smiles with hands clasped at chest level. Beside him an older man in an orange shawl wears a dark rudraksha mala. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a pink dhoti and maroon shawl offers a plate toward the group. Surrounding people wear orange robes, white kurtas and white saris, with hands folded in greeting. Green coconuts and marigold petals lie on the ground, and a metal railing and ceremonial poles appear behind.2015-01-13A photograph of a dim, narrow temple passage with old weathered walls and a metal grille gate. A man with curly dark hair, orange tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant with flower garland, dressed in a maroon-brown wrap, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothes, some with white shawls and orange tilak, bow or stand close. A man in a white kurta in the left foreground bows his head, and a bald priest in orange-brown robes bends forward in the lower right.2016-06-03