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A crowd of men gathers outdoors at a festival or ritual event. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange garment with a bare upper body and a gold chain stands beside an elderly person wrapped in an orange shawl. A man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and a dark rudraksha mala. On the right, a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a dhol-like drum and a wooden flute-style instrument with ornate bands, while a drummer in white nearby plays. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround them, one pointing with a raised hand. Marigold garlands hang at the upper right and a red banner is visible. The mood is busy and animated.

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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a central group under bright sunlight beside a building. A bald, bare-chested older man in a maroon cloth and rudraksha mala stands at centre-left with a red mark on his forehead. Beside him a younger man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, and an elderly woman in an orange shawl stands nearby. On the right, a man in white shirt and gold-bordered shawl holds a microphone. Other men in white shirts and dhotis surround them, some with red tilaka marks. a person cues are present but the appearance is not conclusive.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22A crowded indoor scene near a microphone stand at an event. In the right foreground, a long-haired man in orange robes with a white forehead marking and red bindi stands beside a microphone and gestures with a raised thumb; his appearance has several cues (long hair, orange clothing, rudraksha-style beaded mala) that match the page's claim, so he is a probable Swamiji (probable) in the foreground. Around him, men wear white kurtas with orange shawls and beaded malas, and a man in yellow shawl and mala stands at the top right. A man in the centre holds a black folder. Another man crouches near the front with an orange scarf, and a man in the left foreground wears a white shirt. A purple-marked forehead is visible on a man at left.2008-08-02May 22 20122012-05-22December 31 20062006-12-31Indoors in a plain room with cream walls, a seated person in a gold-bordered yellow shawl with a white tilak and a garland sits at the centre while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans in, holding a small book and touching the seated person's hand. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand, one holding a silver bowl of offerings and another with a shaved head and tilak. Other onlookers in white shirts stand around, one wearing glasses. A gold-coloured vessel with a white cloth sits in the foreground. Visible: seated devotee in yellow shawl, saffron-robed attendants, a white-clad man with a book.2012-05-22 +2 copiesSeptember 25 20062006-09-25Outdoor crowd scene at a festival ground under an overcast sky, with trees, a blue tarpaulin-covered stall and a colourful bunting-decorated pavilion behind. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long multi-strand gold-coloured garland and smiles, with long swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis and shirts press close, some with raised hands and folded palms, while a white-clad man with long hair in a white shirt gestures beside them. Several bald men in white and orange attire surround the group, one wearing a rudraksha mala.2010-12-29A photograph in a bright white-walled room of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a long white-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala, receiving greetings from an elderly man in white clothes who holds his hand. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a younger man in orange robe on the right holds a tray draped in orange cloth with a brass object on it. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand behind, and the bald figure at far left wears an orange robe and mala. a person cue is present on the central robed man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala with saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference; he is an in-person candidate. Several people are visible.2012-09-12September 17 20062006-09-17May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene at a ratha paada yatra. A bare-chested man in the foreground on the left holds one end of a long orange-wrapped pole. An older bearded man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead-arm mark holds the pole in the centre. On the right, a long-haired figure wearing an orange robe and a dark beaded mala gestures with an outstretched hand toward the pole. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and saffron-robed devotees crowd the roadside under a pale sky with a utility pole behind.2009-01-21