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A smiling bearded man with a red tilak on his forehead sits in front of a large colourful festival vehicle, wearing rust-red robes, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant. He wears a garland of yellow, white, red and green flowers and holds a silver staff with a lion-headed finial. Behind him a painted lion's mane and a turquoise deity figure with ornate gold and jewelled costume are visible. The setting appears to be a nighttime procession. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron-red sannyasi robes, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, seated as the honoured participant in the vehicle.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling bearded man in a rust-coloured sannyasi robe sits beside a large painted festival deity figure at night, holding a silver staff topped with a ram-head finial. He wears layered garlands of white, yellow, red and green flowers, a rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a brightly coloured mural shows a lion-like deity and a turquoise figure, and a blue pedestal rests in front. Appearance cues are consistent with a person seated as honoured guest at a festival procession.2017-09-30Night procession photo. A smiling man with long dark hair, a vertical vibhuti/kumkum mark on his forehead and a full beard sits in front of a large lion-form vehicle carved with a mane. He wears a rust-orange wrap, a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, rudraksha armbands and a garland of yellow flowers, red roses, white jasmine and blue-white ribbon. He holds a silver staff with a serpent-shaped top. Behind him are teal and gold painted figures with sequins and ornamental decorations. Appearance-based candidate with long swept hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing: a person, seated in procession with a silver staff and garland.2017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a beard, and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a blue platform in front of large painted deity statues, including a lion figure with a golden mane and a turquoise figure with ornate gold and blue garments. He wears a reddish-brown robe, layered rudraksha malas, a multicolour flower garland with white, yellow and red blossoms, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. He holds two silver staffs with rudraksha bead tops and laughs broadly. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of long hair, rudraksha malas, saffron-toned robe and ceremonial garland are present, but the identification rests on appearance alone. Procession-style decorated vehicle setting at night.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair and a beard sits in front of a large colourful deity figure, possibly a lion-headed form with a turquoise body, during a festival evening. He wears a rust-orange cloth, heavy rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold necklace, and layered garlands of yellow, red, white and orange flowers. He holds a silver trident-like staff in one hand and has rudraksha bracelets on his arms. Yellow marigold garlands hang on the figure behind him, with decorated cloth and a painted mask at the right edge. Credit overlay: a person, , Source2017-09-30A smiling man in a rust-orange robe sits on a blue platform in front of a large colourful deity murti of a lion-mounted goddess. He wears a long garland of white flowers, red and yellow blooms and green leaves, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a red tilak on his forehead and rudraksha bracelets. A white-rimmed decorative ornament stands beside him, and a woman in a white sari is partly visible at the right edge. The statue has a golden lion and decorative gold-embroidered garments. Based on the page's appearance cues of a bearded man in orange with rudraksha and garland, this may be a person, seated in a festival setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling bearded man with a red bindi and a long dark hair stands beside a large ornate deity murti, holding a silver staff topped with a silver finial. He wears a rust-orange robe and a heavy necklace of brown rudraksha beads layered with white and multicolored flower garlands studded with red and yellow blooms and apples. Behind him, the deity's painted blue and gold ornamented figure and floral garlands are visible.2017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a full beard sits before a large lion-like deity murti, its golden mane visible behind him. He wears a rust-orange robe, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and a multicoloured garland of red apples, white and yellow flowers. He holds a silver staff in each hand, and a dark buffalo-like figure lies at his feet on a blue cloth. Appearance-based candidate for a person in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a garland; seated beside a deity murti during a Vijaya Dashami celebration.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30