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A crowd procession on a sunny day, with many people in white clothes and orange shawls. A man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles as he walks at centre, with his hand raised. Around him, devotees in white and orange stoles hold long wooden poles, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl walks nearby. A rudraksha mala hangs from the neck of a man in white at right, and a yellow and gold flag appears at upper left. The photo shows a ratha yatra, a chariot procession, in progress.

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A crowd walks in a ratha yatra procession in daylight. In the centre, a long-haired man in a loose orange-saffron robe smiles and raises one hand in greeting, with his other hand extended outward. Around him, people in white kurtas and orange shawls, a woman in a white sari, and a bald elderly man with a white moustache wearing a white shirt and beaded mala stand close. A uniformed police officer in a khaki cap is at lower left. A man with a mala and orange shawl stands at left. Several people in the background carry wooden poles.2009-02-02February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A photograph of a crowd during a festival procession. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a peacock feather fixed to a red headband, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders smiles broadly. He wears a white floral garland with green leaves and red flowers and a heavy gold bead necklace. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls raise their fists and cheer. Several wear orange headbands and forehead marks, and a man on the right in white and orange lifts his arm. Swamiji (probable): the central figure's long hair, peacock-feather headband, saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha-style gold beadwork and floral garland match the cues the page describes.2007-12-25A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a stone-paved area with a white building behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl over a sleeveless body. Beside him to the right, a younger man in a white kurta wears layered rudraksha malas and a small pendant, and holds a tall pole upright. Around them stand many devotees: a bearded man in a checked shirt with rudraksha mala, men in white and orange clothing, and an elderly white-bearded man at right. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and tilak on the central figure, with the page noting his presence at this event.2006-05-22January 01 20092009-01-01February 05 20092009-02-05August 02 20082008-08-02January 12 20092009-01-12December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor 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.2010-12-29Outdoor procession crowd at a Brahmotsav celebration. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears a gold headband, a red-orange shawl and a large white-and-red flower garland over a bare upper body with gold ornaments. Behind him, a man in white with a gold-tipped staff and an orange shawl walks among devotees; a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with glasses hold brass ceremonial staffs. Several people in orange and white shawls surround them, a girl in red with braided hair stands in front, and a bystander photographs with a camera at left. Palm fronds and a red decorative umbrella appear in the background.2007-12-27