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A photograph of a street-side gate with iron bars and a red-and-white signboard reading a Shiva ratna rudraksha kendra. A long-haired man in saffron-orange top, saffron dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a large gold-toned necklace with a pendant, stands in the foreground with arms raised and a broad smile. Around him, people in white robes and saffron garments move through the gateway crowd, and some wear lanyards. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ornate gold necklace) appears in a processional scene at an Ujjain-area temple market.

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A photograph of a group walking through a street gate in India. In front, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a shawl, holds a ceremonial staff raised above his head with both hands, and wears a gold-toned necklace with a pendant and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, people in white clothes and lanyards walk along, including a woman with long braids in white, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl, and a man in a white cap and khaki trousers. A signboard above the gate reads Shivratan Lodge with Hindi text and a Varanasi Yatra label, with a white wall and stalls behind.2006-01-05June 04 20062006-06-04December 25 20092009-12-25June 04 20062006-06-04July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor procession on a crowded street in a hill town. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a pendant walks holding a silver trident, one hand raised in blessing. Behind, devotees in orange shawls and a red-capped man carry brass vessels, and a ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held overhead. Women in saris and shawls line the route, and a grey umbrella and brass pots sit at lower left. Metal scaffolding and tin-roofed buildings frame the scene.2006-05-30 +1 copiesA blurred outdoor procession with a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and maroon flower garland and a gold necklace, with a gold headband, walking forward. Beside and behind him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls carry a long gold-topped staff and orange flags stand in the background. A woman in a pink dress and white shawl walks at the right edge. The central figure has long dark hair, a gold headband, a saffron robe, a gold necklace and a flower garland, which are cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji (probable). He is shown in a procession with attendants and devotees in the crowd.2007-12-25A photograph of two men at a green metal gate outside a cream-coloured building with decorative red trim and spiked finials. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the body and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl around his neck and a lanyard badge, holding the open green gate. A blue tarpaulin and a white plastic chair sit behind them, with dirt ground and a tree at left.2006-12-26December 27 20072007-12-27January 05 20062006-01-05Outdoor procession on a paved path beside a river, under an overcast sky. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala walks at the front, with a red tasselled umbrella held above him by a man in orange. Behind him a woman in an orange top and dark trousers wears a rudraksha mala and carries a silver staff topped with a finial. Other devotees in orange shawls and white or grey clothes follow, and a man at the right edge wears an orange shirt and carries a backpack. A white gateway with a loudspeaker on top and a yellow signboard stands in the background, with buildings and a blue railing beside the water. The figure in front has distinctive long hair, saffron robes, gold and rudraksha adornments, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate walking in procession.2006-06-04A photograph of an outdoor event on concrete steps in front of a dark wooden door. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap with a red bindi stands still while others around him move. Behind him, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks barefoot holding a wooden staff and a pink-covered book, and women in white saris with orange shawls hold notebooks. On the left, a bald older man in white kurta stands near a man in white bending low at the feet of the figures on the steps. A video camera on a tripod is operated by a man in orange, and a noticeboard with framed photos hangs on the wall. Several people in white and orange are visible in the crowd.2006-09-16