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Outdoor temple procession at dusk with devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the centre, a man with a white forehead band and long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long red-and-white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, shaved-headed men in orange dhotis and orange shawls with rudraksha malas stand in prayer, some with hands folded. A girl in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the right. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange drapes and a deity murti is visible, along with a saffron flag and a stone statue among trees.

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Evening procession outdoors before a temple, with a large decorated deity murti or chariot canopy with orange and gold drapery in the background. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, a red-and-white flower garland and an orange robe with gold trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. Beside him, several men with shaved heads, white tilak and orange robes with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer. A young girl in orange with a rudraksha mala and a pendant holds a small bag, and a woman at right holds her hands together in greeting. Orange flags on poles stand behind the group under trees, with a stone statue visible at right. The probable Swamiji cues are the long hair, flower garland and orange robe, and the figure is the one at centre-right.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11October 04 20142014-10-04March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and many young saffron-clad boys with shaved heads and white tilak on their foreheads stand among them. Foreground figures include a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a silver vessel, a man in rust-coloured robe with orange shawl and rudraksha malas, a bespectacled man in saffron robe holding a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron robe wearing a marigold and red-flower garland. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; roles are priest, sannyasis and devotees during a padapuja-style ceremony. Several dozen people are visible.2014-10-04July 24 20132013-07-24A photograph of a central figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala across the chest and a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blossoms, palms pressed together in greeting namaste with a small red bindi on the forehead. Around him stand many young male renunciants with shaved heads and white horizontal tilak marks, wearing saffron-orange and red cloth, several with folded hands, some with rudraksha malas. On the right a man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a small headset microphone stands with hands clasped. A red and yellow decorated pillar and green foliage form the outdoor setting, consistent with a sanyas initiation or pada puja gathering.2014-10-04A photograph of a ceremonial gathering outdoors under trees, with a pillar and red-painted structure behind. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a white tilak stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white-and-red-flowered garland, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-red dhoti with a yellow border. Beside him, a bald man in gold-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala and a maroon-red garment with a brown shawl holds a long wooden pole. Around them stand many young boys and men with shaved heads, white forehead markings and saffron-orange robes, some holding their hands together in prayer, forming a row of devotees.2014-10-04July 24 20132013-07-24October 04 20142014-10-04Outdoors under trees, a long-haired man with swept-back hair stands centrally on a dark stone platform, hands in anjali mudra at his chest. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and is bare-chested with gold armbands. Behind him, a large group of shaved-headed men and some youths in matching orange-red robes and malas stand with hands folded, one holding a trident and another a decorated staff with a white finial. A man on the right holds a camera. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, saffron dress and ornate gold cues, presenting as a speaker before the assembled sannyasis.2013-03-10Outdoor photo of a large crowd of saffron-robed devotees gathered under trees at an ashram. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a dark stone platform with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing an orange-red shawl over an orange dhoti and multiple strands of gold-and-white beaded garlands, with gold bangles on his arms. Around him, shaved-headed monks and devotees in orange robes with gold borders stand in respectful positions, many with hands folded in prayer. A few women in orange saris stand at the edges. A photographer in orange robes holds a camera at right, and a trident-like staff rises among the crowd. The man's appearance, long hair, orange garments and garlands are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), presented as a satsang speaker in an in_person setting.2013-03-10