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January 15 2009

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April 05 20122012-04-05Crowded temple corridor with devotees pressing close. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and wire-rimmed glasses wears a gold bead necklace and holds a printed photo card, extending one hand outward. Beside him, a long-haired young man in orange cloth and a gold garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange cap, and another wearing a round rosette badge crowd in, with young men in orange and white behind them. The setting appears to be a temple interior with dark stone pillars and a golden structure overhead. Multiple people are visible, roughly twenty, with a few partially cropped at the edges.2009-01-15A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a central figure in saffron-orange robes with a green sash over one shoulder, a long white beard and white hair, one hand raised to his ear. He wears a long orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a heavy beaded necklace stands within the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis; some women wear saris. Behind them, ornate golden pillars and a decorated altar with marigold garlands and flower offerings are visible. A probable Swamiji is present based on saffron robes, long hair and beard, a beaded mala, and a green sash, with the scene reading as a crowded darshan in a temple setting.2010-02-02January 04 20122012-01-04April 05 20122012-04-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20092009-01-11Outdoor temple-street scene during a procession. A man with long dark hair, white tilak on his forehead, a fresh leaf-and-flower garland and an orange saffron robe holds an offering toward a bare-chested devotee with a grey-streaked beard and a white sacred thread, while an arm from above reaches down with a flower or fruit. Another bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti stands behind, and a grey-haired man in white kneels in the foreground. Several onlookers stand behind, including a woman in a pink sari and men in white shirts, some holding cameras. A tall white pillar and a yellow cloth stand at left, with flower petals scattered on the stone ground.2011-01-16Crowded outdoor procession at a ratha yatra with devotees in orange and white clothing. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead holds up an orange flag on a pole. Beside him a long-haired young man wears an orange garment and a white garland with red and yellow flowers, and a police officer in a dark uniform and cap stands in the foreground. Several women in saris and jewellery, some with red bindis, and a white-haired man in orange cloth wiping his face are also visible.2009-02-02February 05 20092009-02-05April 05 20122012-04-05A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a central group in an indoor temple-like setting with gold-painted pillars and flower garlands in the background. At centre, an elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing an orange saffron robe with a green-edged sash, stands facing a younger man with long dark hair and a gold-colored necklace of ornaments, dressed in orange robes with a red tilak, who gestures with his raised hand. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear gold chains and sacred marks, and a man in a white shirt holds a garland. Appearance-based probable candidate: Swamiji (probable), the younger man in orange robes with long hair, gold ornaments and a gesturing hand, in the midst of the devotees.2010-02-02