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A photograph of a procession outdoors in bright daylight. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a saffron-orange shawl draped over his body smiles and looks upward while walking beside a tall pole topped with a red and gold canopy with tassels. Behind him, men in white and orange-clothed devotees fill the street, with a concrete structure and trees in the background.

A photograph of an outdoor crowd under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red shawl and a gold-beaded necklace stands turned toward the left, smiling. Beside him, a man in a white shirt wears an orange scarf, and behind them a red umbrella with fringed tassels shades part of the scene. Many onlookers in white, orange and bright blue clothing surround them, including an older woman in a white sari at right. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in the orange shawl and gold beads, shown as a visible presence within the crowd.

A procession outdoors in front of a concrete wall with green foliage behind. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped around his body and holds a tall wooden pole topped with a flag. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange wrap and a red mark on the forehead. Around him, smiling men wear saffron-orange wraps, and a man on the right in a white shirt, white dhoti and a red-and-white bindi holds a flower bouquet and wears a pendant necklace. Orange and blue flags with emblems fly in the background.

February 02 2009

Outdoor procession under a canopy with red tassels and a purple and orange umbrella-style awning. A central smiling man wears an orange turban, orange robe and a long gold bead necklace, with long dark hair falling on his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and a round pendant. Older people, a man with a white tilak in a white shirt, and a man with a beard stand nearby. Behind them are palm trees, a pink building and a tiled roof, with an orange flag on a pole.

Outdoor procession photo under bright sunlight with trees behind. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a heavy gold bead necklace, white vertical and horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a long pole topped by a round orange and red canopy with floral painted panels, and another man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala. Gold-coloured ornate staff tops are visible in the upper background.

Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration. The central figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, bare upper shoulder under a saffron-orange shawl, and a heavy ornate gold necklace with large beads. Behind him, devotees in orange and white robes hold tall gold-tipped staffs and a large orange and blue ceremonial fan-shaped parasol decorated with gold scrollwork and a white bird emblem. A man on the left wears white with a beaded mala and holds a gold staff, while others in orange shawls and eyeglasses stand near a man speaking into a microphone in the background.

2008-12-23 +1 copies

Outdoor crowd scene under a bright blue sky with a colourful fringed canopy visible at the top left. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of barrel-shaped beads; he is smiling and looking to the side. Around him, men in white kurtas, orange and grey shirts press close, with a few stirring toward the frame. a person cues: long hair, saffron shawl, ornate gold necklace, seated among devotees in a public gathering.

A photograph of an outdoor procession under a colourful tasselled canopy supported by a wooden pole. At centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a loose saffron-orange wrap and smiles upward. To his left, a shaved-headed monk in red-maroon robes walks with a bag strap over his shoulder. Behind them, men in dark shirts stand and walk, including one holding the canopy pole and a man in dark clothing at right with a gold bangle. Green foliage and a white pillar frame the scene. The long hair, orange wrap and forehead mark are visible cues for the central figure, who appears to be Swamiji (probable) leading the procession.

June 29 2008

2008-06-29 +1 copies

August 02 2008

A 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.