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April 14 2013

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A long-haired man in saffron-orange draped cloth stands in an outdoor procession, bare-shouldered, wearing a heavy gold necklace of large round beads with dark bands. He has a white tilak and a red bindi on his forehead and holds a long wooden staff topped with a gold finial. Around him, saffron-robed attendants hold staffs and white-clad devotees with glasses and forehead markings look on, and a man in the background films with a video camera. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold bead necklace, shown in the role of a procession participant at a Brahmotsava event.2008-12-23Outdoor procession scene in bright daylight. A central man with long, dark, wavy hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded gold spheres, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. He stands looking to the side in front of a golden trident-shaped standard. Around him, people in white shirts and orange shawls, some wearing glasses and rudraksha malas, stand close together. A long wooden pole topped with gold finials and a man holding a video camera appear nearby, and a bearded man at right sits in the background. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession. Swamiji appears as a probable candidate by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and the ceremonial gold beaded necklace, shown in person at the procession.2008-12-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession inside a temple-style hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a smile walks forward in saffron-orange robes, wearing layered rudraksha-style beaded and gold ceremonial necklaces and gold armbands; he is presented as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues. Beside him, a second man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a wooden staff. To the left, a line of children and young boys in light clothing press their palms together in namaste and hold brass or wooden items. Behind them are a large painted and gilded deity murti with garlands, a red throne-like seat, a videographer's camera on a tripod, and a bare-chested young attendant in white dhoti.2012-04-14May 17 20132013-05-17Outdoor procession on a street with an orange-brick wall and a wall clock behind. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti-wrap with a striped yellow-and-orange waist cloth, a long rudraksha mala, a large ornate gold necklace with a central pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and has white vibhuti lines and a red bindi. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing. To his right a young boy in orange wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, holding a brass plate with a kalasha-style pot decorated with flowers and leaves. Behind and to the left, several attendants in orange and maroon robes carry a long gold-topped staff and a conch shell, and one holds hands in prayer, all with white forehead marks.2013-07-17A procession outdoors on a sunny day with palm trees and low white buildings behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange saffron robe, a thick gold bead necklace and a gold pendant walks with eyes lowered and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds a long wooden staff, and another man in orange holds a gold-topped staff on the left. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl walks on the right, and a woman in white is in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession of saffron-robed devotees under bright daylight. A man in the centre wears a brown-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a red bindi, with long swept-back hair; he is smiling and is an appearance-based a person candidate. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange and saffron cloth carry rudraksha malas; two on the left hold long poles topped with orange-and-red fringed ceremonial umbrellas bearing a bird emblem, and a man on the right holds a silver vessel on a tray decorated with a coconut or fruit, marigolds and leaves. Brick walls and a few onlookers are visible behind.2013-04-14December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under a metal-framed roof near a temple entrance. A man at left with long, wavy dark hair, a red forehead mark, and an orange cloth draped over his shoulders wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a white ceremonial necklace, and beaded armbands. Beside him an orange-robed attendant holds a tray of flowers and fabric. A bald, bare-chested older man at right wears a beaded rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a yellow-striped orange shawl, and a headband of beads with a white forehead mark. Several onlookers in white and dark shirts stand behind them.2012-07-24May 17 20132013-05-17May 19 20132013-05-19