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November 16 20152015-11-16A smiling man stands outdoors in front of a pale sky and a chain-link fence with green foliage. He wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a gold-yellow border, long white flower garlands with red rose accents, a thick brown rudraksha mala, gold earrings and a gold pendant. White sacred ash marks his forehead with a red dot. Behind him, two men in matching orange garments stand; one on the left holds a tall yellow staff and wears a rudraksha mala and red-beaded bracelets. A bald man in the background wears a brown shawl.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair walks outdoors beneath a red-and-yellow tasselled canopy held on a gold pole. He wears a white jasmine garland over a rust-orange shawl with a brown rudraksha mala, a white forehead tilak with a central red dot, and a gold chain. Behind him stand attendants in orange and white clothing, and a red-brick building with a green panel and trees is in the background. Appearance-based a person as the garlanded central figure beneath the canopy.2017-03-11Outdoor procession under a pale evening sky with banana-leaf decorations and bamboo poles. At centre, a smiling man with a dark swept-back hairstyle and a yellow-and-white tilak wears a rust-red garment, a thick multi-strand gold necklace, a large gold pendant, a dark rudraksha mala, and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Behind and beside him, several men wear saffron and orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white markings on their foreheads; one at right holds a brass vessel and another at left holds a drum. The mood is a ceremonial walk through the grounds.2016-01-03November 16 20152015-11-16December 23 20092009-12-23November 11 20132013-11-11Outdoor procession on a bright day with several saffron- and maroon-robed sannyasis walking together. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair pulled back wears a maroon-red robe, a thick rudraksha-style mala and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, with a red-and-white-and-yellow flower garland around his neck. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-and-yellow marigold and white jasmine garland stands with eyes lowered. Behind them, more robed men carry gold-tipped staffs and colourful embroidered flags, and an umbrella is held overhead. A bald man in glasses and an orange shawl, with a gold necklace, walks at right, and bystanders in white dhotis line the edges. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in the maroon robe, identified only by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and garlanded procession role.2013-11-11Night procession outdoors on a sandy path. A smiling man in the centre wears a rust-red robe over a red-brown dhoti with gold borders, a multicolour yellow, purple and red flower garland, a gold bead necklace, and a red bindi and white forehead markings; his hands are folded at his chest. Above him a silver umbrella with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments is held on a long pole by a man in red robes. Two men in orange-red robes with gold-bordered cloth stand beside him, one holding a long pole and another a bald man with an orange shawl, and another person in white clothes is further back. Strings of lights and a stage are visible in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, the centre figure, in procession with a silver umbrella held above him.2013-12-24Outdoor procession with a man in the centre wearing a red-maroon dhoti and shawl, a long gold-bead and rudraksha mala, gold bangles, and a red tilak; he has long swept-back hair and smiles broadly. A garland of white flowers, yellow marigolds and red blossoms hangs on his shoulders. Beside him, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a matching garland stands among devotees. Behind them, men in saffron and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas, walk under a ceremonial umbrella with a curved handle and a decorated yellow canopy. Bright daylight, trees and utility poles in the background. Probable Swamiji is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate gold bead mala, and maroon ceremonial clothing; the saffron-robed man beside him is a devotee or sannyasi.2013-11-11A photograph of a procession at an ashram with a central figure wearing a green leaf garland layered with white jasmine and red flower garlands, rudraksha beads, and multiple ceremonial gold necklaces over a saffron-orange garment. He has long dark hair, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, and gold earrings. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a gold pendant necklace and white forehead markings gestures. Behind them, men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white tilak walk among orange ceremonial umbrellas with floral embroidery, banana plants and flower decorations in the background.2013-01-06