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December 30 20112011-12-30Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration on a sunny day with bare trees and a metal-frame stage canopy behind. Several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk beside an ornate red and gold parasol with fringed tassels, held aloft by an attendant. A tall golden staff with a finial and a trishul-style standard appear in the procession. A bearded man in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses holds the golden staff. Nearby, people in plain white clothes with dark malas stand watching, and a woman in a green sari stands at the left edge. Some participants wear flower garlands and a young child in white stands in the foreground.2008-12-23A dusty village lane beside a pink-walled shrine with a red-trimmed porch and a tree shading it. A silver car door is open at left. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at centre, holding a small pink booklet, with a crowd of about twenty people around him, many in orange and yellow saffron-toned clothing, some with sindoor or tilak marks, several elderly women wearing head coverings. A man in a navy polo and white cap stands at left, another in an orange top sits in the car. A dog lies at the back near a hut. Whether the bald man in white is the a person candidate cannot be determined from appearance alone.2011-07-30 +1 copiesA festival procession on a decorated ratha or chariot. A smiling man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron garment sits on a golden seat under a canopy of bright gold and pink tassels, wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands, and draped with orange cloth. Colourful umbrellas with bird emblems shade the chariot. Devotees crowd around the chariot, a woman in a yellow sari at left and a man with long hair in front, some raising hands toward the seated figure. The sky is pale and the chariot is hung with flower garlands and gold-topped tassels. The seated figure appears to be the a person, identifiable by long swept hair and saffron clothing with garlands, presiding in a procession role.2009-12-27A large indoor hall with cream walls and red floor mats shows a seated audience of women in white, cream, orange, red and purple saris and salwar kameez, many sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several wear glasses; a few hold notebooks, pens or a laptop. A young girl in red sits at the right. Hanging decorative umbrellas in red and yellow decorate the upper hall, and a framed image is visible at the top left. No swami is visible in this frame, so no in-person candidate is identified.2016-08-21A seated man in a rust-orange turban, bare-chested with a wide ornate gold-and-orange shawl and a heavy orange-gold beaded necklace, extends his right hand to touch the head of a young man in a light blue shirt who kneels with palms pressed together. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with dark beaded mala stands near a woman in a bright pink sari, and an older woman in a teal head covering and an older man in white kneel close by. A standing attendant in orange holds a long golden staff with a gold-tipped finial, and a gold ornate throne-like structure and red drapes fill the background.2015-10-26October 14 20072007-10-14A procession of devotees walks along a paved path past palm trees, carrying long-handled ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and purple canopies fringed with beads and tassels. Most participants wear white garments: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white tops with purple or lavender skirts and orange-red garlands. An older bare-chested priest in cream dhoti and sacred thread walks ahead on the left, while a figure in orange saffron robes stands at the right edge. A golden ritual staff is held aloft near the left. The setting is a green garden with flowering shrubs and a red brick wall.2016-09-26Indoor photograph in a hall with ceiling fans, brown walls and barred windows. A man in a long orange robe with an orange turban and a long dark beard sits on a bench at left, facing a woman in a white salwar kameez with a yellow dupatta and a flower in her hair, who gestures as she speaks. Around them stand a man in a white shirt, young women in white and light-blue uniforms, and a young man in orange at the edge. Appearance-based label: a person seated in orange robe and turban with long beard, in conversation with a devotee.2006-12-15Outdoor photo at a conference stall under a tent with purple, orange and red draped canopy and a patterned green and purple backdrop with star motifs. A man in a white shawl wrapped turban and long white robe with a gold and bead necklace stands at left, hands clasped, facing a man in white with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace at right who gestures over a table of small booklets and pamphlets. A woman in a white and blue sari stands behind the table, and a few men in white and shirts stand nearby. The visible presentation cues are a shawl turban, long hair, ornate necklace and saffron-era white robes; these fit the Swamiji (probable) candidate, who is standing at the stall as a visiting speaker at the Salem conference.2005-12-09July 06 20142014-07-06August 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copies