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Outdoor procession with large lavender ceremonial umbrellas trimmed in red tassels and black-and-gold leaf motifs. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, with long hair and a heavy gold necklace, stands in front with arms folded, a person candidate. Beside him a light-skinned man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds an umbrella pole and wears a dark backpack. Behind them devotees in white and orange clothes walk along a dirt path, a red and blue festoon banner hangs in the background, and a red-and-gold round decorative shield is held at left. Trees and palms line the road.

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A procession photo outdoors under green trees. In the centre, a young man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and a heavy gold beaded necklace and a red bindi, stands beneath a pale lilac and pink ceremonial umbrella edged with red tassels and a lotus-like motif. A brass trident-topped staff rises at right, held by a hand in white. Beside him stands a woman in white with a shawl edged in red and gold, and behind are more devotees in white, some in cream and gold-bordered saris, with market stalls and tin roofs in the background. a person appearance is uncertain here.2005-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession with several large lavender parasols edged in red tassels and decorated with gold and dark motifs, held aloft by devotees. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban with a red tilak, wearing a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, stands with hands folded. Behind him a young woman in white holds a trident-topped staff, and other devotees in white dhotis and rudraksha malas carry poles and a ceremonial fan. A paper-badged man in a white shirt stands at the right, and colourful striped canopies appear in the background.2005-12-31Outdoor festival procession under a colourful canopy with red tassels, purple and yellow fabric, and red and gold ornamental banners. A central man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, long swept-back dark hair and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of bells, smiles with eyes lowered. Behind him, a younger man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange also walks with the procession. On the right, a smiling man with light hair wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala while holding a tall wooden canopy pole. Green trees and buildings form the background. Appearance-based a person cues: saffron turban, long hair and gold bell necklace.2005-12-31January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor procession with devotees in white and saffron. Centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange turban and saffron robe wears a heavy gold necklace and stands with hands clasped, flanked by a woman in white with a white shawl and glasses holding a round red-and-gold plate bearing a blue and white emblem. Behind them, a man in white holds a long red pole with an ornate red-and-gold canopy, and women in white saris carry umbrellas and poles, with a red bunting banner in the background. A red-and-gold canopy and bunting frame the scene. The a person candidate has long hair, a saffron turban and robe and a gold necklace, but appearance alone is insufficient to confirm identity.2005-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20062006-01-01A procession on a dusty road under bright sky, with a tree and palm fronds behind. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban, orange garment and a long gold ceremonial necklace walks at the front, smiling. Beside him, a man in white dhoti holds a tall gold-topped staff. Behind them, saffron-robed men and white-clad attendants walk beneath ceremonial parasols in orange, green and blue with a peacock-style emblem. Banners with portraits hang at right. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in saffron and white.2007-02-02A procession with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban, long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, smiling with hands clasped in front. He walks beneath a purple and gold canopy with red tasselled edges, held up on long wooden poles. Around him are people in white dhotis and white shawls, including an older woman with grey hair holding a red and gold shield with a white bird emblem, and a woman in glasses in white. Behind them hang colourful bunting banners, and an orange flag flies. The scene is a street-side festival procession.2005-12-31A procession at an outdoor festival under a clear sky. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban wears long marigold garlands and a gold ceremonial pendant on a beaded mala. He holds a gold trident-topped staff and extends his right hand forward. Two white fly-whisk type cowries are raised above him. Red and multicoloured fringed parasols overhead, and a crowd surrounds the group. On the left, a man in white with an orange shawl, and on the right a bespectacled man in white with an orange stole and a rudraksha-style necklace, walk alongside. Crowd members in white raise their arms in the background. A steel bridge and a yellow flag appear in the distance. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange turban, saffron robes, gold ceremonial necklaces and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.A smiling man in a procession wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a long gold ceremonial necklace with bead-like ornaments; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him are other orange-robed attendants and devotees, a decorated palanquin or ratha with red tasselled canopies and colourful ornamental umbrellas, and an older man in white with rudraksha beads holds an umbrella pole. A banner with text stands in the background.2005-12-31