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December 14 20162016-12-14March 01 20162016-03-01A street procession moves through a crowd of onlookers. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a vermilion tilak carries a brass kalasha wrapped in a yellow marigold garland and green leaves. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold chain walks with gold-rimmed glasses. Next, an elderly bald man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together. On the right, a young man in an orange turban and orange robes wears a dark rudraksha mala and smiles. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the background, and marigold garlands appear at the edge.2009-01-16Photo of a temple ritual at a shrine decorated with a garland border of marigolds and green leaves. In the centre, an older bare-chested man with a white beard and white turban, wearing a yellow dhoti and a white sacred thread, raises a red-and-white flower offering overhead. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti holds up a woven basket with flowers and green leaves. A younger boy in a yellow dhoti holds a small flower basket. On the left stands a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, appearing as a person, with hands folded, beside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. A white-bearded man in orange at the lower right watches. Several other people in white and yellow stand in the background.2008-10-09August 31 20142014-08-31September 30 20172017-09-30February 23 20152015-02-23A procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and white sandalwood markings on their bodies, walk and play instruments. One young man in front holds a brass kalasha decorated with flower garlands and a coconut-topped pot, and another carries a tray of flower garlands. A tall golden parasol with red and yellow fringe is carried overhead. Drummers with white drums and a player with a long brass horn march beside them. Behind them are carved ornamental panels, potted trees and an open tent-roofed hall, with white kolam designs on the stone floor.2017-09-27 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path under a canopy with hanging colourful tassels and palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes wears a long multicolour garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead; he walks at the centre, smiling. Beside him on the right a man in a red shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks. A bearded man in orange robes and a man in white with an orange shawl holding a gold-wrapped staff walk behind, with silver ceremonial staffs with ornamental finials raised at the upper right and a red flag in the background. Several other people in white and orange follow, and a white animal is partly visible at lower left.2007-12-22August 31 20142014-08-31Outdoor procession under a canopy with colorful tassels and tall ceremonial staffs. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange garment, a thick multi-coloured flower garland of yellow and red blooms, and a gold ornamental necklace; the figure holds the shawl with one hand. Beside him walks a man in a red top and orange shawl with a dark beaded mala and pendant. Behind, devotees in white and orange-saffron robes walk along a dirt path with palm trees, and a peacock-feather fan appears at right. The figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for Swamiji based on long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and ornate garland, shown in procession.2007-12-22September 30 20172017-09-30