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A figure in a white turban and cream dhoti with a wide gold border stands on a red carpet, hands pressed in namaste, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments. Behind him, white-clad attendants, a woman in white with folded hands, and a man in a white kurta with a raised hand stand near a canopy draped in red, white and pink fabric, with a brass lamp visible on a raised platform and speaker boxes at left.

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A procession on a dirt ground in front of stage speaker stacks and trees. A central man in a white turban with a red bindi, wearing a white and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, long swept-back hair, a white jasmine garland with red flowers, and a gold necklace, walks with palms pressed together in namaste. Flanking him, older and younger men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing ID lanyards, walk barefoot; a man at right in a red-bordered shawl holds a long wooden pole with a white fly-whisk-like fan. A man at upper left raises a ceremonial item. Swamiji (probable): the central figure carries the appearance cues of long hair, a turban and ornate gold necklace.2005-12-09A central figure in a white turban and white garment with gold-bordered sash walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, wearing a multicolour flower garland and layered rudraksha malas with a gold pendant. Behind him a bespectacled man in white kurta holds a folded white towel, and a man in white holds a small basket of yellow flowers with a green plant. Other attendants in white and an orange-clad figure stand in the background near a doorway draped with orange and red fabric hangings beneath a framed picture. Indoor hall with grey tiled floor.2005-01-01Outdoors under a large tree, a man in a white turban and white garment with gold-bordered shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears a long garland of white flowers, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. Behind him, a red, gold and green fringed canopy is held on a pole, and a row of white-clad devotees, some with rudraksha malas, stand on striped mats, several with hands raised. In the lower left, a brass oil lamp with a flame and a red flower sit near a white-covered platform.2005-01-01A procession on a dirt road under trees. A man with long dark hair, a white turban with yellow edging, red bindi and a white garland with red flowers stands centre-frame, palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold pendant necklace. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk around him; several wear purple-and-white identity badges. The man at right holds a long wooden pole with a red-and-gold canopy at the top, and a red-and-gold shawl. On the left, an older man in sunglasses and a dark rudraksha-style mala wears white. A figure at top raises an arm. Ceremonial procession with devotees.2005-12-09January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a procession on a dirt ground in front of a decorated tent with red and white drapery and a row of white pennants. A smiling man in a white turban with a gold border, white dhoti and shawl with gold border, a white jasmine garland with red flowers, and a gold necklace walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and red-and-gold stole holds a long wooden pole topped with a red, green and yellow fringed canopy, and several men in white clothes walk alongside, some wearing white identity badges and rudraksha malas.2005-12-09A procession on a dirt path with colourful ceremonial parasols overhead, their fringed canopies in red, green, blue and gold. At centre, a smiling man in a white turban and white-and-gold dhoti walks barefoot, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a long multicoloured flower garland. Two men in white kurta or shirt attire carry the parasol poles beside him, and white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas follow behind, with a woman in a cream sari and glasses among them.2005-01-01Outdoor procession scene under large ornate parasols with red fringe and multicoloured panels. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a white turban with gold border, wearing a cream and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment and a gold shawl, a white and red-orange flower garland with red marigold tassels, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, hands folded at his waist, gazing upward. Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha necklaces stand with palms pressed together or raised in blessing, and a man in a dark shirt claps. A green and red parasol with a peacock motif rises behind him beside a speaker. Dusty ground in a festival procession setting.2005-01-01A festival stage under a white canopy at an outdoor event, draped in pink and white fabric with a blue backdrop and a large decorative numeral. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and white shawl, wearing layered gold-coloured garlands and a gold necklace, walks barefoot across the red carpeted platform, with a yellow and orange marigold railing beside him. Behind him, a man in white with an orange sash stands near a kneeling attendant in red and orange, a woman in red with an orange shawl holds a trident-like staff, and a seated man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at the front. Several men in orange robes sit on the upper right of the stage. Brass oil lamps and ritual vessels are arranged on the red floor in the foreground, while a seated audience in colourful saris and white clothing watches from the left. a person candidate present: the walking man has long hair, white ritual clothing and multiple gold garlands, but identification is uncertain.2009-01-01