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Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and gold necklace bending forward over a tray at a garlanded deity procession palanquin. The palanquin canopy has fringed tassels and marigold garlands; two decorated murti figures with crowns and orange headdresses sit beneath. Blue sky, trees and a brick wall form the background, with a few spectators at the lower edge. Photo taken during a deity procession at a festival.

A photograph of a procession with a palanquin-style ratha decorated with multicoloured fringed canopy, yellow and white marigold garlands and red and purple flowers. Two deity murtis, one with an orange turban and one with a crown, are adorned with garlands on the cart. Beside the cart, a man in a flowing saffron/orange cloth with a gold necklace and long hair, probable Swamiji, walks in front, smiling and holding a silver tray. A blue sky and a small white building with a block wall appear in the background. Several people stand far behind.

A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair in a flowing saffron-orange robe, bare-shouldered, wearing a heavy gold necklace, kneeling beside a festival procession vehicle. He extends his right hand toward two deity murtis seated on a yellow-and-gold cloth; one has an orange turban and a white dhoti, the other wears a blue and green skirt with ornate jewellery. Both murtis are heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple and white flowers. A small flame burns at the lower left near the base. Onlookers stand behind at the right, and a concrete wall and blue sky appear in the background. a person is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace, kneeling in offering before the murtis.

December 23 2008

Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha-style gold necklace leaning forward to take a flower-garlanded tray from a devotee. He has long, wavy dark hair. Around him stand devotees in white and saffron clothing, one man in white holding a tray of flowers and fruit. In the foreground sits a carved watermelon, a gilded brass pot, bananas, pineapple and apples on offerings trays. On the right, a large floral garland decorates a deity murti or procession figure, and colourful umbrellas with tassels shelter the scene under a pale sky. Several onlookers, including women in saffron and red saris, watch in the background.

A man with long, loose dark hair and a beard wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare shoulder and bends forward, reaching with one hand toward a decorated palanquin or ratha. Two deity murtis sit on a red and yellow cloth, garlanded with yellow marigolds and multicoloured flower strands; one wears an orange turban and a gold necklace, the other a crown. A brass plate with flowers rests nearby. A partly visible man in white and a woman in a sari stand at the right, with a sunny outdoor setting and a small white building behind. a person matches this presentation: long swept hair, saffron clothing and devotional offering at a deity procession.

December 23 2008

A photograph of a long-haired man in a bright saffron-orange sannyasi wrap standing outdoors under a clear blue sky, raising one hand in a gesture while speaking. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large ornate gold pendant and has a red tilak on his forehead. To the left, a deity murti or processional figure decorated with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands and a tasselled canopy is visible. Several devotees, some smiling, stand in the background beside a white building and trees.

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A photograph of a decorated golden palanquin or ratha during a procession, draped with orange and marigold garlands and hanging tassels in red, pink, blue and purple, with a brass bell at the upper left. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron/orange shawl over an orange dhoti sits on the throne, smiling and holding a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with a person on a palanquin during the Kumbha Mela procession, though the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an orange wrap and rudraksha malas bends forward and touches the seated man's bare foot in reverence.

A smiling man rides on a golden procession vehicle decorated with garlands of marigolds, pink and yellow flowers. He wears an ornate gold crown with a central peak and a gold halo-like backing, a red bindi, and an orange-saffron garment with a gold necklace. He raises one hand in greeting, as if blessing the crowd. Behind him stands a gold ratha canopy with green and blue tassels and a metal roof. Probable Swamiji, seated on the ratha in procession, based on the crown, saffron clothing and flower garlands.