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Night photograph of a festival procession passing between tall garland-hung pillars of yellow, green and pink flowers strung with leaves. A smiling young woman with long hair wears a deep red shawl over a white dhoti-style garment and walks forward, her right hand raised. Behind her, a woman in a cream shawl and white sari walks beside a woman in a light peach sari, and figures in saffron and orange robes stand in the background near a lit canopy or ornamental structure. Strings of orange triangular bunting hang above. Dim lamplight and blurred motion give a candid, unposed feel.

December 17 2010

Outdoor photograph of four people walking along a stone path through a garden toward an open gate, at dusk. A tall figure in the centre wears a long rust-red robe with broad orange-gold borders and a bare shoulder, with long swept-back dark hair, a beaded mala and gold armlets; the figure is smiling and walking forward barefoot. Two women flank them: one on the left wears a white saree with gold border and a white flower garland, pressing palms together; one on the right wears a red-orange saree with a white flower garland, also with palms joined. A man in a white dhoti and red shirt walks behind. Palm trees, a hanging flower garland overhead, and house facades with terracotta roofs form the background. Visible identity cues are ceremonial and suggest a person candidate, but the figure's appearance is not certain enough to confirm.

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December 17 2010

A photo of a procession walking barefoot down a canopied passage decorated with red drapes, string lights and green-and-orange bunting, with footwear lined along the left side. In front, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long pink and white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace; a long-haired figure with swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate adornments matches Swamiji (probable) as the leading figure. Behind him walk devotees in white saris, white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, and a woman on the right holds her hands in anjali. A camera operator is visible at the upper right.

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December 17 2010

A night scene outside a brightly lit shrine with a red and gold deity murti visible behind a glass-fronted enclosure. A bearded man in white kurta with round glasses and a white jasmine garland with orange-red tassels walks hand in hand with a woman in a green sari wearing a similar garland and orange shawl. A third person in a red sari with an orange shawl and flower-garlanded hair stands at the left edge. A metal gate and a striped red and white wall are in the background.

A photograph of a narrow passage between cream walls with iron grille gates, leading toward a street with a colourful beaded canopy and trees. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti and wrap, wearing a multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walks forward and smiles. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange-brown cloth and beads is partly visible, and white-clad men and women follow in ritual dress. Orange and red flower petals are scattered on the floor. Five people are visible.

A festival procession on a dirt road lined on both sides by women and men in white and orange traditional dress. On the left, women in orange saris stand near drums and hold brass items; on the right, a long row of people in white clothing stands with palms pressed together in greeting. The road is framed by an arch of marigold and garland strands in yellow, orange, red, purple and white, with banana leaves at the edge. At the far end, a decorated chariot (ratha) with a deity murti and a golden-roofed temple-like structure are visible among palms, and a photographer crouches at lower left. The scene reads as a welcome procession for a ratha.

A photograph of a decorated passageway with a striped green, white and orange canopy and red curtains, where a group walks along a terracotta tiled floor. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe wears a large pink and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting; the figure's appearance is consistent with the candidate, but the cues are not distinctive enough for a firm match. Around him, women in white and cream saris and men in white kurtas and orange robes walk with folded hands, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari with a red bindi stands at right. Shoes are scattered at the left edge.