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October 04 20142014-10-04A procession of devotees in saffron and white ritual dress walks along a paved path outside a building. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe wears a long multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, and a dark rudraksha-style mala; the bare-chested figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange with a white turban holds a ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange with a flower-decorated pot at chest height walks beside him. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, orange shawls and white vibhuti marks follow, one drummer partly visible, and a white car is parked behind. Hanging green leaf strings decorate the entrance above.2016-04-10A procession at a temple-like setting. A central figure with long matted locks, a gold crown-like ornament on the head, red-and-gold beaded garland, heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala, wearing a rust-brown robe, walks holding a silver staff. Attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas flank him, one in orange garments carries a brass kalasha-type vessel, and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and a bell stand behind. Several onlookers are visible at the right and bottom. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair swept upward, a crown, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha mala cues, and the page indicates Swamiji is present.2016-07-19September 15 20152015-09-15April 18 20162016-04-18July 02 20162016-07-02A photograph of a procession inside a temple courtyard. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a saffron-orange shawl and a thick garland of white and magenta flowers with gold beads, plus gold bangles on his upper arm. He smiles and walks forward. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl walks behind. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background, and an attendant on the right holds a brass tray. Orange-painted walls and pillars frame the scene.2011-12-11September 15 20152015-09-15A procession walks along a red carpet under a large open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof and hanging decorations. A central figure with long dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace, and a red-and-white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala across the chest; he smiles and walks barefoot. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange and rust-coloured robes carry a tall golden staff with a decorated orange-and-red pennant and ceremonial staffs. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk at the sides, one carrying a brass ritual vessel. An elderly bearded figure in orange stands behind. a person by appearance: the long swept-back hair, gold necklace, garland and rudraksha mala suggest the central procession figure.2015-01-04A procession in a white-tented hall with green matting. A central man in an ochre-red shawl and saffron-red dhoti, wearing a long gold-beaded garland and gold pendant, waves his right hand and smiles while walking. Above him a red-handled ceremonial umbrella with a yellow canopy and fringed beadwork is held by a man in white dhoti with gold borders. To his left, a man in ochre robes with a shaved head and glasses walks beside another man in white dhoti carrying a golden staff topped with a finial. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and armbands accompany the group, and on the right two men in white robes with gold trim and necklaces walk alongside. Seven or eight people are visible.2016-04-17January 01 20092009-01-01April 17 20162016-04-17