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Outdoor procession on a red carpet beneath a decorated palanquin with gold-tipped tassels in pink, green, red and turquoise, garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers. A central man in a white dhoti with a yellow-edged cloth and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing a gold necklace, walks smiling at the centre. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold pendants walk; one carries a silver kalasha decorated with red cloth, green leaves and a yellow flower garland. A man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the left edge. a person cues: the central figure has long swept-back hair and a gold necklace, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the candidate is marked unsure.

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A procession on a red-carpeted path in daylight. A smiling man in the centre wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and a gold necklace, and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, several saffron-robed sannyasis with long hair and rudraksha malas walk alongside, one carrying a silver tray with flowers and a red cloth. Behind them stands an ornate golden palanquin or ratha decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, colourful tassels and gold bells under a red canopy. A man in white with a yellow shawl and a mala walks at the left edge, and bald devotees in white appear at the right and back.2010-01-01Outdoor procession with many people in saffron-orange robes, several holding tall golden staffs and a golden trident. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red and white floral garland, gold necklaces and a white dhoti with gold border, smiles and gestures with raised hands. Behind him a red and white canopy umbrella. A bearded man in orange robes and a golden necklace walks in front, and a bald man in orange with glasses carries a gold staff at right. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a garland is a person cue, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Onlookers and devotees fill the background.2009-01-01December 29 20082008-12-29A procession outdoors in bright daylight with a red and green striped umbrella overhead. A central figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a red flower garland, a gold multi-strand necklace and gold bangles, has a white forehead marking and long dark hair; he smiles and raises both palms in greeting. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes and gold-beaded necklaces carry tall gold-topped staffs, and a bearded man in orange bows his head. On the right, an older man in beige kurta with an orange shawl and glasses stands among the group. a person is the central figure, shown in a procession with devotees in saffron robes.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path with saffron-clad devotees and a central figure in white. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with gold border, a red and white flower garland and layered gold necklaces, presses his palms together in greeting; a probable Swamiji candidate by long swept-back hair, gold ornamentation and garland, shown walking in procession. Around him, men in orange-saffron robes and gold-bead malas carry a long golden staff topped with a trident and a golden staff; another man in orange robe and a gold-tipped rod walks beside. Behind, a red and yellow umbrella canopy shades the group, and orange and red flags fly overhead. Bystanders in white and orange clothing crowd the background, and a man in cream kurta with an orange shawl stands at right.2009-01-01Outdoor procession with a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long red and white flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace with rudraksha-style red beads. Behind him, a man in white kurta with yellow shawl stands beside a tall gold-tipped staff, and an attendant in orange robes carries a silver tray. Large orange umbrellas with red and blue floral-embroidered panels and a tree-lined street form the backdrop. Several people in white and yellow shawls, and attendants in orange, follow in the procession. Presentation matches Swamiji (probable), shown in saffron robes with distinctive long hair, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial gold necklace, walking in a procession with attendants.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copies