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April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph inside a tented camp with orange canvas overhead and a bamboo frame. A man with a long beard in an orange kurta and dhoti walks at left, gesturing. A central figure in a rust-orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a dark-red rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant necklace, with long dark hair and a red-orange turban; he appears to be the a person by the presentation cues of gold necklace, rudraksha mala and long swept hair, though this is unconfirmed. Beside him an elderly sadhu with a white beard wears an orange-red embroidered shawl and a red turban, holding a silver staff with red tassels. At right a bald man in orange robes with glasses sits holding a walking cane near a bed covered in a floral sheet. A uniformed police officer and onlookers stand in the background, and a white-robed man wears a gold-trimmed dhoti with beads.2016-04-21February 11 20132013-02-11April 23 20162016-04-23Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus and attendants inside a decorated tent with red carpet and hanging festoons. Centre-left, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange wrap, seen from behind, faces an older bearded sadhu with vermilion forehead marks and an orange robe. To the right, a white-bearded man in orange robes and glasses, with tilak, gestures with one hand. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a flower garland, another in white with gold trim, and a figure in a red-trimmed white dress stand on the red carpet. A man at right holds a silver staff with a crystal-like finial. Decorations include coloured tassels and lamps overhead.2016-05-05December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved path with an umbrella overhead and palm trees behind. Several men in saffron/orange robes walk in front, one with a wooden cane, the foremost with a long hair and a saffron head wrap and rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis and shirts with saffron shawls walk alongside, and suited men and onlookers stand near. A bald, bearded man in orange robes at the right front carries a small object. Watermarked-style photo credits are omitted.2006-10-15December 31 20062006-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor temple-event procession on a dusty path beneath coconut palms and banana plants, with blue draped tent walls and orange-and-red decorative flags. In the centre, a bald, clean-shaven man in a loose orange saffron wrap walks forward, while a man at left wears an orange turban, a long rudraksha mala and orange robes. At right, a bald man in orange robes with a vertical tilak walks beside a white-robed figure. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron, and uniformed police, move through a crowd near shade structures and festive banners. The composition shows a ceremonial walk through a festival-decorated ground, with the swami-style robes and crowd marking a devotional gathering. No printed text is legible in the scene.2007-01-01May 12 20162016-05-12