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Photograph inside a white tented hall with a red carpet runner. At centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robe wears a long brown rudraksha mala and bronze armlets, with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead. A young attendant on the left in white dhoti with gold trim and gold-coloured necklaces holds a long red-and-gold staff topped with a decorative umbrella-like canopy, while a second attendant in white with gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces stands beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red and orange shawls stand on the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, several wearing rudraksha malas.2016-04-23July 24 20122012-07-24April 17 20162016-04-17July 25 20152015-07-25A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees walks along a narrow street past red-and-white painted walls. Two saffron-robed men in the centre wear long rudraksha and bead malas, ceremonial gold pendants and wrist bands; the man on the left holds a fan-shaped umbrella on a long pole. Behind them, a red and gold canopy is visible. Men in plain white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, several with sacred ash markings. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a pen in his pocket gestures toward the group. a person cues are present on the central figure with a headband, long rudraksha malas and gold pendant, but identity is uncertain.2012-05-18 +1 copiesApril 17 20162016-04-17April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of a smiling man in orange-saffron robes walking centrally on a green carpet inside a white tent. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold earrings, and a dark tilak on his forehead. He holds a red umbrella pole overhead and raises one hand in greeting. To his left, a young man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a gold-topped ceremonial staff, and another man in white dhoti with a golden shawl stands nearby. Behind them, a crowd of about twenty people in white and colourful clothes, including an older woman in a blue and red dress with a badge, watches. A chandelier is visible at the top. Appearance-based candidate: a person, walking in the central position with a red umbrella and rudraksha mala.2016-04-17 +2 copiesJuly 25 20152015-07-25Under a large orange-and-white striped tent, a procession of saffron-clad sadhus and white-robed attendants walks along a mat. A man in white dhoti with gold-banded borders and a silver staff on the left leads the way. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange robe, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, with a pink-red turban, walks beneath a yellow fringed parasol held by an attendant. On the right, a bald man in rust robes and gold-bordered shawl with a gold necklace holds a mobile phone. Several people wear white dhotis with gold borders and garlands, and a woman in pale pink stands at the edge. The centre figure's appearance is consistent with the a person cues of ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and turban, but the identity is uncertain.2016-04-21December 23 20082008-12-23November 11 20132013-11-11