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A photograph of a procession descending white and red striped steps outdoors under a bright sky. A man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, with long swept-back dark hair and orange sandals, walks at the centre. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. A young man on the left in a white kurta and orange dhoti, with rudraksha mala, holds up a red umbrella with tassels over him. Behind, several people in white and cream clothes and rudraksha malas follow. On the right edge, a bearded man in orange robes walks past.

Outdoor procession on a white and red stepped platform under a clear blue sky. A central man in a red dhoti and red shawl wears a long white and red flower garland and stands barefoot beneath a tall wooden pole topped by a colourful fringed canopy. Behind him stand devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas; one man at right in orange robes holds a silver ceremonial vessel with green leaves, and a golden trident rises at the back. At left a man in white holds a wooden box with a pink-garlanded deity murti. Several people are smiling.

Outdoor scene on a riverbank with rounded stones and red brick steps. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and walks down the steps. Beside him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a large red, orange and teal umbrella with tassels, marked with the printed word Peetam. Behind them, a crowd of men, some in shirts and some in orange sannyasi robes, stands and sits watching on the stones under an overcast sky. A man in a yellow patterned shirt and an older man in a light shirt are visible among the onlookers. The long-haired figure in saffron, shown with a bare chest and ceremonial umbrella escort, has distinctive visible cues consistent with a person, walking as the central figure of the procession.

July 16 2011

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A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.

A procession descends stone steps beside a green water tank. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot. A smiling figure at centre wears an orange robe with a long white and orange marigold garland and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a long pole supporting a red and multicoloured fringed parasol with blue medallions. Another parasol with orange and blue panels stands at the right. A man at left carries a wooden tray of flowers. Water fountains and white-clad figures appear at the top of the frame.

January 02 2009

Outdoor photo of a standing group on a red-painted platform under a pale sky. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a long gold necklace, a gold armlet and a red forehead mark. To his left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala raises one hand. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a red-and-gold umbrella and balances a gold kalasha on his head. Other men in white and cream stand behind, some with coloured powder on their clothes.

A photograph of a ceremonial procession ascending stone steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style pillars and a red-and-grey stepped ghat. Several people in saffron-orange robes climb the steps; one in a long, saffron-orange cloth and orange headwrap leads with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, another wears a crown-like silver headpiece and beads, and a central figure with long dark hair and a dark-red cloth stands near a large multicolour parasol-style canopy carried on a pole. A figure in white and yellow-bordered cloth is seen at the upper right. Other devotees in orange stand higher on the steps, and a cameraman with a tripod films at the left edge. Purple and green cloth sits on the steps.

Outdoor procession at a Dasara celebration. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange draped garment, a gold bead necklace and a gold armlet, and walks barefoot-style in orange sandals while looking ahead. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and a red-and-yellow fringed parasol is held above the group. On the right, a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a brass tray of red and yellow flowers. Other people in white and yellow garments stand behind on a raised red platform.

A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, stands at the centre of a procession on red-and-grey stone steps under trees. He wears a yellow and white flower garland. Two colourful umbrellas with tassels are held above a group. Around him, saffron-robed attendants walk alongside men in white shirts and grey shirts, and a bald man in white and a dark-haired man in grey walk in the foreground.

A group of people descends a wide stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes walks beneath a red parasol held aloft. Around him, several men wear orange or saffron cloth, some with white dhotis and shawls, and one man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands to the left. Dry rocks, scrubby bushes and a leafy tree surround the steps, and a long old stone wall runs along the right edge of the frame.