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December 18 20132013-12-18December 21 20102010-12-21A festive procession on a red carpet up a set of stone steps. A central figure in a rust-red robe and an elaborate headdress, with a long garland of orange and yellow flowers, walks upward under a multicoloured parasol. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold-and-red ceremonial clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace, matching the page's claim. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments and gold-bordered dhotis carry long gold ceremonial horns (ramasinga-style trumpets), and drummers in orange and red play drums with a green-and-gold cloth draped over a drum. Several men in white shirts with lanyards and a photographer in white with a camera crowd the scene, and a second parasol is visible in the background.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03December 18 20132013-12-18A photo of a procession on an open courtyard with many people in white and orange-saffron clothing. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange saris play curved brass horns (long-necked ceremonial horns) and hand drums (dhol-style and frame drums), while others in white walk and watch. Saffron-orange and red umbrella-style canopies or banners are visible above the crowd at the top right, and a row of seated people in white lines the background. Palm trees and a shaded pavilion frame the scene, and a small wooden donation or offering box stands near the right edge.2016-01-03Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a garden with trees and pink flowering shrubs. Two musicians in white dhotis and shawls play long brass horns, and a drummer in white with a red and gold barrel drum walks at right. Behind them, a man with long dark hair, a saffron robe and a large gold-toned necklace walks in the centre, with a second saffron-robed man carrying a small brass kalasha or ritual vessel. Other men in white and onlookers, including women and children, stand along the path. Ritual procession with ceremonial horns and drums.2006-09-29July 11 20142014-07-11An outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under palm trees, with a covered open-sided pavilion at right. Shaved-headed men and boys in saffron-orange and red-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, play long brass horns (tutari-style) and hand cymbals, and one man at centre carries a brass tray holding an orange cloth and offerings. A boy in front blows a horn and others carry a drum and small cymbals. Several young boys have white tilak markings on their foreheads. The scene reads as a temple-style ritual procession.2013-12-18Outdoor procession under bright sunlight beneath palm trees on a paved courtyard. In the foreground a drummer in white shirt and white dhoti carries a dark, red-and-gold drum slung at his side, holding a tall ornate pole with a golden-fringed red banner. Behind him a crowd in white and cream clothing walks toward a striped multicoloured canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and a bearded man in white stand among them, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A devotee in a cream sari walks at right. The scene conveys a ceremonial temple-style procession.2015-01-13February 27 20142014-02-27Outdoor procession on stone steps lined with a red carpet, under large red and gold ceremonial umbrellas. In the centre, a smiling man in a dark wide-brimmed hat, an orange-red robe, a gold-coloured necklace and a rudraksha-style beaded mala walks while held by devotees. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and women in orange and red saris carry a brass tray of offerings and drums. A photographer in white shirt and dark trousers with a camera stands in the foreground. Many onlookers fill the background, some on a raised platform. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession with offerings and drumming.2016-01-03