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Night procession photo. A man in an orange-red saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a black rudraksha mala holds a silver cymbal aloft in his right hand, wearing a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and smiling. A man in a red umbrella held overhead by another attendant, who wears a white dhoti and shirt, stands beside him. On the left, a drummer in a white shirt plays a large drum slung across his body. Behind them, a crowd of devotees gathers near a decorated pillar with colourful painted panels and a brightly lit, golden-lit shrine or float. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears in the centre with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, carrying the cymbal in a procession.

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Night procession scene. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala beads and an orange saffron wrap over a leopard-print garment smiles while another man in white kurta with glasses holds a round drum-like object. A red umbrella held by a figure in orange shades the scene. Behind, a brightly lit deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and flowers, with ornate colourful pillars. Several other people in orange and cream clothing stand nearby.2010-11-19Night procession photograph. A long-haired figure in an orange-red robe with a dark patterned shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala stands at the centre, holding a red-orange umbrella overhead; a man in white beside the frame holds the umbrella pole. Left, a drummer in a white shirt plays a large drum. Behind, lit colourful decorations and people in saffron and yellow clothing gather. A person's features are partly visible. Visible cues give a person candidate, with long swept hair, saffron robe and mala beads.2010-11-19Night procession photographed with flash-lit blur. A central figure in orange robes and a dark shawl with fringed edges wears long dark hair and a beaded mala around the neck, holding a metal rod or staff. An orange umbrella is held over him by a man in white clothes at right. Behind him, illuminated decorated floats or chariot panels glow in yellow and red, with colourful striped drums or pillars at left. Several onlookers and attendants stand in the dim background, including a man in a yellow scarf and a man in white at left edge. The scene suggests a festival procession at night.2010-11-19Night procession scene with a figure in long dark curly hair wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style garment, a leopard-print shawl with fringed edges, and a dark bead mala necklace, walking beneath a bright orange umbrella held by a man in a cream-coloured kurta with an orange shawl on the right. On the left, a man in a white shirt plays a round hand drum with a stick. Behind them, a brightly lit shrine or decorated altar with marigold and red flower garlands and ornate colourful pillars. Several onlookers stand in the background.2010-11-19Night procession at a temple with a decorated palanquin-style shrine (ratha) topped by a colourful striped canopy. A figure in a leopard-print shawl over orange saffron robes, with long dark hair and rudraksha-style beads, stands centre-frame holding a small brass vessel; a second umbrella and metal ceremonial staffs with trident-like finials are carried by others. In the foreground a torch or flame blazes at left. Several men in white dhotis and orange garments and a woman in pink and an orange-clad woman with a white headband accompany the procession, and a drummer plays a large drum beside them. Dark night setting with lamps and foliage.2010-11-19Night photo of a procession at a festival: a man in a white shirt on the left plays a large hand drum with a stick while another person in the foreground strikes a brass cymbal. Centre, a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe and a leopard-print shawl with a dark fringe stands beneath a red umbrella, with a bright shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a red-pink garland behind. Blue and red painted pillars frame the scene. Other people in orange and white clothing stand around the procession.2010-11-19Night procession photographed at close range. A man in white kurta holds a large round frame drum with a wooden stick, in motion blur at left. Centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes wears a leopard-print shawl and smiles while walking. A man at right in orange holds a red umbrella on a long pole over him. Behind them, a shrine glows with marigold garlands and red-and-blue decorated pillars around a deity murti. Several other people stand in the background.2010-11-19A night procession scene with a man in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print shawl walking under a bright orange umbrella held by an attendant in orange at right. A drummer in white kurta and dhoti with a large hand drum stands at left. Behind them a deity murti or decorated shrine is framed by marigold garlands and colourful painted pillars, with onlookers in the background. The scene is lit warmly at night.2010-11-19Night outdoor procession. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a leopard-print shawl, long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks under a large red, yellow and blue ceremonial parasol held by a man in white with a red-orange shawl. Beside him a man in a white shirt beats a large barrel drum, and another in an orange robe carries a small brass-coloured ritual object. Behind them women in white saris with yellow borders, a woman in a blue top holding a trident, and men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, carrying orange umbrellas. The Swamiji (probable) figure is the saffron-robed central person with long hair, leopard shawl and mala, carried under the parasol in a procession.2010-11-19Night-time procession at a temple celebration. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark forehead mark wears an orange saffron garment with a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders and a strand of dark beads. An attendant in a red-orange umbrella overhead and a bright orange robe holds a long umbrella pole beside him. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt plays a large frame drum, its skin visibly blurred in motion. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with red and blue painted pillars framing the shrine. Several onlookers stand in the background.2010-11-19A night-time procession moves across an open dirt ground lit dimly. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl holds a brass plate with orange offerings and a red flower garland, under a large decorated umbrella with red, green and yellow fringe. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a large drum, smiling, with a lanyard around his neck. Behind, a man in an orange robe and a bearded man in orange and red stand with others in white, saffron and yellow clothing, and a trident is held aloft. Several people in white and orange-red shawls carry orange umbrellas on the right, while onlookers in yellow and red stand in the background.2010-11-19Night procession on open ground led by a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark swept-back hair, a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, and a red bindi and tilak; the figure holds a small orange-and-brown hand drum or cymbal-like object and is shaded by a large multicoloured fringed umbrella carried by a man in white dhoti and orange sash. Beside them walks a bearded man in orange robes, a man in white beating a barrel drum, a man in white holding a trident, and white-clad devotees with orange shawls and an orange umbrella. Women in yellow and red saris and a man in white appear in the background. a person: the figure has long dark swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a shawl, consistent with the page's claim, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2010-11-19