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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.

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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.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.2010-11-19A 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.2010-11-19A photograph from a procession at a street in Rajapalayam. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas stands at right, palms pressed together in greeting and smiling toward a bespectacled older man in orange dhoti and bare chest with a tilak and rudraksha mala. Beside them a shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a red shawl stands among onlookers. Red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas, one with a painted white-and-blue bird motif, overhead. Several men in white shirts and a man in a white cap are visible in the crowd.2009-01-21Outdoors during a procession, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt walks in profile on the right, looking up toward a red fringed umbrella. Beside him, another person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. Behind them, a man with a white moustache, and a young man in white with a red tilak mark and rudraksha mala, stand among green shrubs under bright sunlight. A yellow and red ornamented ratha or palanquin canopy appears at the upper right.2009-02-02November 14 20132013-11-14Night procession outdoors on a dirt ground. A tall, long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl stands at the centre, holding a small hand drum, while a multicoloured canopy umbrella with red, yellow and green tassels is raised above him by an attendant. Beside him an older bearded man in orange robes and sandals walks with a hand-held brass mirror-like object. A man in a white dhoti holds a large barrel drum and smiles. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange or red shawls carry an orange umbrella and a trident-shaped staff, and a woman in yellow and white sari claps. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and leopard-print shawl, and he is the central figure of the procession.2010-11-19March 07 20162016-03-07Night 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.2010-11-19