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A photograph of a street procession on a paved lane lined with old red-brick buildings. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap carries a long ornate staff and wears a rudraksha-style necklace of beads. Behind him, a person holds a multicoloured umbrella, and several people in orange, yellow and white clothing walk along the lane, with more pedestrians in the background.

July 27 2011

2011-07-27 +1 copies

A photograph of a procession in a hilly town with pale buildings and a mountain behind. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a dark rudraksha mala and carries a tall silver-tipped trident. Around him, several people in orange shawls walk along a stone path, including a man in a white shirt and an orange shawl on the right, and a woman in white on the left. A metal barrier runs beside the path. Roughly ten people are visible.

A narrow street procession in a hill town, with crowds in saffron and orange clothing and many devotees wearing orange shawls and caps. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a trimmed orange cap, a large gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala in his hand walks forward. Beside him a man in white trousers and an orange shawl walks, and behind them others in red, orange and white clothing follow. Shops with blue awnings line the lane.

July 27 2011

A photograph of a group gathered on a stone-paved courtyard in front of a yellow building with blue-framed windows. Many people wear orange shawls and orange clothing. A central figure stands with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment with a patterned shawl, and gestures with an open hand while speaking. Seated and standing participants surround them, several holding cameras or phones. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge beside a green doorway, and a small child in dark clothing stands near the centre left. A bearded man in orange is at the top left.

Kailaasa Paramparagatha Mahanirvani Peetham

May 09 2012

2012-05-09 +2 copies

A procession moves along a paved street in front of a temple gopuram-style gate, with a decorated temple chariot or palanquin behind the group. Several men in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls walk in front, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A woman in an orange sari and a man in white ritual clothing are among the marchers, and a few onlookers in colourful saris stand along the side. Bunting and yellow decorations hang from the structure.

A photograph of a figure in a street lined with carved wooden-balconied brick buildings and a wet stone pavement. The central figure wears an orange-red turban with a gold ornament, an orange-red shawl draped over the head and shoulders, an orange saffron dhoti with a gold border, and a long rudraksha-style necklace with gold ornaments; they raise a hand in greeting and smile. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like turban, saffron ceremonial clothing and ornate gold neck adornments, consistent with the page's claim. Around them, an older man in white kurta and brown vest with a rudraksha mala, a man in a cap, men in jackets and striped shirts, and others walk along the street. Several people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl, holding a silver trident aloft in his right hand while walking on a paved courtyard. Beside him on the left, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl walks, and on the right a bearded man in orange robes stands. Behind them is a red-painted temple building with a low wall and railing, and several onlookers stand on its upper level. Shoes lie scattered on the ground at the left edge.

A photograph of a procession inside a temple corridor with a stone pillared hall. Several saffron-robed monks walk in a line, many with shaved heads and some with long hair, carrying what appears to be a ritual object near the front. The orange and saffron clothing dominates the frame, with a few bare-chested devotees and ornate temple pillars visible behind. The group appears to be moving in a formal procession.

2012-05-07 +2 copies