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January 04 20152015-01-04October 08 20162016-10-08Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under a tent-roofed pavilion with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a matching cloth crown walks at centre atop a red carpet, wearing a heavy rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, sannyasis in saffron and rust-red robes and orange turbans carry golden staffs and a trident, while a bearded bare-chested elder in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks to the right. A large multicoloured parasol with tasselled edges is held overhead. Men and women in white dhotis and saris line the sides, several wearing marigold garlands, and some hold brass or gold staffs. A camera operator stands at the far left edge.2015-01-13October 08 20162016-10-08A procession under a corrugated roof at an open pavilion. A central man in orange and saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white floral garland and a rudraksha mala, walks along a red carpet. Above him an orange and turquoise ceremonial umbrella is held aloft. Flanking him, attendants blow long brass horns, and one man in white holds a brass pot with flowers. Other men in saffron robes and white-clad attendants stand nearby, and palm trees show beyond the open sides. The event is a pada puja satsang.2014-08-17December 18 20162016-12-18October 08 20162016-10-08August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04 +1 copiesA procession walks along a red carpet under an open-sided pavilion hung with strings of small decorative tassels. A central figure with long dark hair wears a red-brown dhoti with gold borders, a multi-row garland of red and white flowers, a rudraksha mala, and an ornate gold necklace; he walks ahead of the group and smiles. Robed attendants in saffron and orange garments and rudraksha malas flank him, one holding a tall ceremonial parasol with a blue fringed canopy, another carrying a decorated kalasha-style pot with green leaves. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders play drums and carry ritual items. Probable Swamiji in a central role, with clear appearance cues of long hair, ornate gold jewellery and a flower garland.2015-01-04A procession on a red carpet outdoors in front of a open-sided pavilion with a deity murti shrine behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red-and-pink flower garland, and a large gold ornamental necklace, and is shielded by a teal-and-gold ceremonial umbrella held overhead by a man in a rust-orange dhoti. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk barefoot, several holding brass or silver trays and vessels. A man in an orange shawl stands to the right with his palms joined, and a man in a grey jacket and blue shirt at the far right holds up a phone. a person: the central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace is a candidate for a person, shown in person in the procession.2015-01-04A festive procession walks along a red carpet under an open pavilion with a striped umbrella and decorated canopies. At the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti and shawl wears a thick multicoloured flower garland and a gold pendant, and is shielded by a red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella held by a man in white. Behind and beside him, several people in saffron-orange robes with gold borders carry a silver vessel with green leaves and a kalasha-style pot. A child in orange holds a small offering. Several men in white dhotis and shawls follow, along with a row of devotees in orange and red. Palm trees and a shaded roof frame the scene.2016-01-03