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Night procession with a group of devotees in maroon and rust-coloured dhotis and shawls, many with white and yellow tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. At left, a smiling man wears a maroon and gold turban, a long white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print lower cloth. Centre, a young man in a patterned blue and silver conical headdress holds an oil lamp with a flame, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with a bare shoulder holds a silver bowl. Behind them are silver staffs, a trident and a decorated palanquin canopy, with spectators in white in the background.

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Night photograph of a ceremonial procession with a central figure wearing a maroon and orange head wrap, a white and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces, and a leopard-print skirt with a gold belt, smiling with hands folded. Around them, men and youths in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on the arms stand with brass stands and staffs. A young man in a tall embroidered cap and gold necklaces holds a metal bowl with a lit flame, while others hold woven baskets. A decorated orange canopy with a bird motif and a trident are visible above. The setting appears to be a Karthigai Deepam style procession at night.

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November 17 2013

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A central figure with palms pressed together in anjali mudra stands in a temple setting, gazing upward with a serene expression. He wears a gold crown with a jeweled band, a red-brown shawl over the shoulders, a gold pendant, and a long garland of white, pink and purple flowers. Nearby, a man in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a tall metal staff upward, and another orange-robed man with a white tripundra behind him stands with his hands clasped. A white-clad devotee with folded hands is at the right edge. Red walls and a wooden door frame the scene.

January 24 2016

A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits at the centre of a procession at night, pressing his palms together in namaste. He wears an ornate golden crown set with red and green stones, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and a thick pink-and-white flower garland over his shoulders. Gold necklaces and a brown rudraksha-style mala hang on his chest. Behind him, a canopy with blue and purple fringes is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, and ceremonial silver staffs and a trident stand nearby. Men with white forehead markings and orange clothing sit around him, one talking on a mobile phone at right. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, identified by the crown, saffron robes, garlands and rudraksha cues; the procession is at the Kumbha Mela.

A photograph of a procession at night. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a shawl draped over the shoulders, wearing a golden crown with red and green stones, a red bindi, white forehead markings, multiple strands of white and pink flower garlands and gold necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in greeting and a broad smile. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back dark hair, a crown, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces, matching the page's Kumbha Mela procession context. Behind him, attendants in white and saffron stand near tall ceremonial staffs with metal trident-like heads and a flower-decorated canopy with colourful fabric; a man in glasses with a white forehead mark holds a mobile phone, and a man at right plays a large drum.

January 24 2016

Photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple hall with a gold-trimmed pillar. A seated man in orange-red saffron cloth with a gold-bordered shawl, rudraksha beads, a red-and-gold headband and a red bindi with white vibhuti marks holds a small gold cup or vessel in his hands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders applies white paste to his forehead, and another man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white marks on his forehead and arms assists nearby. A golden throne with red cushioning and a large gold backrest stands behind the seated figure, and an orange-and-blue ornamental fan or prabhavali hangs on the pillar.

A photograph of a central figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala across the chest and a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blossoms, palms pressed together in greeting namaste with a small red bindi on the forehead. Around him stand many young male renunciants with shaved heads and white horizontal tilak marks, wearing saffron-orange and red cloth, several with folded hands, some with rudraksha malas. On the right a man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a small headset microphone stands with hands clasped. A red and yellow decorated pillar and green foliage form the outdoor setting, consistent with a sanyas initiation or pada puja gathering.

Outdoor photo of a procession under a red canopy with fringed tassels in green, yellow and black. In the foreground a man with a white tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears a red-orange garment, a long necklace of red flowers, a thick gold necklace, a brown rudraksha mala, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him a man in white dhoti and a shawl with rudraksha beads stands with hands folded, and several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row, some with hands folded, one bald with a white tilak and rudraksha beads. A gold-topped umbrella pole and a decorated pillar appear at right. Paved ground and palm trees form the setting.