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July 19 20162016-07-19January 13 20152015-01-13January 16 20162016-01-16 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13Night procession with a central figure wearing a rust-red crown with ornate embroidered flap, a rust-red silk top, a leopard-print wrap around the waist, a long garland of white and red flowers, and gold necklaces, smiling as he walks forward. Around him, men and boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilaka on their foreheads carry a trident-tipped staff, a yellow pennant flag, and a long brass horn. Girls in orange saris carry brass-rimmed woven baskets of offerings on their heads and hands. The procession moves along a dark outdoor path lit by a handheld torch. The photo is from a Karthigai Deepam procession.2013-11-17November 16 20152015-11-16Outdoor procession on a dusty road under hazy sky. Central figure wears a deep red-orange turban with a small gold emblem, a matching rust-red shawl, long dark hair, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a heavy gold-bead necklace, plus red-and-gold bangles. Behind her, a man in yellow and orange robes with a rosette-marked sash, and a bearded man in an orange-yellow turban, walk among devotees. A man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala at left, and a man in an orange shawl with a red tilak walks beside them. Marigold garlands are visible at right. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, red turban, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas, appearing in the procession.2015-01-13December 14 20132013-12-14December 23 20162016-12-23A bearded man with a long dark coiled topknot wears a rust-red turban with a jeweled ornament and a gold-tone feather-like pin, and a red-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border. He wears multiple rudraksha malas, heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and gold armlets, and smiles broadly with arms outstretched in a procession. Behind him, devotees in orange and saffron clothing and a woman in grey and red attire walk in a crowd. A tall gold staff topped with an ornament rises at right. This appears to be Swamiji (probable), shown with distinctive visible cues of a swept-back topknot, turban, ornate gold jewelry and rudraksha malas, taking part in a procession among devotees.2016-12-07A procession outdoors where a smiling man in the foreground wears a dark upswept turban-style headwear, a red-orange shawl and a dark red-brown rudraksha-style mala, with a heavy gold-coloured ornate necklace and gold armlets. He has a red bindi and ash marks on his forehead. Behind him, several men wear white and red-orange clothing and white or ash forehead markings, one holding a tall gold staff. Garlands of flowers hang nearby and a decorated palanquin-like structure and colourful umbrellas appear in the background.2016-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13