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January 06 20132013-01-06Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration on a sunny day with bare trees and a metal-frame stage canopy behind. Several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk beside an ornate red and gold parasol with fringed tassels, held aloft by an attendant. A tall golden staff with a finial and a trishul-style standard appear in the procession. A bearded man in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses holds the golden staff. Nearby, people in plain white clothes with dark malas stand watching, and a woman in a green sari stands at the left edge. Some participants wear flower garlands and a young child in white stands in the foreground.2008-12-23Photo of a satsang on a raised dais with smoke in the background. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala with gold beads, gold necklaces and rudraksha armlets, sits on an ornate silver-embossed throne reading from a small blue-and-white booklet, with a headset microphone at his ear. A bald attendant in a maroon robe and orange shawl with a gold pendant sits beside him gesturing with one hand. A man in white with orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits in the background, and a leopard-print cushion is visible beneath the seated figure.2013-03-10A procession moves along a dirt path through a forest of tall trees, with a bus visible at the right edge. At centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a flower garland walks under a gold-and-red parasol held aloft by attendants. He wears a red-and-gold dhoti and a gold necklace, and carries a thick garland of pink and white flowers. Around him, many people in white kurtas and orange or red shawls and robes carry umbrellas, staffs and bags. A bald attendant at right in a red dhoti holds a tray of offerings.2014-12-17A procession on a dirt road lined with green shrubs and trees. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; a man in the center wears an orange turban and orange robes and carries nothing visible, while a sannyasi behind him holds a decorated box. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls hold up colourful fringed parasols on long poles, and a cameraman with a camera on the left films the group. The white-clad attendants and saffron-clad monastics suggest a ceremonial walk, possibly a person appearance in the procession.2009-12-11A procession on a dirt path. Centre, a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a saffron-orange robe, a white flower garland with red blooms, and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot-adjacent in sandals while raising one hand in greeting. Beside him a second man in saffron robes with a gold-coloured garland walks with a hand extended. Above them two multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes are held aloft, and a gold trident and a gold staff are carried in the procession. Behind, devotees in white dhotis and shirts and other saffron-clad attendants follow along a concrete wall under trees.2008-12-25Outdoor photo of a house-visit procession on a narrow paved lane lined with green trees and a pale pink-orange boundary wall. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and a thick red-and-white flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles while a woman in a pink-and-cream sari bows low with folded hands. Petals scatter on the ground. Behind him, saffron-robed followers and a man in white kurta walk, and an older woman in a blue sari with folded hands stands by the wall. Several more people are visible in the background. a person: the central figure wears long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial flower garland, matching the page's padapuja house-visit context.2014-07-07January 06 20132013-01-06 +1 copiesMay 09 20162016-05-09A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor stage at a satsang event. A seated figure on a gold-carved throne with cushioned gold armrests wears saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead and long swept-back hair; he smiles and gestures with one hand. A bald priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white upper cloth kneels before him, washing or touching his feet with a brass vessel. The throne is backed by a garland-draped decorated frame of red, orange and white flowers. Other saffron-robed attendants are partly visible at the edges. Several people are visible in the frame.2012-07-03April 28 20142014-04-28April 07 20132013-04-07