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October 11 20132013-10-11March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight procession on a paved path with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. At center, a man with shoulder-length hair in an orange garment and orange shawl, garlanded and smiling, walks barefoot ahead of the group. Left, a man holds a tall decorated umbrella-style standard with a trident-topped pole and a bearer in white dhoti carries a silver vessel. Right foreground, women with palms pressed together in namaste wear orange saris with gold borders. Behind, a gilded deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands, and a yellow canopy. This looks like a temple procession. a person candidate: the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha-style garlands, a probable match, though appearance is not fully certain.2013-03-10Night outdoor procession or ceremony under a open-sided pavilion. Several women in rust-red and deep orange saris with gold borders stand in a line, palms pressed together in namaste, several holding tall gold-and-silver staves and a large silver kalasha-style vessel. Beside them stand men in white shirts and dark trousers, women in white salwar and white tops, and a young boy in a grey shirt in the foreground. A lit blue-and-white structure.2013-10-12Night-time outdoor procession at an ashram, lit by ambient light under large trees. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and a ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a garland of pink and purple flowers, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a silver umbrella held over him. Behind him, a line of saffron-clad devotees and young children in orange robes hold tall wooden staffs and tridents, with rudraksha malas around their necks. At left, a deity murti sits within a decorated arch of flowers and greenery, with a lamp-lit altar and a brass horn lying on the ground. Other attendants in orange and rust stand around the procession path.2013-07-22March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight procession under open-sided pavilion roofs strung with lanterns. Women in maroon and deep red saris with orange borders walk in the foreground, several carrying ceremonial items: a silver-coloured ritual vessel held by a woman in the centre, and tall gold-toned staffs and standards carried by others on the right. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a white dhoti-clad man stand at right with hands folded. On the left a woman in white churidar holds a booklet and another woman in white carries a small child on her shoulder. Devotees in white and saffron crowd the background under hanging decorations and a lit display in the distance.2013-10-12November 05 20132013-11-05March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27March 18 20132013-03-18Night-time outdoor procession under a white and red canopy with a lit stage structure behind. A central figure in a saffron-red robe with gold border wears a long red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala; he has long swept-back hair and is flanked by two shaved-headed men in red and gold robes. Around them stand devotees: a man in white dhoti with red shawl at left, children in orange and pink dresses, and a man in white dhoti with gold border and a white headband at right. Ground is dark with a plain paved surface and lights glowing from a vehicle in the background. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long hair, garland and rudraksha cues in the central position.2015-05-29