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Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with gold border, a long necklace of beads and a bead mala, and bangles, walking barefoot along a white mat path past a red-orange wall. Two drummers in white dhotis, one with a green shawl, play drums beside him, and another white-clad man plays a wind instrument. On the right, a man in orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala walks through the scene. Dry earth, grass and a small tree frame the path.

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April 23 20132013-04-23Outdoor procession on a path of white mats beside a red-orange wall with a small framed window and palm fronds at the top. In the centre, a man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-banded border and a long gold-beaded necklace walks forward, bare-chested with gold armbands. Beside him, a second man in an orange saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala walks barefoot with a wristwatch. Behind them a drummer in a white dhoti and white shirt plays a double-headed drum, another man in white beats a drum, and at the right an elderly man in white with a shawl plays a long horn. Another drummer in a white shirt with a green shawl stands at left. The figure in the centre has long swept-back hair and visible adornments, but the appearance is uncertain, so the identity is not asserted.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23June 03 20122012-06-03March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor procession on sandy ground in front of a red brick wall with wire fencing and trees behind. A central man wears a rust-brown robe, a long white flower garland and rudraksha malas, walking barefoot on a runner mat with blue edging beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy carried by an attendant. Flanking him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, some with white body markings and tilak, walk in step. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and a bare-chested attendant follow. In the foreground, two musicians in yellow shirts play a nadaswaram-style pipe and a drum, one with a red-and-white forehead mark. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the left edge. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in the brown robe, identified by his long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garland; the canopy and mat mark him as the honoured person of a procession.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor procession on dry red earth with a long woven mat laid down as a walkway. At the centre a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long white and orange flower garland walks barefoot, with a white parasol with multicoloured tassels held above him. Flanking men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with rudraksha malas. Behind them, drummers in orange dhotis play white drums, and red brick walls and trees frame the scene.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11A procession on a dirt path in a tree-lined outdoor setting. A central man in a rust-brown robe with a long white flower garland, rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a vibhuti marking on his forehead walks barefoot under a multicolored fringed canopy, which resembles a palanquin canopy, while smiling. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange cloth carry orange ceremonial umbrellas and beaded necklaces, and drummers play round drums. A woman in a red-brown sari walks at the left edge, and a shirtless man in orange cloth carries a long orange-and-gold pole at the left. Several people wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. The scene resembles a ceremonial procession.2017-03-11 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved path at an ashram, with a red-walled building and green trees behind. A man in the centre wears a white flower garland and a rust-orange robe and walks on a woven mat runway; a man beside him in similar orange-brown robes carries a multicoloured fringed umbrella held by a helper in white. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare-chested attendants with white markings walk alongside, and a figure in white holds a pink ribbon or rope. Several other men in saffron and ochre robes follow, with a bearded man in a red-orange robe and rudraksha beads at the front.2017-03-11