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A night procession photograph. In the centre-left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a red cloth; he appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Beside him a man in an orange shawl and men in white shirts and dhotis hold red cloths and walk alongside a palanquin. Behind them a deity murti, adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, sits beneath a large multicoloured arch with peacock-feather style rosettes. A camera operator stands at the right edge. Overhead hangs a fringed red and green cloth decoration.

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Night procession at a temple. On the left, a man with long, swept-back wavy hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands under a red and multicolored fringed umbrella, eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti holds a red cloth. Behind them, men in white clothes carry or steady a palanquin decorated with a multicoloured arched canopy of pink, green, yellow and purple strips and gold-trimmed paisley ornaments, carrying two gold-adorned deity murtis draped in white and green garlands. A man in glasses and white attire walks at the right, and several more people in white follow the procession. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, standing beside the palanquin.2006-12-23Night procession with a deity murti on a colourful ratha-style palanquin, its arched canopy banded in yellow, red, pink and green with peacock-eye motifs and fringed top. The murti is adorned with white and green garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry or walk alongside the palanquin, one smiling man in the foreground with a gold bracelet and rudraksha-style mala. On the left, a figure in saffron/orange robes with a long rudraksha mala walks among white-clad attendants, and a decorated umbrella is visible at the edge. Dark background.2006-12-23Night procession with a deity murti carried on a decorated ratha or palanquin framed by a large arch of striped and pink flower garlands with yellow and green paper-like scallops. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala looks up toward the deity, under an orange and blue decorated umbrella held by a man in white. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts carry or steady the palanquin, and one man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and bangle leans in at right. Approximately ten people are visible. Printed copyright text sits at lower right.2006-12-23Night procession with a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap, rudraksha mala around his neck, walking at the left under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled fringe and a printed emblem. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry wooden poles supporting a deity palanquin decorated with a rainbow arch of marigold-like garlands, with two deity murtis visible inside. A crowd of devotees in white and light clothing follows along a dark ground.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a central figure in an orange saffron robe and long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead. He stands in front of an ornate palanquin decorated with a multicoloured arched canopy of red, green, yellow and pink garlands and mirror-like gems, bearing a deity murti draped in white and garlanded. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold red and maroon cloths, and a man in a white shirt with an ID badge stands at right. A lantern hangs from a pole at upper left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala; he is the robed figure leading the procession beside the palanquin.2006-12-23Night procession with a richly decorated ceremonial chariot or palanquin carrying a deity murti under an arched canopy of multicoloured striped ribbon bands in green, red, yellow, pink and white, edged with gold kalasha-like finials and small pink flowers, topped by a fringed silver-grey canopy. Floral garlands drape the deity. Behind the canopy hangs a decorated umbrella with red, orange and blue tassels. In the foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala stands at left, looking toward the chariot, with a turban-like crown of dark hair. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround the chariot and push or hold its frame, and a smiling man in a white shirt with a red tilak and beaded mala stands at right. The scene is lit by night lighting.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed from close range. In the foreground a long-haired man with bare back wears an orange sacred cloth draped over his shoulder, seen from behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin with a colourful rainbow-striped arch of lamps and tassels, holding deity murti figures with ornate garlands. Some men hold red poles and brass staffs; a tall brass lamp stand is at right. A woman in an orange sari and a child with a red tilak stand at the right edge, with a sadhvi in orange in the lower right. Dark sky and bright lights set the scene.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a decorated deity murti on a palanquin-style frame behind a semicircular fan of striped red, green and yellow panels with jeweled tips. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and holds the arm of a man in white with a red-and-white shawl. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd the path, and a colourful fringed canopy hangs at top left. Photographed with flash against a dark background.2006-12-23