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Indoor photo of a group on a multi-level staircase or balcony with brass railings and pale walls. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair holds a tall ceremonial staff or sceptre upright, a sannyasi-style figure presenting it. Around them, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, including a man in white with a shawl and a woman in a navy top with a white cap. A man on the left raises a camera. On the right, a young man in white dhoti-style clothing and a teal shirt looks on. The scene is dim with fluorescent lights overhead.

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December 06 20092009-12-06January 05 20062006-01-05November 08 20102010-11-08September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a procession walkway lined with devotees on both sides pressing their palms together in namaskar. At the centre, a smiling figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged dhoti-style wrap and a long beaded necklace walks forward with hands joined in greeting. Two saffron-robed attendants with beards and malas follow behind. A large golden trident is visible above the crowd, and hanging yellow leaf garlands decorate the tented ceiling. Devotees wear white dhotis and sarees. a person cues here are limited to the saffron robe and beaded necklace, so identity remains uncertain.2008-12-30A crowded indoor procession under a tented canopy with red, yellow and green tasselled fabric and a golden trident-topped staff. At centre, a man in saffron robes and a white turban stands with palms pressed together, wearing a white and maroon flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles. Beside him, a younger man in orange dhoti and gold chain and a bearded sadhu in orange robes walk along. Devotees in white on both sides press palms together behind metal railings, with white T-shirts with orange emblems hanging on the tent walls.2008-12-29January 05 20062006-01-05December 29 20082008-12-29November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a covered walkway lined with metal railings and a red carpet. A bare-footed figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching orange shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold necklaces, walks down the carpet with palms pressed together in greeting. a person is the figure walking with folded hands, wearing orange robes and layered necklaces. To the left, a row of devotees in white, cream and red saris, shawls and white kurta-style clothes stand with hands joined in namaste. On the right, a man in a cream striped kurta with white vertical marks on his forehead bows with folded hands, and another man in white beside him also joins his palms. Ceiling fans and a corrugated roof overhead.2011-11-29A photograph of a darshan line inside a decorated pandal with orange drapes and painted pillars. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair walks down an aisle, smiling and raising one hand toward the crowd. Beside him an older man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at right, and devotees line metal barricades on both sides, some with folded hands in greeting. Visible people include men in white and striped shirts, a child in a red shirt, and women in pink and salmon saris with gold bangles. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, giving him a sannyasi presentation, while the other figures are devotees and attendants.2010-01-17A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a large gold-coloured garland walking down a red carpet runner between metal railings in a hall with terracotta-coloured walls. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl walks with bare feet. Devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands folded in anjali mudra and some bow low, including women in white and a man in a white shirt at right. A woman in white bends forward at far left. Colourful pillars and a tiled roof frame the hall, with an open doorway and palm trees beyond. a person: the saffron-robed man with long hair and a gold garland is the visible central figure, walking as a guest of honour.2010-08-15