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Night-time photo of a welcome procession outdoors. A man in a red-orange robe with a thick white and red flower garland stands at centre, smiling, while a man with long curly hair and a beard in orange robes gestures beside him. Behind them a red and gold umbrella is held aloft. A woman in a white sari with a red blouse carries a tray of fruit, and another woman in white holds a plate with flowers. Men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The scene is lit by electric lights, with a banner visible in the background.

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July 12 20092009-07-12January 20 20092009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20Night procession with multicolored decorated parasols carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland, hands raised in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks barefoot. A woman in a white sari with red border carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Devotees in white and yellow shawls press palms together along the path. a person appears in orange robe with white-and-red garland, a candidate for the central figure. The scene resembles a welcoming procession.2009-11-16December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland and is walked forward under colourful striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrellas. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks alongside. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl carries a decorated brass tray of flowers and offerings. Around them, many young people in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and women in white and red clothing line the procession. Blurry floodlights glow in the background.2009-11-16December 25 20072007-12-25December 28 20062006-12-28Night procession at a temple courtyard. A smiling young man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland, walks forward between umbrella-bearers. Behind him, men in orange robes and white-clad attendants carry multicoloured embroidered umbrellas, one with a blue dove emblem. A woman in white holds a brass tray with fruit and offerings. Oil lamps line the path and a lit stone structure with a deity murti stands in the background. Several spectators watch from the left.2009-11-16Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a bright sky. A central man wears an orange-saffron robe, a long white and red flower garland, and rudraksha beads, with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark; he holds a mala and walks forward. Around him, men in white kurta-style clothes walk, some with rudraksha malas. Two red and cream ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes are held overhead. A man at right in white with a red-gold stole carries a decorated basket containing a green plant and yellow and red flowers. Several white-clad and yellow-saried devotees follow in the crowd behind.2006-12-29Night procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and orange flower garland and walks upward-gazing between parasol bearers. Two attendants in white dhotis hold long-handled parasols with embroidered yellow and gold canopies, one with multicoloured tassels. Beside him a monk in saffron robes carries a brass kalasha-style vessel decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls stands with palms joined in greeting. A poster on the wall shows a portrait and a purple bird emblem. The central robed figure carries a flower garland and is positioned as a possible in-person candidate, though the appearance cues are only partially distinctive.Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a dry, open landscape and construction equipment at left. Two large ceremonial parasols, one red and multicoloured with tassels and one white with red fringe and a decorative motif, are held overhead. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and has long dark hair; this is a sannyasi with distinctive saffron and garland cues, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so described as Swamiji (probable) in a procession. Around him, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and sarees walk, many wearing rudraksha malas. At right, a man in white with a red and gold embroidered shawl carries a glass vessel holding a green coconut or leafy plant decorated with yellow and red flowers. A woman in an orange saree stands at right edge.2006-12-29