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A festival procession on a red carpet at an ashram. Centre, a smiling figure in a black velvet crown-like head covering, rust-red robe draped over the shoulder, a long gold-and-bead necklace with a large pendant, and multiple rudraksha malas, raises one hand in greeting. Flanking attendants wear orange and rust-red garments with gold-bordered white dhotis and carry a basket of yellow flowers; a cameraman in white stands at left. Behind them, colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tassels and a decorated deity murti on a platform.

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A smiling figure in a dark round hat with a red vibhuti-marked forehead walks down a red carpet, waving with one hand. He wears a red-orange silk garment, a long rudraksha-style mala, multiple ceremonial gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, and gold bangles. Behind him, colourful parasols with tassels and a decorated palanquin or ratha with yellow floral garlands stand in a sunlit courtyard. Attendants in white dhotis and red-orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying a tray of yellow marigold petals. A cameraman in white on the left films the procession. a person: the figure matches the page's a person reference through the saffron-red robe, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, though the face is not used for identification.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor procession walking along a red carpet on a paved path under palm trees. A central man in a maroon and gold dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl wears a long pink and white flower garland, a red tilak and a dark swept-up hairstyle, smiling as he walks. Beside and behind him, men and boys in orange and saffron dhotis, bare-chested and wearing beaded necklaces, carry a silver kalasha pot topped with green leaves. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange sashes, follow the procession. A large ornate orange and red banner hangs on a pole in the background, and onlookers stand along the path.2016-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03Procession at an outdoor Hindu festival. A smiling person in a dark cap or headpiece, with a red-orange dhoti and shawl, a long gold-and-beaded necklace, a large gold pendant, rudraksha mala strands, and gold bangles, raises one hand in greeting while holding a tall bamboo staff. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange garments carry brass trays of yellow flowers, and colourful embroidered ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated palanquin-style structure stand in the background. A red carpet runs along the path, and a cameraman in white is at the left edge.2016-01-03A procession on a red carpet walks past a shrine with colourful decorated umbrellas overhead. A central figure in a rust-red robe, a black cap and layered beaded necklaces, with a gold pendant, smiles and raises a hand in greeting. Beside them, a man in rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and gold trim stands at the left. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-trimmed sash, rudraksha mala and white tilak on the forehead walks with his hand near an orange cloth. A cameraman in white shirt films at the left, and devotees in red and white stand along the path. Yellow flower offerings in trays lie near the shrine.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A procession under ornate umbrellas with red, pink and gold canopies. At centre, a smiling man in a maroon-red turban and maroon robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a pink-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, raises his hand in greeting. Around him, saffron-and-maroon clad sannyasis and devotees walk, one holding a flower-laden tray in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth. A videographer on the left films the procession. Women in pink and red saris and white bangles stand along the route, some with hands folded. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identifiable by the turban, gold necklaces and rudraksha mala, in his role as the procession's central figure.2016-12-03April 26 20152015-04-26 +2 copies