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Outdoor photograph on a paved courtyard near palm trees, with a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar behind. Several men in rust-red and saffron dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand in a procession. The central man in folded-hands namaskar wears a white and orange floral garland. Another holds a silver vessel, and a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver plate. Two large ornate ceremonial umbrellas or banners with red and gold designs rise above them. Behind, a crowd includes children in red uniforms and a woman in a red sari. Palm fronds and red poles frame the scene.

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A procession on a paved courtyard in front of a temple area with palm trees. In the foreground a man in a red-and-gold dhoti and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, followed by a bare-chested man in a red dhoti carrying a mala, and devotees in saffron and orange robes. Two ceremonial umbrellas with red and blue emblems and gold staffs are carried above the group, while men in white dhotis and women in white and orange saris line the path. Behind them stands a black Nandi bull statue on a red pedestal and a tall red-and-gold pillar. Dozens of people in red and white ritual clothing stand along the sides, a temple procession and pada-puja style welcome.2014-08-31December 05 20142014-12-05August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-11-26A procession on a paved courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. At centre, a long-haired man in a red-orange garment with gold border and a heavy gold necklace and red-and-white flower garland walks smiling, hands joined in greeting. Around him, men and women in saffron-red robes wear rudraksha malas and gold-bordered dhotis, some with palms pressed together. A bald man in white with a grey shawl stands at left, and a woman in orange blouse and red sari holds her hands together in greeting. A man at lower right in white shirt and dhoti plays a frame drum. Ornamental umbrellas with blue and red canopies, a tall staff, and a golden trident-topped standard appear behind the group, with a kalasha offering held in the procession.2015-01-04January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor procession on a paved walkway with palm trees and a parked white car behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like headpiece, a rudraksha-style gold beaded necklace, a brown leopard-print shawl over saffron-orange robes, and a large red and white flower garland walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting. Swamiji (probable): this central figure shows the long hair, ornate gold necklaces, and saffron-orange ceremonial clothing that match the candidate's presentation. Around him, saffron-robed men with white forehead markings carry tall poles topped by ornate yellow and red canopy umbrellas, and a man in white dhoti holds a large brass kalasha pot. Devotees in white with folded hands line the route, and a man in white holds a camera. Colourful kolam patterns decorate the ground.2013-03-10A procession on a paved courtyard under a red and gold canopy with a golden fan-like parasol and hanging yellow leaf strings. A long-haired central figure in a maroon-brown robe and red and yellow flower garland walks barefoot, hands folded, flanked by saffron-robed attendants. Attendants carry a silver tray, a long-handled staff with a golden finial and a ceremonial umbrella. To the left a black stone deity murti wears a garland of marigolds and red roses. On the right a man in white dhoti with a yellow border and a grey vest walks with a cane. Several other people in white and saffron stand behind. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in the central robe and garland, and the appearance cues are long hair and a red and yellow flower garland over a maroon robe, presented as a sannyasi-led procession.2015-01-04Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and many young saffron-clad boys with shaved heads and white tilak on their foreheads stand among them. Foreground figures include a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a silver vessel, a man in rust-coloured robe with orange shawl and rudraksha malas, a bespectacled man in saffron robe holding a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron robe wearing a marigold and red-flower garland. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; roles are priest, sannyasis and devotees during a padapuja-style ceremony. Several dozen people are visible.2014-10-04April 10 20162016-04-10A procession on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a large red and white garland, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl. Two bare-chested attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walk beside him, one raising a parasol-like umbrella with a teal and orange canopy and gold finials. Behind them, a woman in an orange-red sari and other devotees in white and orange walk along, some with palms pressed together in namaste. Onlookers stand along the edge of the path. Yellow-and-red banners with a red emblem hang from poles.2015-01-04 +1 copiesNovember 05 20132013-11-05