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Outdoor procession in daylight with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a large fresh pink-red flower garland draped around his neck and a loose flower garland hanging at his waist, smiling with hands clasped at his waist. He has long dark hair and is shown in the middle of the crowd. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks with a rudraksha-style mala. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis carry yellow-and-red ceremonial fans with blue emblems and a long silver staff, and a drummer plays a drum at the lower left. Above them a red and yellow canopy with tasselled fringe and colourful paper-flower decorations frames the procession.

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A procession in a village street. Centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long pink-and-red flower garland draped to his waist and holds his hands together at his front. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands close. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and men in orange shawls press forward; one holds a silver ceremonial staff and a drummer at lower left beats a drum with yellow and red markings. Above, a fringed canopy with tassels and colourful paper rosettes decorates the scene, and a yellow-gold banner trails in the foreground. Several people are visible in the procession crowd.2006-11-13A procession in daylight outdoors. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a large fresh pink-and-red flower garland with a green leaf bunch hanging at the front, hands folded at his waist. Above him a multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe is held on a long pole by a man in white. On the left, a man in white holds a tall silver staff, and a bearded man in an orange shawl over white clothes walks beside the centre figure. Men in white kurtas wear orange or saffron shawls, and a drum is visible at lower left. Colourful paper flower decorations stand behind the crowd, with palm trees and a building beyond. Candidate appearance is a person, with long hair, saffron robe and garland, but the identity is uncertain from appearance; he is the central figure in a procession.2006-11-13Outdoor procession on a village road. A central young man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a thick pink-and-red flower garland, hands folded at his waist and smiling. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange shawl over white clothing and a rudraksha mala stands close. A large ornate umbrella with red, green and gold embroidered panels and tasselled fringe is held above the group, and a gold-and-red cloth is carried near the front. Silver staffs and a drum are visible at the left and right edges, with white-clad attendants in orange shawls around them. Colourful paper rosettes decorate the background and a tiled-roof house appears behind.2006-11-13Outdoor procession on a village street with several decorated red and orange parasol-style umbrellas with tasselled fringes overhead. A central man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a long hair and beard, presses his palms together in greeting, wearing a long garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls, rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces, with one bearded man in white and orange beside him. Bare-tree shade and thatched huts appear in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in the centre in saffron robes, orange head wrap, rudraksha mala and flower garland, with a procession of followers.2007-01-12Outdoor procession on a dusty path. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long swept-back dark hair and a long multicolour floral garland walks under a white and red ceremonial umbrella held aloft by an attendant in white. Around him, men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing dark beaded neck cords, walk alongside. Other decorated umbrellas with red, orange and blue fringe rise behind, and a small tiled building sits in the background. A man on the right in white holds a basket of flowers.2006-12-28A photograph of a procession outdoors under a bright sky with palm trees behind. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands with hands folded and a thick pink flower garland around his neck, a red-and-white vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead. Above him an ornate umbrella with red, green and gold panels and dangling tassels is held aloft by a man in white. To the left, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside an older man in white. To the right, young men in orange shawls and white clothes carry a gold-and-red banner. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white shirts and dhotis fills the street, with colourful decorations on poles at the upper left.2006-11-13Outdoor procession on a bright day with a central man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, hands folded in namaste, wearing a long garland of pink and white flowers and a rudraksha mala. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some in orange shawls, walk closely; several carry large red and multicolored fringed umbrellas, and others hold orange-and-red ceremonial fans. A white building stands at the right edge and the background is pale sky.2007-01-12December 28 20062006-12-28December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor festival procession in daylight with red and gold ceremonial umbrellas and tasselled canopies overhead. At centre, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long garland of pink and white flowers and a rudraksha mala; he has long dark hair and a short beard. Around him, men in white kurta-style clothes and orange shoulder scarves walk closely, one at left wearing a rudraksha mala and another beside him with a long beard. Several helpers in white and orange surround the procession, one wearing a small badge on his shirt. The Swamiji candidate is distinguished by saffron robes, turban, garland and rudraksha cues, and appearance supports the label Swamiji (probable) as the central figure in the procession.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor procession on a street with several red and gold ceremonial umbrellas held aloft by men in white. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, wears a thick white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, hands pressed together in namaste. Men in white shirts and white dhotis surround him, several in orange shawls, one with an orange shawl draped over his arm, and others hold more umbrella poles. Trees and a white building edge the scene. a person appears as the saffron-robed central figure walking in procession.2007-01-12