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A night procession along a tree-lined road, lit by string lights and strung with coloured canopies. A central bearded man in a red and gold outfit with a leopard-print lower wrap, heavy gold garland and gold necklace, wears a red and gold headdress and walks beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella. Around him, participants carry silver staffs and trishula-style tridents: a young man in orange robes with rudraksha mala on the left, a woman in a gold-bordered sari holding a silver staff at right, and a bare-chested boy in an orange cloth near the right edge. Others in white dhoti and maroon saris walk behind, with pink, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags in the background. Red and orange robes, marked foreheads and beaded malas are visible throughout.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with string lights and red-orange flags behind it. At centre, a bearded man in a gold crown with a crescent, heavy gold necklace, leopard-print lower garment over a red sash, raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. Around him, men and women in saffron and red-brown robes carry silver staffs, and drummers in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside. Some participants wear rudraksha malas and white tripundra marks.2016-12-09 +2 copiesNight procession on a road lit by string lights, with a man in the centre wearing a tall gold and red crown-like headdress, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a leopard-print waist wrap over red cloth, smiling and carrying nothing in his hands. Around him people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold tall silver staffs with finials, and women in red and gold saris walk alongside. A silver umbrella and yellow and red banners are visible behind, with a bare-chested boy in white dhoti holding a staff at right. Several people with white ash bands on their foreheads are present.2016-12-09Night procession at an outdoor event lit with string lights and green illumination, with many red, orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags above the crowd. In the centre, a bearded man with a crown-like gold headpiece, a heavy gold and red beaded necklace, and a leopard-print lower garment walks forward, smiling, with bare arms and red-and-gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange cloth with rudraksha malas holds a silver trident-tipped staff, and others in white dhotis with white forehead markings and orange sashes carry tall silver staffs and sceptres. A woman in a yellow and red sari and wrist bangles walks nearby, and a drummer is at lower right. Behind them a large painted deity mask with flames and a figure in a sacred procession stand among a dense crowd of at least several dozen people. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), the central figure with the gold crown, gold necklace and leopard-print garment, processing with devotees in the procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09