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A nighttime photograph of a temple-area procession with uniformed police. On the left, a man in an orange robe with a red-and-gold headband and a long rudraksha mala holds a microphone and gestures forward. Beside him, a bald man in an orange saffron robe with gold trim wears a sandalwood-style tilak on his forehead and a thick beaded rudraksha necklace. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants and monks walk in a crowd. On the right, uniformed police officers in khaki stand near a boy in a tan shirt with arms folded, and onlookers in white watch from behind. The scene is dark with a dim light in the background.

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May 21 20122012-05-21Night procession on a road lit by a single street lamp, with a crowd of men walking behind a row of saffron-robed sannyasis. In the centre, a bald figure with a white forehead band and a wide rudraksha necklace wears an orange shawl over a saffron cloth, and beside him a man in a saffron robe with a crown-like headband and a large rudraksha mala with a pendant stands out. On the left a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside them. Several men in white dhotis and orange robes follow, and an orange-clothed attendant is at the right edge. A central figure appears probable Swamiji by his crown-like band, layered rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, but this is only an appearance-based label.2012-05-21Night procession on a paved stone path beside an ancient temple wall. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold headband, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, walks barefoot, with a man in orange beside him and a bearded figure in orange and white behind. Around them uniformed police officers in khaki with red belts walk alongside, and a crowd of devotees in white, saffron and purple moves through the scene. A lamp glows on the ground at lower left. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, a crown-like headband and saffron clothing with ornate necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2012-05-21 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21Night procession at a stone temple wall in India. In the centre, a man in saffron and orange robes with a gold-trimmed shawl, rudraksha mala, and a crown-like headdress carries a large ornate golden-orange fan-shaped ceremonial item behind him, smiling. Beside him, an older bare-chested man in orange with a white headband and layered gold and rudraksha necklaces walks, and further left a shaved-headed monk in orange robes. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the left and right edges, and white-clad devotees and other people follow behind the procession. a person cues: the central figure wears a crown-like headdress, orange-gold ceremonial dress, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, consistent with a person's presentation; treat as probable.2012-05-21Night outdoor procession on a dirt road with several people walking toward the camera. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a striped border, a rudraksha mala and a beaded ceremonial necklace walks beside an elderly man in orange robes, a white headband and wrapped rudraksha malas, who is smiling and gesturing with one hand. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt walks, a uniformed police officer stands at left, and a bare-chested man in orange robes at right holds a folded white cloth. a person is visible, presence uncertain.2012-05-21A night-time photograph of a procession on a dirt road. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and a white head band walks barefoot in a saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders, held by a man in a saffron cloth with a long hair and gold neck ornaments on his left. Behind them, sannyasis in saffron robes and devotees in white dhotis follow. On the right, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks alongside. Vans and a golden temple structure appear in the background under street lights.2012-05-21May 20 20122012-05-20Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered around saffron-robed men. A central man with a red headband, white forehead markings, a long rudraksha mala and a pearl-style necklace wears an orange-red shawl and smiles. Beside him a bald man in orange cloth wears a gold-beaded headband and gold necklace, his back turned. Uniformed police officers in khaki caps stand behind them among white-clad onlookers, and a red pillar is visible at left.2012-05-29 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor crowd scene with a smiling man at centre wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red floral headband, white vertical tilak on forehead, a pale white band on his arm, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces. Beside him is a bald man in orange robes with a gold-bead mala, and another orange-robed man with white forehead marks and a rudraksha mala. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the background, and a red pillar and a handheld microphone are visible. Many people fill the frame around them, most partly visible.2012-05-29 +2 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21May 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copies