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A photograph of an outdoor ceremonial gathering under a red-and-white canopy decorated with banana leaves and a red carpet. A man with long dark hair and a bare-shouldered rust-red garment, marked with yellow-edged cloth, gestures with his raised arm toward others. Beside him stand saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas, one with a shaved head and one wearing an orange turban. On the right, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with glasses stands with hands together, a woman in a rust-red sari with a mala faces the group, and an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with a lanyard stands nearby. A woman in a green sari presses her palms together. Several other people in white and red stand in the background.

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A photograph of a tented outdoor event with red-and-white canopy and banana leaves. Several saffron-robed men stand on a red carpet. A bald man in rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and gold wrist bands stands centre, hands folded. A man with long dark hair in a rust-red dhoti and gold-bordered cloth faces him. Beside them a man in orange robes and a rust-red turbaned figure in rudraksha beads stand near a woman in rust-red sari with rudraksha mala and a man in white shirt, with white-clad attendees behind. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance here, so no identification is made.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of an outdoor event under red and white tent canopies with a red carpet, banana leaves and blue-and-yellow bunting. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing rudraksha malas and an ornate saffron-and-gold garment, stands facing a man in white ritual dress with a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha garland. Beside them stand a man in a white shirt and striped trousers, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a red badge, and others in white in the background, with rows of red chairs behind them. Left edge shows a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with rudraksha malas. The tall man with long hair is a probable Swamiji (probable) cued by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-gold ornate clothing, greeting visitors.2015-01-12February 07 20132013-02-07December 29 20082008-12-29A procession walks along a red carpet under a pink canopy at an outdoor ceremony. Robed sannyasis in saffron and orange garments and rudraksha malas lead the group, with a central figure in orange robes walking between attendants. Several attendants in white dhotis and shirts carry tall gold staffs and a gold pennant-style standard, and many devotees in white and yellow line the route. Festive banners in purple, orange and yellow hang in the background. a person candidate in saffron robes with a flowing orange wrap, walking in the procession; the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A procession on a paved path beneath palm trees. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a long multicolour flower garland and a red bindi, walking forward. Beside him, a bald man in rust-red and gold-bordered cloth carries a folded cloth and wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron sash. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees and a man in white ritual dress carry brass plates and lamps. A golden trident and a decorated canopy umbrella rise at the right, and a folding table with offerings stands at the left. Several people in orange and red clothing stand with hands pressed together. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2014-09-09January 01 20172017-01-01December 29 20102010-12-29