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Night procession scene at a temple with ornate gold and wooden architecture behind. A large portrait of a smiling bearded figure in a peach-orange turban, garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, is held up centrally, shown as a printed or framed picture rather than a living person. Around it, several saffron-clad men stand: one bare-chested in orange cloth with a red headband and long swept-back hair holds a coconut and green leaves toward the portrait; a man in an orange turban and rudraksha malas holds a silver staff; another bare-chested man holds a golden trishul; a man in orange with glasses holds a silver staff with a trident-topped finial. A red-and-gold canopy with tassels overhead suggests a ceremonial procession.

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Photograph of a nighttime procession with several saffron-clad sannyasis in orange dhotis and orange cloths, some with pale ash markings on the arms and chest. At left a man in an orange head cloth and beard holds a silver tray with a green leafy offering, while beside him a figure carries a long silver staff. At right an older bespectacled man in an orange head cloth grips a silver staff with a trident-topped rod. In the centre a large printed portrait of a bearded man in a gold turban is garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and held upright by a robed attendant. Gold and ornate pillars and an orange canopy frame the scene.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20Night procession of saffron-robed sadhus and attendants on a wooden platform, with a red-and-gold tasseled canopy above. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and gold-brown garment holds a long pole, and a large printed portrait on card is held up beside him, wearing a yellow and red garland. Attendants at left and right carry trishul staffs, a metal staff, a leafy plant offering on a plate, and drums. Many wear rudraksha malas and orange cloth. Seven or eight people are physically visible, and the portrait shows a bearded face in an orange turban. The background has painted yellow and black panels.2021-06-20MAy 17 20212021-05-17June 20 20212021-06-20Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis carrying tall ceremonial staffs and ornate orange-and-gold banners with a red emblem on a dark road. At the centre, a man in a maroon-red shawl wears a long white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a leopard-print lower cloth, and carries a red-and-gold headpiece. Beside him, a bald man in a maroon wrap holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, and another devotee with white forehead markings holds a lamp at the right edge. Attendants with torches and white sandalwood markings on arms and foreheads walk around them, with women and girls in orange garments behind. The scene appears to be a deepam lamp procession. The central man shows only one or two cues and no clear identification is possible, so the role is given as a procession participant.2013-11-17A night procession of robed devotees surrounds a central figure wearing a maroon head wrap with a gold-and-red band, a maroon-and-gold garment, a thick white flower garland with red and yellow blooms, and layered gold necklaces. Attendants in saffron and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks stand around him; one holds a long ceremonial staff and another a lit oil lamp with a flame, while a third carries a bowl. Tall gold trident-topped poles and ornate orange-and-red parasol-style banners rise behind. The central figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, though this is not a confident identification, so the a person field is unsure. Seven or more people are visible.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A night procession of saffron-robed priests and devotees. In the centre, a man in a maroon head-wrap and ornate gold necklaces, wearing a white flower garland with red and yellow blooms and a leopard-print cloth at his waist, walks with hands folded. Behind him, a priest in a blue-and-gold patterned cap holds a flame in a small oil lamp, while others wear rudraksha malas, white sandalwood markings on arms and foreheads, and orange-and-gold dhotis. A ceremonial trident and a decorated ceremonial banner with a bird motif are raised in the background, lit by a torch in the left foreground. Several people are present.2013-11-17Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis carrying a trident, golden oil lamps and ornate ceremonial banners. In the centre, a person in a maroon turban-style headwrap and a red-and-white flower garland over a leopard-print cloth stands with a gold necklace. Several men on either side wear rudraksha malas, orange cloth and white forehead markings. One man at right holds a flaming lamp with cupped hands, and a torch is visible at left. The scene is lit by dark night surroundings and flashlight beams.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A staged performance scene in which a man with long dreadlocks and a rust-brown shawl bare-shoulders sits on the right, reaching up to steady a large printed portrait mounted on a board. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in an orange-red turban with a gold ornament and gold garland, wearing an orange robe. Behind it, a bare-chested performer in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala, and a child in dark clothing reaches toward the board from the left. The setting is a stage with warm, red-orange lighting.2018-04-14