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A photograph of a large procession on dusty ground with many participants wearing orange-red saffron robes with golden borders and their skin painted white. Several people hold long wooden staffs and trident-topped rods, and a man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha mala and a wristwatch while carrying a staff. Behind them are an orange and red banner and tall trees, with a building at the right. Many more white-faced, shaved-headed participants fill the background.

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July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a procession outdoors on dry ground under a pale sky, with trees behind. Many men wear saffron-orange robes and some carry long wooden staves, while several bare-chested men have their bodies and faces whitened with ash or paint. A bald man in front wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and carries a wooden staff. Behind them an orange banner with gold sun-and-crown motifs hangs on poles, and white-clad attendants walk among the group. A man with long dark hair in a dark-orange wrap walks in the centre foreground. The scene looks like a ritual march.2013-03-10July 22 20132013-07-22A procession of saffron and orange clad sannyasis walks along a dusty dirt road in front of a red building. Many shaved-headed monks have ash-white faces and bodies and wear orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas. In the centre a long-haired figure in a deep red and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala carries a ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial, flanked by a golden parasol. Others hold brass horns, staffs and orange flags. A photographer on the right takes pictures. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2013-07-22January 17 20182018-01-17July 22 20132013-07-22A procession of many people walks along a dusty dirt road in front of a red-brick building under an overcast sky. Many marchers wear saffron and orange robes and have white-painted or ash-smeared bodies, with bare shaved heads. Some hold long brass trumpets and raised staffs, and a tall trident-topped staff is visible. A large ornate parasol with a white canopy rises above the group, and many orange flags wave in the air. Several men in white shirts walk at the right edge near a vehicle, and a young man in a white shirt watches on the far right. Raised hands and joyful movement suggest a festival or ritual procession.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a tree line and a red-roofed building behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown robe with gold border and a gold-trimmed cloth, walks forward with a large gold-and-cream ceremonial umbrella held above him. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, ornate gold-bordered saffron clothing and a ceremonial umbrella, walking at the head of the procession. Around him are saffron-robed sannyasis and young disciples with white-painted faces and shaved heads, many carrying golden trumpets, a trident, a kalasha-topped staff and orange flags. Several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas walk nearby.2013-07-22January 11 20172017-01-11March 11 20132013-03-11