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Night procession photograph. A young man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold bead necklace, smiling as he walks beside a decorated palanquin. Behind him, deity murti figures with gold-yellow and red floral garlands and a red-orange cloth stand under an ornate canopy, with colourful garland-draped poles behind. In the foreground, blurred hands of devotees are raised in greeting or blessing, and white-clad devotees crowd the street.

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December 23 20072007-12-23A night procession photographed from the crowd. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron robes and a gold ornamental necklace, standing on a decorated palanquin with hands folded in front of him. Behind him is a red palanquin canopy with green, white and pink garlands and a framed portrait labelled with a name, above two deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Devotees in white and orange surround the palanquin, several holding long wooden poles, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground. The scene is dark with lights and flowers.2007-12-23Night procession in a crowd. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace stands in front of a richly decorated ratha with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers, around a deity murti with a crown and gold ornaments. He sits with hands pressed together in greeting. Men in orange shirts and onlookers surround him, a wooden pole rises at right, and a crowd of hands and faces fills the frame.2007-12-23Night procession photograph. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a long gold-beaded necklace sits on a decorated palanquin or ratha framed by red, white, green and yellow floral garlands and tassels. Behind him, a framed photo portrait and a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a crown sit on the platform. Bearers in orange shawls hold wooden poles at both sides, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white surrounds the procession.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a white earring, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala. He sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet back, draped with a garland of white flowers and red and yellow marigolds. Around him, many hands are raised and outstretched toward him, and several people with dark hair and bangles press close in a joyful crowd, some in orange garments. a person is seated on the throne, appearing in good spirits, with devotees reaching toward him in celebration of a Brahmotsav festival day.2007-12-25Outdoor evening procession with a long-haired figure seated on an ornate golden chariot (ratha) draped in marigold, white, purple and yellow garlands, with green foliage, red and blue tassels and a golden kalasha-topped canopy. The seated person wears an orange-saffron shawl and white garment, smiles and raises a hand in greeting; the figure has long swept-back hair and a white flower garland, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair and saffron wrap. Around the chariot, devotees in white and yellow dhotis and saffron scarves walk and crowd close, one man in a white shirt and orange shawl wearing a mala at left. Dusk sky and a stage structure in the background.2010-02-12December 30 20062006-12-30January 02 20162016-01-02A photograph of a decorated golden palanquin or ratha during a procession, draped with orange and marigold garlands and hanging tassels in red, pink, blue and purple, with a brass bell at the upper left. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron/orange shawl over an orange dhoti sits on the throne, smiling and holding a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with a person on a palanquin during the Kumbha Mela procession, though the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an orange wrap and rudraksha malas bends forward and touches the seated man's bare foot in reverence.2013-02-10A smiling figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulder, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers with green leaves and a strand of rudraksha beads, stands among a crowd of people in white shirts and an orange headband. Swamiji (probable): this person has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha beads and a flower garland, matching the page's description of the Master receiving a royal reception. Behind him is an ornate green-and-gold throne with a red seat and yellow and purple floral decorations. Several onlookers, including a woman at right, face toward him.2007-12-25