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Night procession with a central man in red and gold ceremonial dress, wearing a gold crown-like turban, layered gold beaded necklaces, gold armbands and a leopard-print waist cloth over red garments, walking and smiling while raising one hand. Above him a silver ceremonial umbrella with hanging crystal pendants is held over his head. Around him, men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas carry a silver staff and walk among a crowd beneath strings of colourful lights and red flags.

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December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photograph in which a bearded man in a gold crown and layered gold bead necklaces walks forward smiling, wearing a red blouse and a leopard-print wrap over a red dhoti. An ornate silver umbrella with hanging crystal-like drops is held above him. Behind him, people in white dhotis with gold borders, red and orange robes, and white forehead markings carry red flags along a lit path strung with coloured lights. A man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a long silver staff. The swami cues are a crown, gold necklaces and ornate dress, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji candidate in a procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed on a paved road with string lights and red flags behind. At the centre, a bearded man in a gold crown with a crescent ornament, a heavy gold necklace and a red and leopard-print garment waves his right hand. A man beside him holds a silver ceremonial umbrella, and a man on the right in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver staff and wears rudraksha beads. Other participants in white dhotis and orange robes walk behind, and a yellow umbrella is visible at left. The appearance-based candidate for a person is the central figure in the crown and gold necklace, but the identification is uncertain.2016-12-09 +2 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with a bearded man at the centre wearing a gold crown, heavy gold necklace of beads and a leopard-print lower cloth over a red garment, smiling and walking forward. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident-topped staff, and a woman in a yellow sari holds a silver trident staff at right. Several people wear orange robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Red flags, a yellow ceremonial umbrella and a silver canopy with hanging ornaments appear above, with string lights and palm trees in the background.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with illuminated decorations, red and orange flags and a lit canopy in the background. At the centre, a smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown-like turban, a heavy gold necklace of large beads and a gold pendant, a red upper garment and a leopard-print lower wrap. He is shielded by a silver umbrella with crystal drops held overhead. Around him walk several people: on the left a young man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and white forehead markings holds a silver staff; on the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a silver staff, and a woman in a gold-bordered saree with a red blouse walks beside him. Other women in maroon and red-brown saris, with forehead markings and necklaces, appear in the procession. a person is the central figure, wearing ceremonial gold ornaments and crown-style headwear in procession.2016-12-09