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Night procession on a street in a temple town, lit by a streetlight and string lights on a building behind. Several devotees in rust-red and saffron robes with gold-yellow borders walk together. A bald man in a rust-red wrap wears a long gold-and-bead necklace and white forehead markings. A man in a red turban and rust-red robe at centre wears a large gold pendant and a rudraksha-style gold necklace. Women in red and saffron saris wear white flower garlands. On the right, a man in a bare chest and orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala, and an older man in an orange robe with dark beads and white forehead markings walks at centre-right, appearing to lead the group. A small temple shrine is visible in the background.

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Night street procession in a narrow town lane lit by a streetlamp, with shop signs and buildings behind. A group of saffron and maroon robed men and women walk together. At the centre, a man in a red turban and maroon robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a gold pendant walks beside an older man in an orange shawl with black and white beaded malas and a white forehead marking. Other participants wear maroon or orange robes, gold-bordered cloth, garlands and white vibhuti tripundra markings. A person at the left edge wears white dhoti-style clothing with an orange bag. Several onlookers stand in the background.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesNight procession outdoors on a street lined with a crowd. A central man in a red-maroon robe with gold border and a red turban, wearing a large gold pendant on a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks among several men and a woman in maroon and orange-gold sacred attire with gold-bordered cloth and garlands. A man at right wears a bare head with white tilak and saffron-gold garments. At center-right, an older white-haired man in a flowing orange-saffron wrap and dark beaded mala walks with a white forehead band. A yellow and white signboard with a meditating figure hangs behind them, and onlookers stand along the road.2015-09-16A night procession on a wet street lined with people and small shops. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a group, most wearing red-maroon garments with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings on their foreheads. In the centre, an elderly man in a plain orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a dark bead necklace and a white forehead band, is supported by an attendant in orange on his arm. A devotee in yellow walks to the right edge. Behind them, a tree, a wall with signboards and a temple-like spire can be seen. Whether the centre figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the identity is not asserted.2015-09-16May 07 20122012-05-07September 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of a group walking barefoot across a stone temple courtyard at dusk, with string lights and a green-lit tree behind them. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and a long beard wears a bright orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck; he walks with a slight stoop and is supported by attendants. Around him are about six men in maroon-brown robes with gold-bordered cloth, wearing layered rudraksha malas and large gold pendants, several with shaved heads and tripundra marks; one wears a red turban and another a white dhoti. A lit string of lights hangs from the temple wall at left, and a green garden hose runs across the stones.2015-09-16Night photo at a temple entrance lit by string lights and a lit signboard reading Shri Trimbakeshwar temple. A group of saffron and red-robed sannyasis walk outdoors. Centre, a man in a deep red turban and gold-trimmed red garment, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, raises his palm in blessing. Beside him an elderly man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds an attendant's arm, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Other devotees wear ochre dhotis with gold borders, garlands and sacred ash marks; one man in a white shirt on the right raises two fingers.2015-09-16Night procession on a city street lit by shop lights, with a tall red-and-orange-lit signboard at upper right. Five men in saffron-orange and rust-red sannyasi robes walk in a group. The man at front left, shaved-headed and smiling, holds a bundle of white flowers and wears a rudraksha mala. Next to him, a shaved-headed man in orange carries a mala. In the centre, a man with swept-back hair and a gold crown band wears a rust-red robe, a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace and a large gold pendant, looking to his left. Two more orange-robed men with gold necklaces follow, one at right holding printed booklets. Behind them, men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas walk, and a bearded elderly man in white stands at far left.2012-05-07May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walking together through a dimly lit stone temple corridor, holding hands in a line. The man second from left has long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold pendant on a chain and gold necklaces, and a red-orange wrap draped over his shoulder. Beside him stands an older bald man with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, a bald man in orange at the far right wears a rudraksha mala, and uniformed police officers stand at the right edge. Behind them, women in dark saris and men in white and orange clothing follow along a pillared corridor. The presence of a long-haired man in ornate saffron with gold necklaces is a probable Swamiji (probable) appearance-based candidate walking in procession.2012-05-20 +1 copies