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Night-time photograph outside tall apartment blocks with motorcycles parked along the left. Several men in saffron and orange robes with bare shaved heads walk in a procession across a paved courtyard. A central figure wears a white garland of flowers and carries a long staff, while a man in front wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala. A uniformed guard and onlookers in white and light shirts stand at the edges. A green illuminated sign reads DHANYA on the building.

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Night-time photograph of a residential courtyard between tall white apartment blocks, with parked motorcycles along the left and onlookers standing at the edges. Several men walk down the middle of the road in a group. In front, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace walks barefoot. Behind him, men in saffron and orange robes walk, one wearing a large white and red flower garland and carrying a staff. Figures in saffron cloth follow, while women in sarees watch from the right side. The scene suggests a procession or visit to the residence.2014-06-21Night photo on a paved residential lane between tall beige apartment blocks, with parked cars and a white van behind. A group walks toward the camera. Foreground left, a bald man in saffron-orange dhoti with red border and rudraksha mala holds hands with a companion in white dhoti. Centre, a man in white shirt and grey trousers with a black neck cord walks beside a person in ochre-red cloth and a garland, who raises a hand in greeting. Right, a bald man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks in front of a man in white shirt. Several more people in white and orange follow. Light is from street lamps.2014-06-21 +1 copiesNight procession on a city street lined with shops and lit by street lamps. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of white and yellow flowers and walks barefoot. Around him, devotees wear saffron and red robes, rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads; a man at left in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver vessel, and a man in front right in a white dhoti with gold border and a brown rudraksha mala looks ahead. Onlookers stand along the roadside.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesA night-time procession moves along a street in front of a yellow building and a sign showing a meditating figure. A central figure in a bright orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti, with a grey-streaked head covering and a dark beaded mala, walks barefoot near the middle. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders wear red and gold shawls, rudraksha-style malas and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on their forereheads. One man in orange garments and another in a red turban walk nearby, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a devotional procession in an Indian town.2015-09-16Night photo of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a dirt path past a temple-style pillared structure lit by a bright lamp. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-yellow-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a beaded headband and a long necklace of white beads. Beside him, a figure in an orange robe with a headband walks behind, and to the right a bare-chested man in an orange garment with yellow borders and rudraksha bracelet looks on. A man in white with gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet walks at right-centre. Another man in white stands behind them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki appears in the background.2012-05-21Night procession on a road lit by a single street lamp, with a crowd of men walking behind a row of saffron-robed sannyasis. In the centre, a bald figure with a white forehead band and a wide rudraksha necklace wears an orange shawl over a saffron cloth, and beside him a man in a saffron robe with a crown-like headband and a large rudraksha mala with a pendant stands out. On the left a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside them. Several men in white dhotis and orange robes follow, and an orange-clothed attendant is at the right edge. A central figure appears probable Swamiji by his crown-like band, layered rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, but this is only an appearance-based label.2012-05-21Night procession on a city street lit by bright lights, with a illuminated temple chariot glowing in the background. In the centre, a bearded man in a brown-orange robe wears a large white and multicoloured flower garland and has a white tilak on his forehead; he is the a person, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland, walking among devotees. To his left, a man in cream and gold dhoti holds a small silver vessel, and young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas carry a golden kalasha-style pot and walk alongside. Behind them, women in white saris with pink and gold borders walk in the procession. Shopfronts and white buildings line the road.2017-02-07 +1 copiesNight photo of a procession at an ashram courtyard with a building and parked bus behind. Two shaved-headed young sannyasis in saffron-orange dhotis with red bands and rudraksha malas walk at left and right edges. A central figure wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, a long multi-coloured flower garland, gold necklaces and a forehead tilak, and walks barefoot. A younger attendant in white dhoti with a gold border and a white-clad shaved-headed sannyasi stand nearby, with a woman in a white sari and several men in white shirts around them. a person cues are the central figure's garland, gold necklace and ornate ceremonial attire.2014-06-21A photograph of a procession through a long, lamp-lit temple corridor with ornate carved pillars and stalls along the sides. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and a headband with a red-and-white tilak walks with a smile; the cues are a saffron wrap, a heavy gold garland, and a headband, so he is a candidate for a person in the procession. Around him, a bald priest in saffron on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed wrap, and several devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk behind. A uniformed security officer stands at the left edge, and a man in a light green shirt stands at the right edge.2012-05-10February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07