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Two men walk side by side in a tented pavilion with orange and red fabric and string lights in the background. On the left, a bearded man in a bright yellow-orange turban and a red shawl with gold embroidery holds a long silver staff. On the right, a smiling figure in a deep red turban with a small red tilak on the forehead wears a heavy multi-strand gold necklace and bangles, with a dark red-brown cloth draped over the shoulder. Behind them a woman in a red sari and gold jewellery looks on, a silver ceremonial staff rises at right, and other attendants in orange and white are partly visible. Ceremonial procession, ornate gold ornaments, and attendants carrying silver staffs suggest a formal procession.

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May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11Photograph of a procession inside a tented pavilion at night, with warm lamp light. In the centre, a figure in a maroon turban with a gold crescent ornament wears heavy layered gold necklaces, gold bangles and a deep red-maroon wrap, walking and smiling. Beside him on the right, an elderly bearded sadhu in an orange-saffron turban and robes wears a large black rudraksha mala with an orange tassel and walks alongside. On the left, a bearded man in peach robes and an orange shawl walks with a mala. Behind them, men in saffron and white dhotis with gold necklaces and sandalwood or kumkum marks follow in the procession.2016-05-11A crowded indoor tent scene with saffron and orange-clad sadhus and devotees. In the centre, a woman in a deep red turban topped with a gold crescent ornament and a heavy gold necklace and bangles wears a red-brown sari and smiles. Beside her, a bearded elderly sadhu in a pale peach-orange robe and turban holds a wooden staff and a rudraksha mala, with red tilak on his forehead. A younger man in red-and-gold garments with a gold chain stands at right, and more people in orange, red and white fill the background. A white canvas roof with red drapery overhead.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11November 16 20152015-11-16A photograph inside a white and orange tented pavilion shows a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. At the centre, a smiling man wearing a deep red turban with a gold crest, a red-brown silk garment, layered gold necklaces and bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A bearded man on the left in pale peach robes and rudraksha beads smiles toward him, and a shaved-headed younger man in orange with a gold necklace stands at right. Several others in orange and maroon wear tripundra marks and malas. The centre figure shows cues of the a person candidate, presented with turban, ornate gold adornments and namaste, while the event page indicates he is not present. Printed text on the photo reads a copyright and source credit.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11November 16 20152015-11-16A smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a gold crescent-and-trident ornament stands at centre-right, wearing a maroon-red wrap, heavy gold multi-strand necklaces, gold armbands and gold earrings, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in an orange-saffron wrap wears a red-and-white beaded mala and a pendant, and a younger man in a yellow shirt with an orange lanyard and ID badge stands further left. Behind them, other people wear red and orange robes in a crowded indoor setting, and a man at far right in an orange wrap wears a black beaded mala.2016-05-11Crowded photo inside a tented hall with orange and red fabric and hanging lights. At centre, a smiling man wears a maroon turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, a heavy layered gold necklace of large beads, gold armbands and a maroon shawl over a bare chest. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas press close; one man in a light checked shirt stands at right beside a silver ritual vessel in the foreground.2016-05-11