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A festive outdoor procession on a paved path lined with palm trees. Ornate yellow and multicoloured decorative umbrellas with fringed edges and a tall kalasha-like pole rise above the crowd. At centre, a man with an orange-red turban and a heavy gold necklace with a white flower garland stands in brown robes, holding a long staff, with a crowd of devotees around him. Women in red and pink saris and men with bare torsos and orange cloths surround him, some with dreadlocked hair and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A cameraman in the left foreground films the procession. a person candidate is a probable identification based on the turban, gold ornaments and garland, but appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor procession on a paved path lined with trees and strings of lights. A central bearded man wears a deep red-maroon turban, a red-brown robe, a white floral garland with a dense gold-and-beaded necklace, and raises a long staff with a white-tasseled top. a person: long hair and a bearded face framed by a crown-like turban, ornate gold necklace and garland cues, with the role of a procession leader. Around him, women in pink, orange and green saris and men in white dhotis and saffron cloth press forward; bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas. Large ornate umbrellas in maroon, yellow and green with beaded fringe are held overhead, one bearing a small portrait medallion. A crowd of onlookers fills the foreground.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A festive outdoor procession on a stone-paved path lined with palm trees. A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe and long white flower garland stands centre, holding a tall trident-topped staff, under decorated colourful parasols. Around him, women in red, orange and grey saris dance with raised hands, and men in saffron and white dhotis and rudraksha malas celebrate. Ornate parasols and a red-canopied palanquin frame the scene. The man's visible cues include a red turban and ceremonial garlands, matching the page's Pada Puja context.2016-12-03A festive procession on a paved path with palm trees and a metal structure behind. A central figure with long dark hair, a red-brown crown-like headdress, a red-brown wrap, layered gold and bead necklaces and a white flower garland holds a tall silver trident-topped staff. Above him two ornate parasols in red, yellow and multicolour fringe are raised. Around him women in orange, green and white saris and men in orange dhotis with gold borders raise their arms and clap in celebration. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti dances at the right. Several men in white dhotis stand behind.2016-12-03A festival procession on a dirt path under a grey sky, with palm trees behind. At the centre, a bearded man in a maroon-red dhoti and a dark red turban walks forward, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, and a long pink-and-white flower garland, and holding a tall silver staff topped with a trident. Above him a large ornate umbrella with silver and red fringe is raised. Around him, women in red, green and gold sarees with rudraksha malas and flower garlands walk alongside, and bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha beads follow. Colourful decorated parasols in red, yellow and blue line the procession. Whether the central figure is a person is uncertain from appearance; he is described by his role as a procession leader with a trident staff.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A dense outdoor procession of devotees with raised arms and many decorated umbrellas, some silver-fringed and others pink, yellow and blue. At the centre, a bearded man in a red turban and ornate gold necklaces, wearing a rose-red garland, is walking beneath a white canopy held up by an attendant; behind him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-toned robes walk with him. Women in red and maroon saris and bindis are visible in the crowd, and a silver trident-like staff rises near the front. Trees and a gold-coloured deity figure appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in the red turban, gold necklaces and garland is an appearance-based candidate, shown in person leading the procession.2016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03