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Outdoor procession scene with a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, his hands extended toward a decorated deity murti on the right, which wears a red and gold silk cloth and a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a mala, and another man in an orange cloth holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a red canopy. Flower garlands lie on the ground in the foreground and a dirt field and trees stand in the background.

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Outdoor ceremonial scene. A bearded man with long dark hair and a red-orange tilak on his forehead wears an orange-red sannyasi garment and a thick dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, smiling and gesturing with his right hand toward a decorated palanquin or deity vehicle draped in red brocade with yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind him stand a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested attendant holding a tall gold staff. A young attendant on the right, also bare-chested, holds the palanquin. Red and white flower offerings lie in the foreground, and a red and white pole with hanging decorations is visible above. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, orange sannyasi clothing and heavy rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold pendant, in a procession-style ritual setting.2016-10-11A procession outdoors among trees, led by a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a white jasmine garland, with sandalwood and vibhuti marks on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at his chest. He walks with eyes closed beneath a multicoloured striped ceremonial umbrella (chhatra). Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and gold chains, walk alongside drummers in orange dhotis playing white drums, and a man at left holds an orange-and-red banner pole. The ground is dusty earth with a blue and white ribbon boundary.2017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11A procession outdoors under a red and white tent canopy. At centre, a man in a rust-red saffron robe with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala walks forward, smiling, with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a yellow staff raised overhead. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and red-brown robes walk, and a woman in a red sari carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings. A probable Swamiji is present, shown by the saffron robe, garland, rudraksha and long hair. Visible crowd members stand behind and around the procession.2017-03-11A photograph of a procession outside an ashram. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala smiles while holding up a long gold-topped ceremonial umbrella with red tassels. Behind him, a bus with NITHYANANDAM painted on its top is partly visible. Men in cream and white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk on the left, one with a yellow-bordered cloth, and a man in an orange-brown shawl stands behind them. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white shirt and white dhoti wears a mala, and a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several devotees gather along the roadside.2017-03-11May 21 20172017-05-21October 01 20172017-10-01October 11 20162016-10-11Outdoor procession on a red carpet under a tasselled yellow-and-red canopy held on a gold pole. A central bearded man with long dark hair, white vertical tilak and a forehead mark, wears a rust-orange robe and a thick rudraksha mala, a large white jasmine garland, and raises his right hand in a wave. Around him, men in cream dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk, one bald man in rust-orange robes, and a man in a white shirt on the right. Trees and a red flag appear in the background. Several people are visible in the procession.2017-03-11Outdoor procession on a dirt path with trees behind. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe wears a long white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, walking beneath a large ceremonial parasol with red, green, blue, yellow and white fringed panels. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies walk with rudraksha malas, and men in orange-saffron cloths play white drums. A man at left in orange cloth holds a long wooden staff with a decorated top, and another with a red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella stands at the right. Clothing is orange, rust, white and gold.2017-03-11October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01