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Night procession at an ashram outside a red brick wall with barbed wire. A central man in a rust-brown saffron robe and a long white and green flower garland walks barefoot, with an umbrella of multicolored fringed panels held above him on a gold pole. Behind him, several men in orange and red robes follow, some carrying drums. On the right, an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds his head with one hand. Floodlight and a small lamp illuminate the scene. Whether the central figure is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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Night procession on a dirt path beside a red brick wall topped with barbed wire, lit by a street lamp. A man in a maroon robe with a white and multicoloured garland holds a multicoloured striped parasol overhead. Around him, several people in orange and red robes walk in procession, and a few onlookers stand behind a wire fence. On the right, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a tree trunk, looking toward the procession. Watermarked archive photo of a procession at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram site.2017-04-09Night procession on a dirt path inside an ashram compound with bare trees and a red brick wall with chain-link fence behind. A man in a maroon/brown robe wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland walks forward at the centre, one hand raised holding a pole. Behind him, devotees in orange and saffron robes, some bare-chested with rudraksha necklaces, carry a striped multicoloured canopy on a pole and follow in a line. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks at the right edge, and an older man in white stands at the left with a garland. Figures in saffron and a drum are visible in the background.2017-04-09April 09 20172017-04-09November 12 20162016-11-12 +2 copiesNight procession on a sandy ground in front of a white tent and palm fronds. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a long white and pink garland walks barefoot at the centre, holding a tall golden umbrella canopy with red, yellow, blue and white fringed trim. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with white forehead markings and rudraksha beads, walk alongside a woman in a light blue sari and others in white dhoti. A man in a blue shirt and white or grey trousers walks behind. A small decorated offering tray with flower garland is carried in front. Event lights and a yellow vehicle are visible behind. Procession with a ceremonial umbrella.2017-04-09Night procession on a paved path with a lit temple chariot and illuminated deity figure in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white tilak, a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant and a dark maroon robe walks forward. A tall silver staff with a decorative head is in his hand, and a large decorated umbrella with red and multicoloured fringe is held above him. Around him walk men in orange robes and rudraksha malas, one carrying a glowing handheld light, and a man on the right in a white dhoti with gold border and a silver staff. Women in orange and red saris and devotees in the background watch and clap. This is a procession.2017-02-09Night procession outdoors on sandy ground under a decorated canopy with colourful tassels. A central figure in a rust-red robe and a long brown rudraksha-style mala is garlanded with a multicolour flower garland and wears a gold pendant necklace and a tilak, appearing to be the honoured figure. Behind him a bearer in an orange cloth holds up a gold-topped umbrella pole, and another man in orange holds a bouquet of white flowers wrapped in green ribbon. A person in a white dhoti and a shawl stands at left holding a phone, and women in red-orange saris and a man in orange walk in the background. a person cues include the garlanded central figure with rudraksha and gold ornaments, but the face and posture are not clearly distinct enough to confirm.2016-09-05January 14 20182018-01-14Night procession on a dirt road lit by a street lamp, with a flaming ceremonial torch in the background. A central figure in a maroon-brown robe wears a long fresh flower garland of yellow and magenta blooms and holds a silver trident; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest and he has white tilak on his forehead. Above him a multicoloured fringed parasol is held on a pole. Around him walk men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and others in white ritual clothes. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in the middle, and a man in orange at left carries a red box. Several coloured umbrellas with fringed edges fill the background crowd of devotees in white.2016-11-12 +1 copiesNight photograph of a street procession with a group of devotees in saffron, orange and red clothing. In the centre, a man in a maroon dhoti-style wrap and a multicoloured flower garland, with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands with both palms pressed to his forehead in reverence. Behind him, women in orange and red saris raise their hands in namaskar, and a long gold-tipped pole carries a red and gold canopy at top left. At right, a man in a white kurta holds a ceremonial staff and a small metal plate. Warm lamplight and darkness surround the procession on a paved road.2016-09-05May 05 20122012-05-05A nighttime procession moves along a paved path beside green shrubs and a red wall. A man in a rust-brown garment with a floral garland and a trident-topped staff walks at the centre under a multicoloured fringed canopy held on a pole, with a lit torch beside it. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, carry ritual items, and a man in white with a mala follows. Further back, a decorated palanquin with a red umbrella and a deity murti is carried by people in white. On the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold borders stands with folded hands and a shawl over his shoulder. Smoke drifts across the scene.2016-11-12 +2 copies