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A large outdoor procession moves along a paved courtyard beside a red brick wall, with a white tent canopy and colourful umbrellas overhead. Several large umbrellas are carried above the crowd: a red one with a gold-embroidered pattern in the foreground, a bright blue one with a portrait medallion, and another red umbrella with fringed edges. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris in red, gold and yellow, and some children are carried on shoulders. Men carry ceremonial gold kalasha-style staffs and a drummer plays on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk among the crowd. Lush green banana leaves are visible near the centre.

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A large outdoor procession moves across a paved courtyard beside a red-walled building and a white event tent. Many devotees crowd the scene; men wear white kurtas and dhotis, women wear saris in red, orange, yellow and cream. Several large umbrellas dominate the frame, including a red-and-gold brocade umbrella, a bright blue umbrella with circular portrait medallions, and deep blue and red parasols with gold fringe. Brass kalasha-style pots and ceremonial staffs are carried in the procession, and drummers in white stand at right. A camera crane is visible overhead. Rows of people are seated and standing along the edges of the procession route.2016-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor procession crowd on a paved courtyard beside red brick walls and a large white tent. Many people in white and colourful clothing carry or walk beneath ornate umbrellas (chhatris) in yellow, red, blue and orange with gold borders and tasselled fringes; several umbrellas show a printed portrait of a turbaned man. Men in white kurtas, women in saris and devotees in orange and red garments move through the throng, some with drums and ceremonial horns visible at left. A bright blue-green cloth and a banana leaf decorate the scene.2016-12-23A crowded outdoor procession moves along a stone-paved path lined with trees. Many participants hold large decorated umbrellas in red, orange, pink and green with fringed edges and ornate finials. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with orange cloths walk among women in orange, red and blue saris and salwar kameez. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt plays a drum slung at his side. Participants carry bags and move in dense groups. No single person can be identified as a person from appearance here.2016-12-03January 09 20182018-01-09July 19 20162016-07-19A procession in an outdoor courtyard with several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and green overhead. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron cloth wears a tall dark crown, a red and white flower garland and heavy gold necklaces, with a rudraksha mala visible. He is flanked by attendants: a shirtless man in white dhoti holding a staff, and a woman in a deep red sari. Nearby, girls in orange and yellow dresses carry brass pots and flowers, and a woman in white sari holds a brass vessel. Large crowds of men in white dhotis and women in saris stand with hands folded in namaskar along the red-walled building behind. A cameraman is visible at the centre-left. Appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues are the crown, saffron clothing, garland and gold necklaces; he is walking in procession under umbrellas.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19December 03 20162016-12-03A crowded outdoor procession moves along a paved path with many colourful umbrellas (chatras) raised overhead: yellow, red, blue and maroon, each with a printed portrait medallion and gold fringe. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, and others in saffron and orange clothing, walk among devotees carrying brass kalasha pots and ceremonial items. A tented pavilion and a film crane stand in the background beside a red brick wall and a palm frond decoration. Men and women in traditional attire fill the scene, some holding umbrella poles and others playing drums.2016-12-23A dense outdoor procession crowded along a street, with many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange garments. A large blue and gold embroidered umbrella and a green umbrella shade the scene. At the center, a man in a white bhagwa-style shawl with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near a white car decorated with garlands, while a bearded man in orange and a yellow turban walks beside it. Several men carry long wooden poles and a golden trident-shaped staff is visible in the foreground. Many onlookers, including women in white saris and children, press around the procession. Ritual and procession imagery, with a deity murti absent from view.2016-12-23A festival procession in an outdoor courtyard with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. Several large decorative umbrellas with red, green and yellow panels and tassels are held aloft over a central group. At the centre, a bare-chested man with a long swept-back hairstyle and a crown-like headdress wears a red beaded garland, layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala; he is accompanied by a saffron-robed attendant, a woman in red and gold ornaments, and a priest in white holding a long staff. Brass kalashas with flowers are carried by women in saffron saris on the left. Devotees in white crowd the foreground and background, and a red building stands at the right. The man at centre has distinctive long hair, a crown and ornate gold jewellery consistent with the page's a person reference, though appearance alone is not conclusive.2016-07-19