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Night procession in a courtyard lined with brick buildings and palms. A central figure with long dark hair and a full beard wears a maroon-brown wrap, a white flower garland and a gold necklace, and is flanked by saffron-robed attendants. A large golden umbrella with a multicoloured fringe is held above him, with smaller red and orange parasols beside. Bare-chested men in saffron and white dhotis carry staffs and a fan, while women and girls in saffron saris and tunics stand at the right, many with hands raised in greeting. Saffron-clad women and devotees line the path, and some hold their hands up in greeting. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.

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Night photograph of a procession in a stone-paved courtyard beside a stone-walled building with barred windows and lit signage. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, a rudraksha-style necklace, a gold pendant and a pink-and-white garland stands centre in a dark maroon wrap, holding a silver staff, beneath a multicoloured fringed umbrella. Around him, several figures in orange saffron robes, some with long hair and body markings, raise their hands and gesture toward him. A woman in a grey sari stands at the right edge.2017-02-09A night procession on a paved courtyard in front of brick buildings. A central man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment, a rudraksha-style necklace, a gold pendant, and a white-and-pink flower garland, raises his right hand and walks beneath a tall golden-staffed ceremonial umbrella with a multicoloured striped fringe. 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Red and orange powder is spread on the ground in the foreground, and a red umbrella and mirror-work parasol stand at left. Crowd members in white dhotis and orange robes appear in the background.2016-10-30Night procession in a courtyard before a tan brick building and palm trees. A central figure with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rose-mauve cloth, a white flower garland, and a gold pendant, and walks beneath a large multicoloured canopy on a tall gold pole. Men in saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas flank him, one holding a white fan-like staff, while women in orange saris line the path and a crowd of onlookers in green and white saris watches from the right. Umbrellas in orange and gold are held aloft at left.2017-02-09Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard lit by a illuminated shrine chariot behind. 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On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.2017-10-08February 17 20162016-02-17September 05 20162016-09-05Night procession on a stone-paved path beneath a large tree, with brightly coloured umbrellas raised over the group. A bearded man in a long saffron-orange garment with a tilak and a dark bead mala walks in front, followed by a man in white dhoti with yellow border and beaded necklace holding a long fan-like staff. Women in saffron and orange saris, some with beaded necklaces, walk alongside holding umbrellas in orange, red, green, yellow and pink. A few people in white carry a small wooden platform. Lamplight glows at the left edge.2016-10-30Night outdoor procession at a courtyard with a brick building behind. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands at centre, hand on hip, with a dark ceremonial face mark. Around him, saffron-clad attendants hold silver-headed staffs and ceremonial tridents; some wear rudraksha malas and white body markings. Many women in orange saris with long plaits surround the central figure, reaching toward him. A lit ornate chariot or float glows in the background. a person candidate is visible by the presence of a central figure with a garland, but appearance cues are limited to the garland and central placement, so identity is uncertain.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09Evening procession at an outdoor ashram setting lit by night. In the centre, a man in orange-red robes wears a long red and orange flower garland and walks barefoot; he has a tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace. Behind him, several men in matching orange-red dhotis carry ceremonial staffs and a large silver umbrella on a pole, with a silver tray held by one attendant. On the left, a line of women in saris and men in white stand with hands folded in namaskar, watching. Hanging decorations of leaves and beads frame the background, with a banana plant and a white stone platform at right.2013-07-22