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A photograph of a ceremonial entrance on a red carpet, decorated with a canopy of green banana leaves, banana bunches, and white and pink flower garlands beneath a purple and red cloth awning. Three saffron-robed sannyasis walk toward the viewer. The central figure has long hair, a long rudraksha mala, and a gold-trimmed saffron robe; a sannyasi on the left wears a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, and another on the right wears a saffron robe with gold borders. A man in white clothes walks behind them. Scattered petals cover the carpet, and a red and gold cloth hangs at the right beside a chair.

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July 04 20142014-07-04Outdoor photo of two saffron-robed sannyasis walking down a red carpet beneath a banana-leaf and banana-bunch archway in front of a house. The foreground figure, shaved-headed and bare-chested, wears a saffron-and-gold dhoti, a rudraksha mala and gold-tone ear ornament. The second figure in the centre wears a saffron dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala, and a red-and-gold armband. Behind them a drummer in white dhoti plays a drum, and several people in white and saffron stand in the doorway. Purple side-curtains and red, green and purple striped bunting frame the entrance, with green leaves and a palm frond.2014-07-01A procession under a striped canopy decorated with green leaves, where a central figure in a maroon-red robe and matching red turban walks along a red carpet, wearing a long multi-coloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-edged maroon robes with rudraksha malas flank the path, and a man in a white dhoti with a white shirt and a shaved-headed priest in orange-edged robes stand nearby. Other white-clad men and a woman in pink watch from the surroundings, with a bare-chested priest in the lower right.2014-06-26January 12 20152015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16A procession on a red carpet outdoors in front of a open-sided pavilion with a deity murti shrine behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red-and-pink flower garland, and a large gold ornamental necklace, and is shielded by a teal-and-gold ceremonial umbrella held overhead by a man in a rust-orange dhoti. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk barefoot, several holding brass or silver trays and vessels. A man in an orange shawl stands to the right with his palms joined, and a man in a grey jacket and blue shirt at the far right holds up a phone. a person: the central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace is a candidate for a person, shown in person in the procession.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A procession walks along a red carpet under a large open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof and hanging decorations. A central figure with long dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace, and a red-and-white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala across the chest; he smiles and walks barefoot. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange and rust-coloured robes carry a tall golden staff with a decorated orange-and-red pennant and ceremonial staffs. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk at the sides, one carrying a brass ritual vessel. An elderly bearded figure in orange stands behind. a person by appearance: the long swept-back hair, gold necklace, garland and rudraksha mala suggest the central procession figure.2015-01-04August 09 20072007-08-09May 01 20152015-05-01August 09 20072007-08-09