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Night procession photograph. A central man with a dark braided topknot wears a gold crown, a heavy gold multi-strand garland with a large gold pendant, red cloth and a leopard-print lower garment, and walks smiling with eyes closed. Behind him a silver ceremonial parasol with hanging ornaments is held aloft. Around him attendants wear orange saffron robes, white dhotis with gold borders and red-and-gold saris; one white-clad attendant with a sandalwood marking and rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. Colourful string lights and red flags stand in the background.

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Night procession with a central man in a golden crown, heavy gold necklaces and armlets, a red and leopard-print waist cloth, walking barefoot-adjacent in sandals beneath a silver ceremonial parasol with crystal drops. Around him, a man in orange robes holds a ritual staff, a man in white dhoti with a silver staff and rudraksha beads, and a woman in a gold and red sari walk among saffron and red flags and string-lit trees. Ornate ratha-style procession with a crowd behind. a person at the centre, shown with a gold crown, multiple gold malas and ornate armlets, with the procession attendants around him.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed on a paved road with string lights and red flags behind. At the centre, a bearded man in a gold crown with a crescent ornament, a heavy gold necklace and a red and leopard-print garment waves his right hand. A man beside him holds a silver ceremonial umbrella, and a man on the right in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver staff and wears rudraksha beads. Other participants in white dhotis and orange robes walk behind, and a yellow umbrella is visible at left. The appearance-based candidate for a person is the central figure in the crown and gold necklace, but the identification is uncertain.2016-12-09 +2 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photograph in which a bearded man in a gold crown and layered gold bead necklaces walks forward smiling, wearing a red blouse and a leopard-print wrap over a red dhoti. An ornate silver umbrella with hanging crystal-like drops is held above him. Behind him, people in white dhotis with gold borders, red and orange robes, and white forehead markings carry red flags along a lit path strung with coloured lights. A man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a long silver staff. The swami cues are a crown, gold necklaces and ornate dress, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji candidate in a procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with a bearded man in a gold crown and heavy gold bead necklace, wearing a red and leopard-print garment, smiling and walking beside a silver ceremonial umbrella with hanging ornaments. Behind him a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver staff and wears rudraksha malas, another in white holds a silver umbrella, and devotees in white and red walk with red flags and string lights in the background. The person in the crown and gold necklace is a person candidate, identified by the ornate gold crown, leopard-print clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces.2016-12-09Night procession with a central man in red and gold ceremonial dress, wearing a gold crown-like turban, layered gold beaded necklaces, gold armbands and a leopard-print waist cloth over red garments, walking and smiling while raising one hand. Above him a silver ceremonial umbrella with hanging crystal pendants is held over his head. Around him, men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas carry a silver staff and walk among a crowd beneath strings of colourful lights and red flags.2016-12-09