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Outdoor photo of a riverside ceremony beneath a steel truss bridge. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment, rudraksha-style beaded mala and a white garland, sits cross-legged on an ornate throne-like seat under a red and green ceremonial parasol with a trident finial, appearing to be Swamiji (probable). Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis, some shaven-headed and holding staffs and a conch, sit or stand on a raised platform covered with a patterned cloth. Women in white and orange saris with saffron scarves stand at left, and an attendant in white stands near the throne. Orange and yellow flags with symbols flutter at the edges, and marigold petals are scattered on the platform.

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Outdoor photo of a riverside ceremony beneath a rust-red steel truss bridge. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis, a shaved-headed priest and women in white and orange sit or stand, and a bald man in white holds a conch-like vessel. Orange pennants with a person Peeth emblems and ceremonial staffs frame the scene.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor riverside procession scene beneath a steel truss bridge, with a raised blue-and-white platform draped in white cloth and scattered flower petals. A seated central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a white garland, and a rudraksha-style mala, seated on a carved throne-like chair beneath a red, green and gold canopy umbrella. Shaved-headed saffron-robed sadhus flank him, one holding a long staff, and devotees in white saris with orange shawls stand at the sides holding decorated saffron and gold flag banners. Another saffron-robed man holds a silver ceremonial vessel on the right. A small white table with petals sits in the foreground.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a river ceremony on a blue-and-yellow boat platform with a steel truss bridge behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits centrally on a carved wooden throne under a red and yellow canopy topped with a trident. A shaved-headed attendant in saffron stands to the left pointing upward. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and women in white saris with orange borders hold tall ceremonial staffs and decorated yellow-and-red banners with floral motifs. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a pink-petal-strewn white table are in the foreground. Ornate dark robes and gold-trimmed ceremonial items mark the procession. Marigold garlands are visible.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph on a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi. A central man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala, stands on a patterned blue carpet raising one arm beneath a multicoloured parasol. Around him, saffron-clad devotees, many women in orange and white saris with rudraksha malas, raise their hands and smile. Silver ceremonial staffs and tridents, orange flags and marigold petals surround the group. A man in a white shirt stands behind, and a camera operator films in the lower right.2013-02-13