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A photograph inside an ornately carved golden-brown temple hall, with a camera operator holding a Sony video camera at the left edge. A bearded man with long grey-streaked hair and a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and a dense garland of orange and yellow marigolds, holding a small object near his chest. Beside him a man in a maroon robe and a red-and-maroon turban wears a yellow marigold garland and smiles. To the right, a bespectacled man in a maroon robe with a gold necklace stands near a young man in a pink shirt who holds his hands together in namaste. A red cloth and bright lamplight appear in the background. Appearance-based candidate for a person: long hair, saffron-orange robe, marigold garlands. Two or more people in the scene are visible; the central figure is the focus.

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April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23Evening procession under an orange-and-white tent with hanging lights. In the centre, a bearded sadhu in saffron robes and a saffron turban holds a wooden staff and wears a long rudraksha mala, with red tilak on his forehead. To his left, a figure in a maroon turban with a gold crest and a heavy gold necklace stands with hands folded and smiles. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes and turbans walk, some wearing gold necklaces, and a bare-chested man with a topknot and glasses stands at the right edge in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala. Partially visible camera equipment is at lower left.2016-05-11A photograph of a crowded procession at night, with a central figure walking in the middle and smiling with palms pressed together in namaste. The central man wears a saffron-orange turban with a red tilak mark on the forehead, a white and red flower garland, a large gold pendant, and a brown-orange dhoti and shawl. Around him, men in orange and saffron robes and turbans walk closely, some holding long silver-topped staffs. On the right, a man in a red robe and beaded rudraksha necklaces holds a camera. Many other devotees in saffron and orange clothes fill the background. The central figure has distinctive presentation cues, so this is a person appearance, shown as a procession participant and in_person.2013-02-12Night-time photo of a procession-like gathering at an outdoor event with warm and green stage lights behind. In the centre, a bearded older man with long swept-back grey hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with red beads and a rectangular pendant. To his left, a sadhu in a brown-maroon robe and turban wears an ornate gold necklace with a large gold pendant. Two younger men in white and green stand behind them, one wearing a beaded mala. Bokeh lights fill the background.2016-04-21Photo inside a white and orange tent at night, with several saffron-robed sadhus gathered in a procession-like walk. In the centre, a person in a red turban with a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark red shawl presses palms together in greeting. Beside them, a bearded elder in a pale peach turban and robe holds a rudraksha mala and a long staff, eyes lowered. To the left, a man in orange robes with a bearded face stands with hands folded. Other sadhus in red and orange turbans and robes, some with white beards and rudraksha malas, stand around them, with lamp-lit tent fabric overhead.2016-05-11April 23 20162016-04-23May 11 20162016-05-11September 15 20152015-09-15May 04 20162016-05-04April 23 20162016-04-23