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Night procession in a crowd. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace stands in front of a richly decorated ratha with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers, around a deity murti with a crown and gold ornaments. He sits with hands pressed together in greeting. Men in orange shirts and onlookers surround him, a wooden pole rises at right, and a crowd of hands and faces fills the frame.

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Night procession photograph. A young man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold bead necklace, smiling as he walks beside a decorated palanquin. Behind him, deity murti figures with gold-yellow and red floral garlands and a red-orange cloth stand under an ornate canopy, with colourful garland-draped poles behind. In the foreground, blurred hands of devotees are raised in greeting or blessing, and white-clad devotees crowd the street.2007-12-23A night procession photographed from the crowd. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron robes and a gold ornamental necklace, standing on a decorated palanquin with hands folded in front of him. Behind him is a red palanquin canopy with green, white and pink garlands and a framed portrait labelled with a name, above two deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Devotees in white and orange surround the palanquin, several holding long wooden poles, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground. The scene is dark with lights and flowers.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession photograph. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a long gold-beaded necklace sits on a decorated palanquin or ratha framed by red, white, green and yellow floral garlands and tassels. Behind him, a framed photo portrait and a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a crown sit on the platform. Bearers in orange shawls hold wooden poles at both sides, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white surrounds the procession.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor evening procession with a long-haired figure seated on an ornate golden chariot (ratha) draped in marigold, white, purple and yellow garlands, with green foliage, red and blue tassels and a golden kalasha-topped canopy. The seated person wears an orange-saffron shawl and white garment, smiles and raises a hand in greeting; the figure has long swept-back hair and a white flower garland, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair and saffron wrap. Around the chariot, devotees in white and yellow dhotis and saffron scarves walk and crowd close, one man in a white shirt and orange shawl wearing a mala at left. Dusk sky and a stage structure in the background.2010-02-12Night procession outdoors with a large crowd behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and red-pink flower garland, a gold chain necklace and a leopard-print shawl, extending one hand forward. Flanking him are young men in white kurtas with orange and yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and an older man in orange robes. Behind them, a decorated ratha/chariot with yellow and orange canopy, marigold garlands, tassels and a golden structure glows in the dark. Pedestrians and a white car appear at left.2010-02-12Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha-bead and white-and-red flower garland, seated on an ornate gold throne decorated with white and red-yellow flower garlands. He smiles while a man in the foreground, with short hair and a rudraksha mala, sits beside him. Two other onlookers are partly visible at the lower edges against a dark night background. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, seated in a place of honour.2012-01-08February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession photographed from a crowd at ground level. A decorated temple chariot (ratha) is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flower strands, with a deity murti visible in its shrine. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a flaming lamp near the chariot. At right, a smiling man in orange robes with a gold necklace extends his hand toward the chariot. Crowd members in white shirts and orange-trimmed clothing press around, some raising hands, and a wooden pole rises at the right edge.2007-12-23A photograph of a decorated golden palanquin or ratha during a procession, draped with orange and marigold garlands and hanging tassels in red, pink, blue and purple, with a brass bell at the upper left. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron/orange shawl over an orange dhoti sits on the throne, smiling and holding a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with a person on a palanquin during the Kumbha Mela procession, though the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an orange wrap and rudraksha malas bends forward and touches the seated man's bare foot in reverence.2013-02-10