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Night procession photographed in dim light. Several devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry ceremonial standards: a tall gold-toned flag with a pointed notch, a long gold leaf-shaped staff, a silver staff, and a fringed yellow-and-orange banner. Foreground women hold the gold staffs; behind them a man in white and an older man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace walk among others. A woman in a green shawl and floral dress stands at right. Partly visible fabric lies at lower left.

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November 21 20102010-11-21September 05 20132013-09-05A night-time procession photographed outdoors on a sandy ground. In the foreground, two women in white dresses with orange shawls carry tall golden-yellow ceremonial banners with red and teal embroidered panels, each bearing a central emblem. Men in white and orange robes flank them holding long silver staffs with ornate finials. Behind them, a crowd of people in red shirts and white dhotis gathers in the dark. One woman looks upward while the other walks forward holding a banner pole.2007-01-01December 20 20062006-12-20A dark nighttime procession on sandy ground, lit only by a few distant lamps. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala walks at the head of a group of people in white dhotis and white shirts. Two attendants on the sides hold tall silver staffs topped with a trident and with yellow-and-orange fringed banners. Several umbrella-like canopies with patterned, colourful borders are raised above the group. A woman in a pale yellow sari stands at the left edge, and a man in white stands at the right, holding a staff. Several people in white carry ceremonial items. The scene is a ceremonial procession with flags, staffs and canopies.2006-12-23A nighttime procession at dark outdoors moves along a dirt path. Several men and a few women in white clothes with orange shawls walk in a group. Ornate parasols with colourful fringed canopies, decorated with bird motifs, are carried above them. Men in the front hold tall silver staffs, and one figure at the left carries a lit torch. A man in the centre holds a woven basket of flowers and garlands, and another person carries a tray of offerings. A photographer with a camera films the procession from the right. The scene suggests a temple or ritual procession.2007-01-01A night procession on a dirt road lit by distant lights. Devotees in white clothes carry tall golden ornate standards with red, orange and teal embroidered fabric panels and a blue circular emblem, along with golden parasols. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and cream dhoti and a woman in a white sari with gold border lead the line, both holding standards. Behind them a young boy in yellow top and red shorts walks beside a standard, and a few people in saffron and orange garments follow. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2015-11-15November 16 20152015-11-16November 11 20102010-11-11Night procession at a temple event. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, walks barefoot at centre. Around him women in white saris with gold borders carry a gold-and-red ceremonial umbrella and a silver trident-topped staff, while men in white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a small hand drum. Ornate gold-and-red canopies and a row of decorative flags are visible behind the group. Several women carry brass pots and flower offerings. The man in orange is an appearance-based probable Swamiji in the procession, with long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and garland as cues.2006-12-31September 05 20132013-09-05December 31 20152015-12-31