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A night-time procession on a dirt path beneath dark trees. In the left foreground a person with long dark hair and a tilak on the forehead wears an orange robe with gold border, a gold necklace and a white and red garland, smiling and raising one hand. Behind them a woman in a grey sari with red border holds a long stick, and at right a woman in an orange and gold sari with white garland holds flowers while a young man in white shirt with red sash walks beside her. A saffron and gold flag or banner is visible at the left edge, and a man in white dhoti stands at the far left.

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Photograph at dusk of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a thick white and red flower garland and a gold necklace with a pendant, with long dark hair and a red bindi, walking barefoot on sandy ground past a kolam design. Behind him a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a flower-garlanded object wrapped in cloth, a man in white shirt and dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and a woman in a grey saree with a red and gold border plays a flute. Dense green leaves overhang the scene and a raised orange banner is visible in the background. a person appears as the central figure, wearing an orange shawl, garland and gold ornaments, a presentation consistent with the page's Jayanti procession context.2007-01-01 +1 copiesNight photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man on the left carries a long golden trident with a purple cloth, wearing white dhoti and orange shawl. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand, one holding a small brass vessel. A woman in a white silk sari with gold border carries a woven basket with green leaves and a red item. A white kolam floor design lies at the lower right.2006-12-31Night-time outdoor photograph at an ashram, with bamboo poles and white concrete blocks in the background. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-bordered orange garment, with a white and red flower garland around the neck and a gold chain, holding a long ceremonial staff. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ornate gold trim and garland. Behind him, several people in white ritual dhotis and saffron shawls stand near the crowd, including a woman in a saffron shawl with a white sari border at right. At left, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and pendant looks toward the scene beside pots and a metal bucket on the ground.2007-01-01Night procession at an outdoor ashram event. A man in saffron robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and a long white-and-red flower garland waves his right hand and smiles; he wears a gold chain pendant, dark swept-back hair and a red bindi. Around him, people in white dhotis and saris with saffron-orange shawls walk alongside. Two women carry gold trishula staffs, a woman in white holds a pineapple-shaped offering wrapped in a flower garland, and large red, orange and multicoloured fringed umbrellas are held overhead. The ground is sandy and the sky is dark.2007-01-01A photograph of a procession at night. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, a gold necklace and a white and red flower garland, reaches forward with one hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry silver ceremonial staffs and a silver deity murti on a flower-decorated palanquin, with a kalasha-style vessel nearby. Women in white and orange stand to the right holding ceremonial rods. The ground is sandy and the background is dark.2007-01-01Night outdoor scene beneath a large leafy tree with bare branches, with stacked stone blocks and sand on the ground. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and holds a tall wooden staff; the cues are distinctive, so he is a probable Swamiji, walking forward. An attendant in an orange robe with a red-bordered cloth steadies him at the shoulder. To the left, a bearded man in a pink-red shawl walks barefoot beside a man in white with a yellow-and-orange shawl. On the right, men in white dhotis and orange-yellow shawls carry a white cloth or palanquin-like object.2008-12-11January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of an outdoor procession on sandy ground beneath palm trees and a row of blue-and-white pennant flags. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap with a gold border and a white-and-red flower garland draped over his shoulder, along with a gold bead necklace and a gold bangle. He walks barefoot and gestures with one hand. Around him are men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, one holding a trident, and a crowd of onlookers, including a man with white hair and glasses. The central man shows distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, matching the page's Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, consistent with a Jayanti celebration procession.2007-01-01January 20 20092009-01-20December 27 20092009-12-27Night-time procession outdoors. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white-and-red flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace, smiling as he walks. A woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a flower-decorated basket. A man on the left holds a long wooden pole supporting a large yellow umbrella with colourful fringe, and a figure on the right holds a golden staff-like pole. Others in white dhotis and orange shawls walk behind, some with sacred marks on their foreheads. Banana plants and green decorations line the background, and a building stands behind them.2007-01-01Night procession photograph at a temple-like setting with colourful hanging pennants overhead. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl carries a silver tray holding a pineapple-like offering wrapped with white and red-yellow garlands on the left. Beside her, a man in an orange robe with gold border and a long white jasmine garland with red flower strands walks with his hands folded; his forehead bears a red tilak. Behind them, people in white clothes with orange shawls walk, and one man holds a golden trident staff. Attendants in white and orange surround the procession.2007-01-01