Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a thick garland of orange, red and white flowers and a gold ceremonial necklace over saffron cloth, seated in front of gold ornate decoration. Behind him a second man in an orange shawl and white shirt also smiles, and a hand with a bead mala appears at the right edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a thick garland of orange, red and white flowers and a gold ceremonial necklace over saffron cloth, seated in front of gold ornate decoration. Behind him a second man in an orange shawl and white shirt also smiles, and a hand with a bead mala appears at the right edge.

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January 01 2008

A procession at an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick white and red flower garland over an orange garment and holds his hands together in front of his chest. Gold ornaments and a gold armlet are visible. Around him, men in orange and white robes and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding tall gold-topped staffs and a green banana-leaf decoration. A brightly tasselled canopy and white building are in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits in front of a backdrop of yellow and white marigold garlands and a red fabric. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a thick red flower garland around his neck, with a small red mark on his forehead. His hands are raised in front of him, and a person in white clothing stands partly visible at the left edge beside a painted, blue-patterned pillar. This is a close-up photograph.

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