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A large outdoor procession moves across a paved courtyard beside a red-walled building and a white event tent. Many devotees crowd the scene; men wear white kurtas and dhotis, women wear saris in red, orange, yellow and cream. Several large umbrellas dominate the frame, including a red-and-gold brocade umbrella, a bright blue umbrella with circular portrait medallions, and deep blue and red parasols with gold fringe. Brass kalasha-style pots and ceremonial staffs are carried in the procession, and drummers in white stand at right. A camera crane is visible overhead. Rows of people are seated and standing along the edges of the procession route.

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A large outdoor procession moves along a paved courtyard beside a red brick wall, with a white tent canopy and colourful umbrellas overhead. Several large umbrellas are carried above the crowd: a red one with a gold-embroidered pattern in the foreground, a bright blue one with a portrait medallion, and another red umbrella with fringed edges. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris in red, gold and yellow, and some children are carried on shoulders. Men carry ceremonial gold kalasha-style staffs and a drummer plays on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk among the crowd. Lush green banana leaves are visible near the centre.2016-12-23A crowded outdoor procession moves along a paved path with many colourful umbrellas (chatras) raised overhead: yellow, red, blue and maroon, each with a printed portrait medallion and gold fringe. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, and others in saffron and orange clothing, walk among devotees carrying brass kalasha pots and ceremonial items. A tented pavilion and a film crane stand in the background beside a red brick wall and a palm frond decoration. Men and women in traditional attire fill the scene, some holding umbrella poles and others playing drums.2016-12-23Outdoor procession crowd on a paved courtyard beside red brick walls and a large white tent. Many people in white and colourful clothing carry or walk beneath ornate umbrellas (chhatris) in yellow, red, blue and orange with gold borders and tasselled fringes; several umbrellas show a printed portrait of a turbaned man. Men in white kurtas, women in saris and devotees in orange and red garments move through the throng, some with drums and ceremonial horns visible at left. A bright blue-green cloth and a banana leaf decorate the scene.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23December 30 20172017-12-30A large outdoor procession in a courtyard with a white event tent and red brick buildings behind. Several large parasols dominate the scene: a red one with gold embroidery in the foreground, a blue one with a circular emblem centre, and a red one with gold-edged fringe on the right. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, women in saris and salwar, and drummers walk among the crowd. A man at left holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a brass finial, and a man in orange and white carries brass ritual implements. A camera crane arm extends over the scene. Dozens of people are visible, many partially obscured.2016-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19A procession in an outdoor courtyard with several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and green overhead. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron cloth wears a tall dark crown, a red and white flower garland and heavy gold necklaces, with a rudraksha mala visible. He is flanked by attendants: a shirtless man in white dhoti holding a staff, and a woman in a deep red sari. Nearby, girls in orange and yellow dresses carry brass pots and flowers, and a woman in white sari holds a brass vessel. Large crowds of men in white dhotis and women in saris stand with hands folded in namaskar along the red-walled building behind. A cameraman is visible at the centre-left. Appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues are the crown, saffron clothing, garland and gold necklaces; he is walking in procession under umbrellas.2016-07-19A festive procession moves through a courtyard with several large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and multicoloured fringed canopies carried on poles. At the centre, a man with a crown or headdress and orange-saffron cloth wears a long garland of red and white beads and a heavy gold necklace, walking between attendants. Beside him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a staff and rudraksha beads. Women in white and orange saris carry brass kalashas with coconuts and mango leaves, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and women in white saris stands with hands folded in namaste along the sides. A red building and blue tarpaulin stand behind.2016-07-19