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A photograph of a ceremonial procession at a temple-style event. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, an orange sannyasi wrap and a red wristband walks centrally and smiles. Beside him an attendant in a yellow-and-gold garment holds a green-leafed offering. A golden palanquin-like shrine sits on an orange-draped table at right. Behind them a large red, blue and green ceremonial umbrella painted with figures and a Shiva-linga motif shelters attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and bead necklaces. Drummers and orange-clad figures stand in the background on a striped carpet. a person: the centre man's long hair, orange sannyasi wrap and bearing match the page's claim, but identity is uncertain.

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A ceremonial procession in a tent-like hall with white draped walls and a red carpet covered by colourful woven mats. Under a striped red, yellow and blue ornamental parasol, a bearded man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and dark-red lower cloth walks forward, with a light-coloured wrap-style garment. Behind him a man with a bare upper body, rudraksha beads and decorative markings walks in white dhoti with orange border, holding a phone. Other attendants stand near the right, several in yellow and gold attire, one wearing a red and gold top. Brass vessels and a white-clothed table with flowers and a red-and-gold textile sit on the left, and a large white fan and red cushioned seating appear in the foreground. Several more people stand in the background. The scene suggests a puja or ritual procession.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A procession in a tented hall with white drapes and red fabric. In the foreground a long-haired bearded man in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar-like gesture. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, holding a white ornate umbrella with leaf-shaped pendants, and another bearded man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walk in the procession. A figure with white face markings and a yellow-and-white ceremonial garland and crown-like adornment stands among drummers in orange cloth beating drums. Women in red saris with rudraksha malas and men in white dhotis are in the background, and a white Kenstar fan stands at the right edge.2016-12-18January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession under red and orange canopies with fringed tassels, a palm-lined setting behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead; he is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, shown walking among devotees. To the left a man with a full dark beard in an orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant. Other men in orange robes and gold necklaces surround him, and a woman in white with light hair stands at the far left. Behind them a decorated deity murti is garlanded with white and yellow flowers inside a colourful arch, and a golden trident stands on the right.2008-12-23August 09 20072007-08-09May 02 20172017-05-02December 18 20162016-12-18December 26 20082008-12-26January 01 20182018-01-01December 18 20162016-12-18December 23 20082008-12-23