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Night procession at an outdoor event lit with string lights and green illumination, with many red, orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags above the crowd. In the centre, a bearded man with a crown-like gold headpiece, a heavy gold and red beaded necklace, and a leopard-print lower garment walks forward, smiling, with bare arms and red-and-gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange cloth with rudraksha malas holds a silver trident-tipped staff, and others in white dhotis with white forehead markings and orange sashes carry tall silver staffs and sceptres. A woman in a yellow and red sari and wrist bangles walks nearby, and a drummer is at lower right. Behind them a large painted deity mask with flames and a figure in a sacred procession stand among a dense crowd of at least several dozen people. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), the central figure with the gold crown, gold necklace and leopard-print garment, processing with devotees in the procession.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession along a tree-lined road, lit by string lights and strung with coloured canopies. A central bearded man in a red and gold outfit with a leopard-print lower wrap, heavy gold garland and gold necklace, wears a red and gold headdress and walks beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella. Around him, participants carry silver staffs and trishula-style tridents: a young man in orange robes with rudraksha mala on the left, a woman in a gold-bordered sari holding a silver staff at right, and a bare-chested boy in an orange cloth near the right edge. Others in white dhoti and maroon saris walk behind, with pink, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags in the background. Red and orange robes, marked foreheads and beaded malas are visible throughout.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A nighttime procession photographed at street level with string lights and red flags behind. At centre, a bearded man with a gold crown, a heavy gold and red garland, gold armlets and a leopard-print lower cloth stands beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella and smiles. Men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas and white body markings carry silver staffs, and a woman in a beige sari with a red border holds a silver trident-topped staff. Several people in white dhotis and other devotees surround the procession, with palm trees and umbrellas visible behind.2016-12-09