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Outdoor procession in a crowd under saffron and red canopies with tasselled fringes and an ornate yellow banner. A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a white shawl over white clothing, layered gold and red-bead garlands, and a large gold necklace, and holds his hands together. Beside him stands a clean-shaven man in orange robes holding a tall gold staff, and a gold trident is raised on the left. Several men and women in orange robes and gold necklaces walk alongside, while a man in a white shirt and sunglasses stands at right and a woman in blue clothing with a red forehead mark smiles at the lower right. a person: the long-haired man in white with garlands and gold necklace is the central figure in the procession, matching the page's Jayanti procession context.

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December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on a sandy path under fringed canopies with tassels, palms behind. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a long dark hair, heavy gold necklaces and a red-and-white flower garland, hands clasped, walks at the centre, flanked by sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and gold chains. Two orange-clad attendants carry tall staffs, one topped with a trident. A man in rust-red robe with orange shawl holds a staff at right. Crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas follows and lines the path. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, which may suggest a person presence; appearance-based identification is uncertain.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor religious procession on a dirt road. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and pink flower garland and a gold-and-rudraksha style necklace, has long swept-back hair and a sandalwood mark on his forehead, and holds his hands together at his chest. Two men beside him in saffron robes and gold necklaces carry tall golden staffs, one topped with a trident, under decorated umbrellas with yellow, red and blue panels. Men and women in white clothes and saffron-orange robes walk behind, and a saffron flag flies at right. A figure in saffron robes at right bows with hands folded. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, white floral garland and rudraksha-style necklace; he is walking in procession rather than seated or speaking, and the identification is based on appearance cues only.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA procession outdoors with a central figure standing with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a heavy gold necklace and a red and white flower garland. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry tall golden staffs topped with ornate finials, including a trident-like staff. A red and orange canopy and a cameraman appear in the background, with banana leaves beside the path. The central figure has a long, swept-back hair style and a forehead marking, with distinctive ceremonial gold ornaments; the appearance is a probable match for a person, shown in procession with attendants.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path under colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and orange flags. A central figure in a white robe with gold border, garlanded with a red flower garland and wearing a gold necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting and a broad smile. Around him are men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls, several wearing gold chains and rudraksha-style beads; one holds a golden trident (trishul) and another a tall gold staff. A bearded man in orange robes walks at left, and a man in cream kurta with an orange shawl walks at right. Crowd members in the background and a few people on the far left wear orange and white. a person is a probable candidate for the central figure: long, swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a garland, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm.2009-01-01Outdoor procession under red and blue ceremonial umbrellas trimmed with yellow, green and white tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe, a gold-embroidered cream turban, a white and red flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at centre, smiling and carrying a gold trident-topped staff. Two men in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces hold the umbrella poles beside him, and a woman in an orange shawl and glasses stands behind. Crowd members in white clothes fill the background under palm trees.2008-12-30December 28 20082008-12-28December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on dusty ground with a crowd behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a white and gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland, and layered gold necklaces, pressing his palms together and smiling. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside; two hold tall golden staffs topped with ornaments. A red and gold canopy umbrella rises above the group. Behind them, spectators in white, blue and saffron clothing watch, and flags flutter in the background.2009-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31