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Outdoor procession in front of a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and finials on the roof. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a leopard-print top, wearing a large gold-beaded garland, walks forward in the centre. a person based on long swept hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold garland; he is part of a procession. Around him, devotees in white ritual clothes and white headbands carry a tall wooden staff topped with a brass pennant-like finial, and other staffs with gold and purple ornaments. A cameraman in white films the procession from the right. Several people with rudraksha malas stand in the crowd, and a red flag flies in the background.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt courtyard in front of red-walled buildings with green corrugated roofs. At centre, a figure with long swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl and a long strand of gold beads, and carries a long wooden pole. Behind and around him, devotees in white dhotis and white sarees walk, some holding tall poles, and a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange cloth walk nearby. Another person in white with a yellow sash films with a camera. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure's long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold beads match the page's cues.2010-11-11Night-time outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt ground in front of an orange-painted building. A man in an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands at left with his head tilted upward, long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a line of women in white saris and men in white and orange clothing hold tall gold-tipped staffs and standard poles. A person at left raises a camera, and devotees in orange robes stand at right. Street lights and a dark sky frame the scene.2010-11-19Outdoor evening procession on dirt ground in front of a green and blue trailer and utility poles. A man with long swept-back hair wears a leopard-print garment over an orange saffron cloth and a gold-and-red garland, walking forward; the appearance is consistent with the candidate a person by long hair, saffron cloth and ornate garland, though uncertain. Beside him a man in white holds a tall wooden ceremonial umbrella with red fringe and a gold finial, and devotees in white, yellow and red shawls and saris follow. A woman in cream sari with yellow shawl holds a gold ceremonial staff topped with a kalasha-like finial. Crowd of roughly ten people visible.2010-11-11November 20 20102010-11-20November 21 20102010-11-21A procession on a dirt path past a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof. Several women and men in orange saffron robes walk in line; one woman carries a brass tray of red flowers, and another holds a large ornate parasol with red, blue and gold embroidery over a gold-trimmed canopy. Behind them, people in white and cream clothing follow, including a man in white shirt and trousers carrying a small object and a figure in a long white dress. Flags on poles with orange and gold fabric are carried through the crowd. Trees and a utility line appear at the upper left. No individual in the procession is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance.2006-10-08A crowd of devotees in white clothes moves outdoors in a procession near a red-walled building with green corrugated roofs and small finials. In the foreground, men in white shirts raise their arms and hands. A tall golden trident (trishul) is held up at centre, beside a golden ceremonial staff and a ceremonial umbrella with red, yellow and green fringed tassels at upper right. Some people wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha-style necklaces. The sky is overcast and grey.2010-11-11A nighttime outdoor procession with a man standing centrally in an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl draped over his shoulders, and a long dark swept-back hairstyle, wearing a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He appears to be the Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, orange ornate clothing, and rudraksha mala. Around him stand devotees: on the left a bald man in white with a red shawl, women in orange saris with white forehead bands, and on the right women in cream and white saris holding a golden fan-shaped ceremonial staff and a golden spear-like staff. A warm orange wall lit by lamps forms the backdrop.2010-11-19November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks at the front, with a large ornate umbrella with red, blue and yellow panels held over him. Around him, women and young people in orange saffron garments carry gold and silver ceremonial staffs with fan-shaped finials and trident-like tridents. A bald man in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks beside him. Other people in white clothes follow in the background, and a red-walled building and a lit temple tower stand behind. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and leopard shawl, walking in procession.2010-11-19January 12 20152015-01-12Outdoor procession at dusk in a dirt courtyard beside a whitewashed wall, utility pole and green generator. A large ornate umbrella with red and gold fringe and a long wooden pole rises at upper centre, and red flags stream at the right edge. In the foreground a young man with a bronze-coloured hair and a leopard-print shirt, wearing a red-orange beaded garland, looks to the side. Behind him, several people in white kurtas with yellow shoulder cloths walk, and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border holds a gold-topped ritual staff. A child in the foreground is partly visible. Several people are visible in total.2010-11-11