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A photograph of a procession inside a temple-like corridor with orange-red walls and a red carpet. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a large ornate gold necklace with a garland walks forward in a red-maroon shawl and dhoti with a gold border, his hands slightly open. To the right, a figure in a red garment holds a brass kalasha with green leaves on the head. To the left, two women in dark maroon garments with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The bright doorway and sunlight glow in the background behind metal railings. Visible people: four, including partially visible figures at the edges.

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July 03 20132013-07-03A procession walks along a corridor with red carpet and metal railings. In the centre, a smiling person in orange-brown robes wears a marigold garland and has a painted forehead. Behind and beside them, figures in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with red borders walk; a drummer with a large drum appears at the back left, and a boy in orange carries a brass plate holding a kalasha with green leaves. Another boy in orange walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, all wearing orange ritual clothing and white forehead markings, and the setting is an open-sided hall with windows.2013-05-12May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple corridor with a central man walking along a red runner between metal railings. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with gold-yellow bands, a gold ceremonial pendant on a beaded necklace, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and his hair swept back. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a shrine lit with warm light, framed by pink and red drapes. To the right, several people in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in namaskar. A man in white stands on the left near a table. The scene reads as a temple procession or darshan setting. Swamiji (probable) is walking at the centre, identified by the swept-back hair, gold pendant necklace, and ceremonial saffron-toned garments.2013-07-02July 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a hall with a red carpet runner between metal railings, leading toward a bright doorway. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold border stripes, a red-orange beaded necklace and gold bead necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a red forehead mark stands with palms pressed together and a smile. Behind him, a young attendant in orange cloth with a white forehead band carries a brass tray holding a small basket of flowers. Other young attendants in orange and saffron robes stand further back. The shawl and ornate adornments of the central figure match the presentation cues of a person, with the figure in a devotional, walking role; the identity is uncertain from appearance.2013-05-20A procession inside a covered hall with a red-carpeted walkway and metal railings. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange dhoti with a golden border and a long garland of marigolds and rudraksha beads with a gold pendant; his bare arms carry gold bangles. Behind him, a young attendant in orange holds a brass kalasha-style tray with yellow flowers and a green leaf arrangement. Around them, several young participants in red and orange saris and dhotis, many with white tilak marks and rudraksha malas, walk along; a woman at left holds a dhol-style drum and two others raise long curved brass horns. The procession suggests a ritual walk, possibly ratha or aarti-related, but the scene shows only the walking participants.2013-07-12July 02 20132013-07-02May 20 20132013-05-20A procession walks along a red carpet between metal railings inside a building with orange-painted walls. A central figure with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron garment with gold trim and a long multi-strand flower garland, and walks barefoot. Behind and beside him, young girls in maroon dresses with gold borders press their palms together in anjali. On the right, a boy in an orange dhoti with white forehead markings carries a brass vessel with a yellow flower on a tray, accompanied by other children in orange robes and white forehead markings, also with palms joined. A deity murti or decorated shrine is visible in the background through an open doorway, with palm trees outside. A blue sign with text hangs on the left wall.2013-05-16April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOutdoor procession on red-tiled steps at dusk. A central man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-threaded garland and a large gold pendant, with white and red forehead markings, smiles while carrying a brass vessel topped with green leaves. Behind him a young man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads holds the vessel steady. Flanking them, young attendants in orange and maroon robes with white forehead bands blow long brass horns. Red-and-orange marigold festoons hang above and a striped canopy is visible at left.2013-07-01