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A photograph of an outdoor gathering under palm trees with a thatched shelter and blue-shuttered white building behind. At the centre, a bearded man in saffron robes with a dark rudraksha-style tuft embraces a man in orange and smiles, holding a small round object. On the left, a smiling man wears a golden turban-style headwear, a white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and bells on a long mala, and saffron clothing. Around them, women in white saris with saffron shawls and white forehead markings smile. A printed copyright and archive credit appears at lower right.

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A procession outdoors under bright sunlight with palm trees behind. Several colourful ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes are held aloft over the group. Men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk in front, some carrying gold-tipped staffs and a golden trident. Other people in white shirts and dhotis and orange-clad sadhus walk alongside, one bearded man in orange wearing a gold necklace at the right edge. Bamboo scaffolding and a sandy path are visible in the background.2009-01-01Outdoor procession scene. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with gold border, a red and white flower garland and multiple gold necklaces, smiles with hands clasped. He walks among saffron-robed devotees wearing gold-beaded necklaces and some carrying a golden trident and golden staffs. A large umbrella with red, blue and yellow tassels is held overhead. A man with a full black beard in orange robes stands at left beside a cameraman filming. Several men in orange robes and a few in white and cream clothing surround the group with flags in the background.2009-01-01A procession in an outdoor setting with red, orange and yellow flags and a red-and-gold canopy overhead. At the centre, a figure with long swept-back hair and a white and gold dhoti wears a red flower garland and gold necklaces, with hands folded in greeting; the figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a ceremonial appearance, so Swamiji (probable) is present in this scene. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes wear gold beaded necklaces and carry a golden trident-topped staff and a gold ceremonial staff. A bearded man in front wears an orange robe and gold beaded necklace, and a man in white and cream clothes walks among the group. Devotees in white clothing stand along the sides of the road.2009-01-01A procession at an outdoor ground. A central figure with long dark hair and a red bindi stands with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a red and white flower garland, layered gold chains, and a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders. Two men flank him in saffron-orange robes carrying tall golden staffs, one topped with a trident and the other a twisted gold rod. Behind them a red, green and yellow canopy with tasseled fringe is raised over the group, and a crowd in orange and white stands beyond.2009-01-01Outdoor procession scene at Adi KAILASA in Bidadi during a birthday celebration. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a heavy gold-and-jewel necklace and a large red-and-white flower garland. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with a long gold-bead necklace holds a tall golden staff. To the left, a bearded man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and a wristwatch has his hand raised to his head, while a man in white stands with palms joined. Other devotees in orange and white clothing crowd the background, and a man in cream kurta with folded hands stands at the far right.2009-01-01A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees, with ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow and blue overhead. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a wreath of white flowers wears a saffron robe, gold necklaces and a gold-bordered orange cloth wrapped on his head; he has long swept-back hair and ornate gold adornments, a combination of cues consistent with Swamiji (probable) walking in a procession. Beside him, devotees in saffron robes and rudraksha malas clap their hands, and a man in white with a vibhuti mark on his forehead raises his hand in greeting. A golden trident and a ceremonial staff stand behind the procession, and a blue vehicle is visible further back.2008-12-27Outdoor procession under colourful fringed umbrellas (ratha-style parasols) in bright sunlight. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a white garment with a gold border and a thick gold necklace over a red-and-white flower garland. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear large gold ceremonial necklaces, with one bearded man in orange at centre-right and a younger man in orange looking downward at right. Other people stand behind and to the sides, and a decorated banner is visible in the background.2009-01-01December 24 20072007-12-24Outdoors under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind, a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands on a raised red-draped platform, smiling and placing his right hand on the bowed head of a devotee in a teal shirt who kneels with palms pressed together. The standing man wears a long ornate gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead. Nearby, saffron-clad attendants and devotees in white shirts with red shawls and rudraksha malas stand watching. A small ornate kalasha-style decoration appears in the background.2013-12-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red bindi on his forehead and a silver chain necklace smiles while receiving a gift wrapped in red cloth with gold trim from a younger attendant in orange robes who leans in from the left. Behind them is an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop with a red patterned cushion.2008-10-06Close photo of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing saffron-orange robes and a large floral garland of yellow marigolds, white and red flowers, with gold ceremonial beads (rudraksha-style gold necklace) at the chest. He has white vibhuti stripes and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Behind him stand devotees in orange and white clothes, one wearing a red bindi, in front of carved grey stone temple walls.2010-01-08A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead walks in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, draped in a long orange shawl and a thick garland of yellow, white and red-purple flowers with gold bead strands. Behind him, a man in orange robes wearing a gold bead necklace stands beside him, and women in saris and devotees stand among stone temple pillars under a carved temple roof.2010-01-08