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Outdoor photo of a crowd around a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red-brown robe, a thick brown rudraksha-style mala, a gold bead necklace and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers. Beside him, an older man in an orange shawl with green-and-gold border and white shirt gestures with a pointing hand, while a bald man in an orange robe with a red-and-yellow garland stands behind. A man in white raises a hand near a golden ceremonial staff, and a golden parasol-like canopy with leaf ornaments hangs above. Palm trees and trees appear in the background.

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November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11Photograph of a ceremonial welcome under a red and blue tent canopy with purple drapes and a decorated umbrella overhead. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers on the left hands a yellow bag of offerings to a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti wearing a large gold-and-red garland with gold necklaces and bangles. A man in a white shirt with a gold-and-cream turban and a red-orange garland receives him, and a bald monk in an orange robe stands at right. Behind them, devotees in white, and a backdrop poster shows a smiling woman and deities. A figure with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments may be a person, but the appearance is uncertain.2013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of men. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments is being garlanded with a long red, yellow and white flower garland; a man in a white shirt helps place it. Around him, several saffron-clad sannyasis wear wooden rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, one holding a ceremonial staff. Men in white shirts and white dhotis with red-gold borders stand nearby, and a trident and yellow banner appear above against trees. The centre figure shows distinctive saffron robes and mala cues, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-11-11January 01 20042004-01-01November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11Outdoor street procession with saffron-robed sannyasis. A smiling man at centre wears a long swept-back hairstyle, red-brown robe, a thick rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklaces, and a red-and-yellow flower garland with white jasmine. Around him, several shaved-headed monks in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas and gold beads. A man in white shirt stands at right, and a camera operator and a saffron ceremonial banner appear behind. Swamiji (probable): the centre man shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces and a flower garland, a presentation compatible with the page; identity is appearance-based only.2013-11-11Outdoor procession on sandy ground with coconut palms and blue sky behind. A man in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a thick white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walks centre frame with one hand extended. Above him a pink fringed parasol with red tassels is held by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind, men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala, follow; at right a red and gold banner with a blue emblem is carried.2006-12-30Outdoor photograph of a welcoming procession at a temple-like setting with a palm tree and a gold umbrella overhead. A man in a maroon dhoti with a long gold-and-bead necklace and a maroon shawl wears a garland of white jasmine and orange-yellow marigolds with red flowers. Beside him an older man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti also wears white and orange garlands and gestures with open palms. A younger man in a white kurta with a pale wrap and white-and-red garland stands at the centre-right, with several men in white shirts and dhotis around them, some with hands raised in greeting. The maroon-robed figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads, qualifying cues that suggest a person presence, while the others are devotees or attendants.2013-11-11April 27 20122012-04-27