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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands under a red and lavender fringed canopy at an outdoor procession. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a gold ceremonial necklace and a long garland of white flowers with blue, saffron and green ribbons, matching the national colours of India. Behind him, an older man in glasses and a woman in a yellow blouse with a peacock-feather fan are visible, along with a man in white holding the canopy pole who wears a lanyard badge reading Sri Nithya Ommaar Ashramite. A red and white draped tent backdrop stands behind the crowd.

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January 01 20062006-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors in a procession, wearing a cream dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder. He wears a multi-strand gold bead necklace, a green and gold jeweled collar, and a long white garland with blue, orange and green flower sections, his hands clasped in front. Behind him an older woman with a brown shawl and a bindi looks on, a man in white and another person hold orange flags on poles, and a red fringed canopy hangs at the top. Several other people in white stand nearby. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the long hair, ornate gold necklaces and garland fit the page's description of the presiding figure in this procession.2006-01-01Photograph of a procession under a canopy edged with red and white tassels and red-and-gold banners. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white garment with a gold border wears a white-and-tricolour-striped flower garland and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. Beside and behind them, people in white and orange, including a man in glasses with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, walk among devotees in saffron and white. Orange flags are visible on the right, and a bald man stands at lower left.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01A photograph of an outdoor festival procession beneath a large white canopy with red tassels and blue-and-red decorative motifs. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and a gold necklace, and a long garland in orange, white and green (tricolour-like) and blue. Beside him an older woman in a brown shawl with a green-and-gold border and a peacock-feather fan holds a metal object, while a man on the right wears white clothes, an orange shawl and glasses. Others in white and orange-saffron garments, including women in orange shawls, stand around, and red-and-white bunting and orange flags fill the background.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01A festive outdoor procession under red and white canopies hung with red tassels. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a multicoloured garland of white flowers with blue, saffron, white and green ribbon accents, and layered gold beads and an ornate gold necklace. Behind him a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl holds a tall brass pole of a parasol. On the right, a bespectacled man in white robes with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala looks ahead. An elderly woman with a peacock-feather fan and a crowd of devotees surround the procession. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and white garment; he is participating in a procession.2006-01-01Outdoor procession photo under a white canopy with red tassels and gold-topped poles. A man in a white kurta and dark beaded necklace holds one pole, smiling. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment wears a gold necklace, a multi-stranded jasmine garland with tricolour ribbons, and a red bindi, and holds hands together. a person: long hair, gold chain and jewelled ornaments, and ceremonial garland in procession. Another smiling man in white with an orange shawl stands behind. A peacock fan with blue-and-white emblem and a yellow-and-red flag are at left; an older woman in a white sari stands beside them among trees.2006-01-01Outdoor procession under palm trees on a bright day. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a multi-strand gold necklace, and a large white and orange-green-blue flower garland. His hands are clasped at his waist. Behind him, a red and purple tasselled ceremonial umbrella and a white fringed umbrella are held aloft. Other participants stand around him: an older man with grey hair and sunglasses in white holds an umbrella pole at left, a man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands at right, and a woman in a yellow and red sari walks behind. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the flower garland, a candidate based on long hair, gold ornaments and ceremonial dress.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor festival procession under a large white canopy with red tassels and a gold finial. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands centrally, smiling, wearing a multicolour garland of white flowers with red, green, blue and orange ribbons, a heavy gold bead necklace with pendant, and a cream-white garment with gold border, hands folded at waist; the appearance matches the probable Swamiji cues of long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and garland, so he is presented as Swamiji (probable) in a procession. Around him are crowds of devotees, many in white, a woman in a pink-and-white sari, an older woman, and a person in orange clothing. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold trim and an ornate gold-edged peacock-feather carried element with orange and yellow cloth draping. Orange and red flags and a white flag rise in the background, with palm trees beyond.2006-01-01A photograph of a procession under a large white parasol with red tassels and a gold-and-red ornate finial, held by a man in white kurta and glasses. Beside it stands a long-haired man with a red tilak and a white garland with multicoloured flower strands, wearing a gold necklace and a cream-and-gold ceremonial shawl over white clothing. Behind them, a man in glasses wears an orange shawl over white, and others stand in the crowd with a white flag visible. Outdoor setting with palm trees.2006-01-01