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Night photograph of an outdoor procession. A long-haired, bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth sits on a raised seat, wearing a garland of white flowers and red-and-yellow blooms with rudraksha bracelets on his arm. He holds a silver staff with a curved top and looks toward a lit oil lamp in a brass vessel. Devotees on the left raise their hands toward the flame and wear tilak. A decorated deity murti with gold ornaments appears on the right, and a fringed canopy hangs above.

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July 18 20162016-07-18Night-time procession scene. A man in a reddish-brown sleeveless robe sits in a palanquin-style vehicle, wearing a thick garland of white flowers with red, yellow and green blossoms, and rudraksha beads on his chest and arm. He holds a silver staff topped with a carved finial and looks to the side. Behind him a large pink and red canopy is visible, and a woman in a pink sari stands in the crowd on the right. A carved golden lion or animal figure with a yellow garland sits at the left edge. a person based on the visible rudraksha malas, garland and staff in a ceremonial procession setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30July 18 20162016-07-18September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession scene. A man seated on a carved wooden seat wears a saffron-orange robe, multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow and white, a rudraksha mala, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds a silver staff with a finial and smiles. Behind him are a pink umbrella with silver trim and a decorated animal figure with yellow flower garlands.2017-09-30A man with long swept-back hair and a short beard sits on a procession vehicle at night, wearing a rust-brown robe with a bare upper arm, multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, and a heavy garland of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers with blue and orange ribbon accents. He holds a silver staff with a carved finial and looks to the side. Behind him are a large carved deity figure with yellow garlands, red and pink ceremonial umbrellas and other attendants in the dark, with a few more people partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, rudraksha malas, ornate garland and ceremonial staff, seated in a procession role.2017-09-30A night procession photograph shows a seated man in rust-brown ochre robes at the centre, smiling, holding two silver-tipped staffs. He wears a long garland of white flowers with red and green accents, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. Behind him is a large decorated vehicle with a golden-yellow ornamental headpiece and a carved animal form. To the right, a woman in a pink sari watches, with a red and pink canopy and sequined fringe visible. The background is dark, lit by procession lights.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photo of a ceremonial procession with smoke or incense drifting through the frame. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flowing beard holds a metal rod with a rudraksha mala-like object in his raised hand, wearing a garland of white, yellow and red flowers over his chest. Behind him, a bare-chested figure in orange cloth and a standing figure in orange robes stand near a tall silver trident-topped staff. Pink and red decorative draping and sparkling lights appear in the background. Visible people: about three.2017-09-30