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Photograph of a crowded temple-procession scene under a colourful canopy with red, blue, green and yellow panels and tasselled fringe. In the centre, a man with long hair swept back under a gold bead headband wears a thick white and red flower garland and gold necklaces, and is dressed in orange robes; he reaches out to receive an offering with folded hands. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe wears a dark rudraksha mala and walks closely. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and an older man in glasses look on, with many onlookers filling the background. Several people appear partly in the foreground and at the edges. a person: the centre figure has long swept-back hair, a gold headband, a flower garland, gold necklaces and saffron robes, consistent with a sannyasi being welcomed in procession.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes walks in a procession under green foliage, his eyes lowered. He wears a red bindi on his forehead, a thick white and red-striped flower garland over his shoulders, and layered gold rudraksha-style and gold-bead necklaces with a large gold pendant. Behind him, another saffron-robed man wears a gold bead necklace and a tilak, and a third man in orange stands at the right edge.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA procession on a paved path with green foliage behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears a saffron-orange draped robe, a purple orchid garland, and a gold chain with a large gold pendant. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes walk; one at left carries a long wooden staff, and a shaven-headed man behind wears a white tilak and orange clothing. Probable Swamiji (long hair, orange robes, garland and gold ornaments) is the central figure, walking with eyes lowered, in an ashram procession.2008-12-31December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession on a dirt path with orange-robed devotees. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and walks barefoot beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with gold finial. Two attendants in saffron carry tall gold-topped staffs beside him, and one wears a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, people in white and orange walk along, and a man in a black shirt stands at the left. A bystander with long dark hair and a gold-bead mala is at the right edge. Trees and a plain sky form the background.2009-12-23April 29 20122012-04-29A photo of a crowd procession. In the centre, a smiling man in orange saffron robes and a gold headband stands with hands pressed in anjali, wearing layered white and green-red garlands of jasmine and leaves and gold bangles. To his left, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala walks alongside him. Behind them, devotees in white clothes raise hands and pointing fingers, and orange and yellow ceremonial banners on poles are held aloft. On the right, a person in a teal sari presents a tray of flowers and garlands. The person in the centre is a candidate by appearance but the cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2012-04-29 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt path under palm trees, with a golden trident finial and a multicoloured canopy overhead. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with gold border, a white and red flower garland, gold beaded necklace and gold bangle walks forward smiling and gesturing. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold necklace and garland cues. Around him, men and a woman in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls walk in the procession; one man at right holds a silver vessel. Orange and white bunting hangs in the background.2007-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23Photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with painted deity panels on the walls and a red-and-cream ceiling. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead headband, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace holds white flower garlands in both hands and smiles. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth holds a garland and orange cloth, and another attendant in orange stands to the right holding a flower garland. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and a woman in white watch, with more devotees in the crowd. Blurred pink and green flower offerings are in the foreground.2012-05-08A photograph at night of a long-haired man in saffron-orange silk robes with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a white and pink-red flower garland and a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He has white tripundra markings and a red bindi, and smiles at the camera. Behind him a bearded man in orange clothing stands beside a colourful umbrella topped with a gold trishul. Several men in orange robes and white forehead marks stand around in the background. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and garland, shown as the central figure honoured in a procession.2008-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23