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Night procession scene: a central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and a long red-and-white flower garland, with a gold-patterned ornate chest piece, descends a dark metal stepladder beside a richly decorated golden palanquin with tassels and lit lamps. Behind him a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and a silver trident on a pole stand out. To the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with white sacred ash on his face and a rudraksha mala stoops near the steps; to the right, a man in saffron robes steadies the ladder. A photographer's camera is visible at lower left, and a few more figures stand in the background. Overall, a temple or ashram ceremony at night.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27February 10 20132013-02-10Night outdoor procession at a temple-style event. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe and orange turban-style headwear sits on a golden-framed palanquin or ratha, garlanded with yellow and pink flower garlands and a long rudraksha-style mala. Behind him a golden deity murti stands under a tall golden arch with floral garlands. Around him, shirtless and white-clad attendants in orange and gold shawls, rudraksha malas and sacred ash markings stand close; one older man in a white dhoti and orange shawl bends to hold a pair of sandals for him. A man in orange dhoti holds a fan-shaped chamara and a yellow kalasha-style staff stands beside, with a green umbrella at left and string lights in the background.2016-11-05February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession outdoors with a decorated ornate umbrella held over a central figure in a red-orange robe and a large red floral garland, with a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, and a forehead tilak. Around him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a brown garland stands at left, and figures in saffron and orange robes walk behind. Behind them a illuminated chariot (ratha) glows with coloured lights against the dark sky. Several people in white and saffron clothing crowd the scene.2016-02-21February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a large orange-and-teal canopy hung with tassels. A seated figure in orange robes and a red-orange shawl with a garland raises a hand in greeting, with a golden trident-like finial above. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis with red-orange sashes walk, one holding a long silver staff with a trident, and a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth stands at the front. A cameraman in white with a red sash films from the right. Several onlookers in front with folded hands, one in a knit cap, fill the lower foreground.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession under a large red and blue canopy hung with orange and blue tassels and marigold and white flower garlands. A person seated on a decorated palanquin wears an ornate golden crown, saffron-orange robes, a pink floral garland and a kumkum-marked forehead, smiling while raising a silver staff. Beside them a man in saffron robes and a gold-beaded necklace holds a silver trident, and other devotees with white ash on their faces and shoulders stand nearby. A silver trident and a golden staff are visible at the edges. Probable Swamiji is seated in the palanquin, identified by the crown, saffron clothing and ceremonial adornments.2013-02-10Night procession on a decorated palanquin under a red canopy with blue lotus-petal motifs, fringed with colourful tassels and strung with marigold and white flower garlands. A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and an ornate gold crown holds a silver trident-topped staff, a person candidate by the crown and saffron clothing. Beside him a older man in orange with a rudraksha-style garland, and a bald man in saffron with a beaded mala and shaved head, sit on the platform. A cameraman in a white shirt and dark vest films at left. Silver tridents and an axe-like ceremonial staff are visible, with a gilded throne at lower left.2013-02-10