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A crowded street procession where a central figure in a rust-red turban and a thick white jasmine garland is embraced and garlanded by saffron-robed sadhus. Several bald, shaved-headed men wear wooden rudraksha-style beads and heavy gold bead necklaces over reddish-brown robes; one wears glasses. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the foreground, and a man in orange shawl appears at the right edge. Behind them, ornate festival decorations, red and yellow banners and a silver-coloured ceremonial object are visible in a busy outdoor setting.

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September 13 20152015-09-13November 11 20132013-11-11September 13 20152015-09-13A street procession on a sunny road. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes wears a gold and beaded necklace with a pendant. To the right, a man with long hair wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala, carrying a long staff. Behind them, women in saffron saris with rudraksha malas and forehead markings walk, and a trident and a ceremonial banner with a red and gold design are visible.2013-11-11September 16 20152015-09-16April 25 20162016-04-25September 15 20152015-09-15A street procession at a crowded outdoor event with a central figure wearing a red-orange turban and a long white flower garland over a dark red-brown robe, holding a silver trident, flanked by men in white dhotis with gold borders and dark red-orange shawls with gold beaded necklaces. Behind them, ornate umbrellas with colourful tassels and red-orange flags rise above a dense crowd, and a man in the foreground wears a grey cap. Two men on the left have shaved heads and sacred marks on their foreheads. Banners and shop fronts line the street behind.2015-09-15A dense crowd photograph of a procession at an outdoor festival. At centre, a bare-chested man wears a large rust-orange turban decorated with pink flower petals, a thick gold ceremonial necklace, bangles, and a long rudraksha-style mala, with a flower garland of yellow and orange marigolds draped over his shoulders. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus in maroon and orange wraps wear white and beaded garlands, and a bald man in glasses stands nearby. Devotees press in from all sides, some in white shirts with yellow marigold garlands, and a brass kalasha vessel is raised above the crowd. The central figure has distinctive turban and gold adornments but his appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2015-09-15Crowded street procession in an old town with narrow buildings and a decorated palanquin. In the center, a man wears a red-orange turban, a gold ceremonial pendant and a red flower garland, with a smile and a raised arm among devotees. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in red-orange robes wears spectacles and a red tilak, and another shaved-headed man in orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala is in the foreground. A young boy in orange silk stands on the palanquin, which is strewn with white jasmine garlands, and a purple umbrella is visible overhead. Several uniformed police officers stand among the crowd. a person: the turbaned man in the center wears a gold pendant and red garland, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-09-13A photograph of a procession at an ashram with a central figure wearing a green leaf garland layered with white jasmine and red flower garlands, rudraksha beads, and multiple ceremonial gold necklaces over a saffron-orange garment. He has long dark hair, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, and gold earrings. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a gold pendant necklace and white forehead markings gestures. Behind them, men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white tilak walk among orange ceremonial umbrellas with floral embroidery, banana plants and flower decorations in the background.2013-01-06September 15 20152015-09-15