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A crowded outdoor procession in the evening at a temple complex with pink sandstone walls. A central figure in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-and-bead necklace smiles while holding a small pink cloth bundle; the figure's appearance is consistent with a Swamiji (probable) candidate, with the cues being the turban, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, and the figure is walking in a procession. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange clothes, some bare-chested with tilak marks, press close while a man in white with a beaded necklace stands nearby. Large ornate parasols in yellow, red and orange are held overhead, and a golden palanquin canopy is visible to the right. Red and orange flags fly, and a camera crew films the scene at left.

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April 24 20162016-04-24A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a figure in saffron and orange robes wearing a large orange turban, with a gold-and-beaded ornamental collar and rudraksha-style beads around the neck. Around him, devotees in white, yellow, pink and red clothing press close, several holding phones. Behind, decorated umbrellas in orange, yellow and red with beaded fringes are raised, and red and orange flags line the street. A small domed temple pavilion and pink-walled buildings stand in the background under a pale evening sky.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor procession scene with a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha-style gold necklace, hands joined in greeting at the centre. Behind him, a golden palanquin-style seat and several large orange and yellow umbrellas with beaded fringes are carried above the crowd. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothes press forward, several holding up mobile phones to photograph him. A man on the left wears white with an orange shawl, forehead tilak and beaded necklaces. Pink-roofed temple structures appear in the background, with a crowd filling the street.2016-04-24Outdoor crowd scene at a riverside festival with dense devotees, many holding up mobile phones and a cameraman filming at right. Centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti and sash, a heavy gold necklace, and a rudraksha-style chain, walking among devotees. Behind him a woman in orange and a man in white vest stand close. At left foreground, a seated man in an orange turban and orange shawl sits beside an ornate gold-trimmed palanquin or throne. Red, yellow and pink umbrellas and red banners with gold ornaments overhead, and a brass horn is raised at centre. A bald priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha necklace is at lower right. Sunlight and an evening haze fill the background.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Evening outdoor ritual procession at a riverside festival with many umbrellas in orange, yellow and red overhead and string lights glowing. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe with heavy gold-beaded necklaces and a brown shawl smiles while holding a brass vessel with both hands, joined by a man in orange kurta and red scarf beside him. A bald man in orange-brown robes and rudraksha beads stands at the left edge, and a bare-chested man with a red tilak and beads is at the right. A crowd of devotees surrounds them, some in white and some in red garments, with a golden palanquin-like canopy visible behind.2016-04-24A festive outdoor ritual scene with a seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne with red cushions, under a gold canopy with hanging leaf-shaped finials. The seated person wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe, long gold-and-bead necklace and gold armlets, with hands together holding a small pink item. Before the throne, a metal plate of offerings and a tray with small bowls. Standing nearby in orange and saffron clothes, rudraksha-style necklaces and vibhuti marks is a bald man with glasses, and an older man in orange with a shawl gestures. On the right, men in pink and yellow clothing raise a hand. Red flags and pink temple-style structures appear behind. A camera operator in an orange shirt films in the lower left. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, with a saffron turban, long gold necklace and orange robe, in the presence of ritual attendants.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor crowd scene at a river-front festival site with decorated umbrellas in orange, red and yellow overhead. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala with a long gold garland smiles and gestures with raised hands, seated on or beside an ornate gold-and-brown throne-like chair with a gold canopy. Around him, a bare-chested attendant in a brown-orange wrap, a white-clad man with a tilak and a white-clad man holding a bead mala stand among devotees. Many people reach out with phones held up to record. Ornate pink and red architecture is visible behind the crowd, and the setting suggests a temple ghat-side procession.2016-04-24