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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot across a wooden platform, wearing a rust-orange draped garment with gold border and an orange-red beaded necklace with large gold beads. Gold bangles are on his arms. Two attendants flank the scene: a shaved-headed priest on the left in orange-red robes with white forehead markings, and a young boy on the right in orange robes carrying a brass tray with a kalasha, pink flowers and green leaves. Drummers with large drums stand behind in orange and maroon, and a vehicle is parked outside an open pavilion.

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May 12 20132013-05-12Outdoor procession of saffron-robed devotees under bright daylight. A man in the centre wears a brown-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a red bindi, with long swept-back hair; he is smiling and is an appearance-based a person candidate. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange and saffron cloth carry rudraksha malas; two on the left hold long poles topped with orange-and-red fringed ceremonial umbrellas bearing a bird emblem, and a man on the right holds a silver vessel on a tray decorated with a coconut or fruit, marigolds and leaves. Brick walls and a few onlookers are visible behind.2013-04-14July 17 20132013-07-17May 19 20132013-05-19June 30 20132013-06-30 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a street with an orange-brick wall and a wall clock behind. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti-wrap with a striped yellow-and-orange waist cloth, a long rudraksha mala, a large ornate gold necklace with a central pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and has white vibhuti lines and a red bindi. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing. To his right a young boy in orange wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, holding a brass plate with a kalasha-style pot decorated with flowers and leaves. Behind and to the left, several attendants in orange and maroon robes carry a long gold-topped staff and a conch shell, and one holds hands in prayer, all with white forehead marks.2013-07-17January 12 20142014-01-12May 13 20132013-05-13July 03 20132013-07-03A photograph inside a hall with colourful painted pillars in red, green, blue and yellow. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and gold hoop earrings wears an orange-brown wrap and a thick orange-and-gold beaded garland with large gold bead ornaments; he stands with hands pressed together and smiles. Beside him an orange-robed attendant with a shaved head, white tilak and orange shawl holds a long wooden staff, and another orange-clad man stands behind carrying a tray, with a few onlookers in white and pink in the background. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long hair, ornate gold beaded garland, and orange ceremonial dress, presented as a person in a satsang or procession setting.2013-04-14May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph of a procession on a red carpet at an outdoor ashram setting under overcast skies. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a long rudraksha mala with a gold-leaf chain, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. He walks barefoot toward the camera with a slight smile. Behind him to the left, a young attendant in orange robes and a white forehead marking carries a brass tray with a kalasha-style pot decorated with green leaves and flowers. A drummer in red clothing follows with a large drum, and figures in white and orange robes stand in the background beside a purple-draped platform. Orange-painted buildings and palm trees frame the scene.2013-07-20