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Outdoor devotional procession at a temple-like setting with green foliage behind. In the centre, a man in a bald head and white clothing with an orange-red shawl carries a seated statue of a figure with a bright blue turban and blue shawl, ornate gold-and-colourful necklaces, red flower garlands and an orange lower garment. Men around wear white dhotis and shirts with orange-red shawls and white sacred ash on their foreheads; several hold their hands in anjali mudra. On the left, a man with white ash marks holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, and a brass pot is visible at the right edge. This is a devotional procession with a deity statue carried among devotees.

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July 11 20142014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11Outdoor procession with saffron-clad participants. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long tied-back hair and white body markings holds a red-painted pole, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold chain. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray of flowers and offerings, with white markings on his chest and forehead. Behind them a child in orange and a rudraksha mala walks with others in orange. On the right, a large printed portrait on card shows a smiling man in a red turban and red robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing; the portrait is not a physical person. A red-and-gold canopy and colourful striped pillars stand behind. Green trees fill the background.2016-09-09 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01October 02 20112011-10-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with green trees. Men in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls walk in the crowd, and a red and gold parasol-like canopy with floral embroidery is carried on a pole at the top left. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban carries a small painted statue of a saint on a red tray; the statue wears a white flower garland and orange cloth. Other participants hold orange flags on poles, and a man in a yellow shawl walks on the left. The scene shows a devotional walking procession, a padayatra, with saffron and white clothing predominating.2008-08-07A procession of devotees walks across an open ground beside palm trees and an orange-red boundary wall. Men in white dhotis and white shirts wear red shawls and white vibhuti on their foreheads. The man at centre, smiling, carries a silver tray and a small blue-draped murti adorned with a red and orange garland. At left, a man holds a framed portrait labelled PARAMAHAMSA, showing a seated figure in orange robes with a flower garland. Other devotees in white and red follow behind, and a figure in orange stands at the far left edge.2014-07-11Outdoor procession in a town street on a cloudy day. Two men in saffron-orange robes at centre carry a seated orange-clad figure with a saffron turban and white flower garland on a red tray; it is a statue or murti, not a living person. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts hold a white-cloth-covered brass tray with flower garlands, and a man on the left holds a wooden pole with orange flags bearing a blue emblem. A man in white at right holds another flower-garlanded brass tray. Pink and cream buildings and a brick wall line the street, with a golden-and-red decorated canopy at right.2008-08-07Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a central figure wearing a red-brown saffron-toned robe, a large red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala. The central figure smiles and holds a silver plate with red liquid and a betel leaf as devotees crowd close with hands reaching in. Men at left and right wear white and orange-brown robes with white horizontal tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms; one wears rudraksha malas. Behind them, spectators in white shirts and dhotis fill the scene, with trees, a teal wall and a vehicle visible in the background. The central figure has shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi, and is the most prominent person; the scene appears to be a pada puja or darshan style gathering.2014-07-01Outdoor photo at a temple-like site under trees and palms. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a long garland of white flowers and yellow marigolds and rudraksha malas, stands at centre with a smile while a bald man in white and a red-saffron robe with rudraksha beads holds up a clear kalasha vessel topped with green mango leaves and white flowers. A man in a blue cloth stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, and several onlookers in white dhotis and orange shawls crowd around.2015-05-01Outdoor temple-grounds scene in bright daylight among trees. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks smiling in an orange-saffron shawl over an orange garment, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, and holds nothing visible in his hands. Behind him a man in a sannyasi-style orange cloth with a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray of white flowers, and another man with a shaved head wears an orange wrap. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, one holding a small object. Small black stone shrines and red-and-white painted plinths line the area, with a decorated pillar wrapped in straw and yellow cloth at right. The central man is the presumed Swamiji by appearance (probable), given long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha cues.2012-06-19A photograph of several men walking outdoors past a red-painted wall in a dusty yard. The man on the left holds a framed portrait garlanded with marigold and red flowers; the portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes labelled "PARAMA..." and "...NANDA" at the bottom. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-orange shawl carries a blue-draped, flower-garlanded doll-like figure of a figure with raised hand. A man on the right in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a silver tray of flowers, and another man in a red shawl with a white forehead mark smiles behind. Several men wear white forehead markings and orange shawls.2014-07-11