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Night procession in a courtyard with orange-walled buildings and a tree at right. A central man in a maroon-brown robe, a long brown rudraksha-style mala, a gold ornate pendant and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a silver ceremonial staff with a decorative finial; his long dark hair is swept back and he wears a white forehead mark and a full beard. Flanking him, a man in white dhoti with brown beaded necklace and a second man in saffron-orange cloth hold tall silver-tipped staffs, and a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti raises a gold pole. Spectators stand in the background and at lower left. Details suggest a ritual procession, possibly for a Thaipusam-related event.

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A nighttime procession in a courtyard lit by warm light, with a salmon-coloured building and green foliage behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a maroon robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant. He raises a long golden staff topped with a silver ornamental finial. To his right, a man in white dhoti and brown shawl with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks smiles, holding a silver staff. Behind him, a younger man in saffron-orange cloth holds a silver staff, and another figure in orange, bare-chested and marked with white ash, walks beside him. Several more people stand in the background, including a shirtless man with white ash marks on his arms. The Swamiji candidate has long hair, a maroon robe and ceremonial gold pendant, consistent with a probable identification of Swamiji (probable) leading the procession as a sannyasi.2017-02-09Night procession on a paved courtyard in front of orange-brown ashram buildings. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead band wears a maroon-brown robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a heavy gold pendant necklace and a brown rudraksha-style mala, and holds a tall gold-and-silver staff. Flanking him, two attendants carry silver staffs topped with ornate finials; the attendant on the right wears an orange cloth and gold chain. A bare-chested attendant on the left wears white with a brown mala, and people in white and orange robes follow behind. A green shrub and a window appear at upper right.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09A procession at night in which a bearded man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a dark maroon robe stands at the centre, holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial in his raised right hand. He wears a multi-strand pink flower garland, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, and a rudraksha-style wrap draped over his shoulders, and he smiles toward the side. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant in orange cloth holds a tall gold-coloured pole, and to the right another attendant with white ash markings and gold necklaces holds a silver staff. An older man in white with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at the left edge, with more people in orange blurred behind.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesNight procession with a central figure in a maroon robe and a long multicoloured garland of white, red and purple flowers, carrying a silver trident-like staff. He wears a gold crown-style headpiece, a gold pendant and a dark rudraksha mala, and smiles toward the camera. Behind him, a man in a saffron-and-gold robe with a rudraksha mala holds a staff, and another shaven-headed man in a maroon robe with a gold border and black beads walks beside him. Behind them, ornate golden deity figures and decorated palanquin or chariot elements glow with lights, with orange-clad marchers and yellow poles bearing triangular banners with a dove emblem on both sides.2016-01-24Night procession with a central man in a maroon-brown robe, gold crown and a large gold pendant necklace, wearing a long multicoloured garland of white, purple, red and blue flowers, holding a tall silver staff and smiling. Behind him a man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a silver staff, and a bald man in a brown-red robe walks alongside. Left, women in orange sarees carry yellow poles with orange-and-purple temple flags. Bright golden lights glow in the background.2016-01-24Night procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-pillared open shed with a lantern on a red post at left. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, carries an ornate gold kalasha decorated with green leaves and a flower. A central man in a rust-red saffron wrap with layered coral and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red tilak smiles and gestures with one hand, holding a long white-tipped staff. At right a man in orange cloth and beaded necklaces raises a tall bamboo pole. Three people are visible.2017-10-15