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A procession in hazy, sunlit outdoor light with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing colourful head turbans and yellow shawls. Centre, a smiling figure in a red-orange turban marked with a gold emblem, wearing a red-orange wrap and a long ornate gold-and-bead necklace, walks beside a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and hands folded in front. Two men in orange and yellow attire walk alongside, one holding a long staff at left. A cameraman with a video camera stands at upper right. a person: the centre figure has long swept-back hair, a turban and ornate gold necklace, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor procession on a sunny day with a crowd of men in yellow, orange and white clothing. At centre, a figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red sarong with a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a red wrist band walks forward, with an ornate white-and-gold parasol held above, while beside them a bald-headed man in orange robes with a black rudraksha mala presses palms together. Men in yellow dhotis and orange shawls surround them, and a red-roofed building stands behind.2015-01-13Outdoor procession under bright sun with a white and pink ceremonial parasol overhead. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a deep red turban with a gold emblem, a red-maroon draped garment and a heavy gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace garland, plus red bangles on the arm. Beside them, an older man with glasses wears a yellow dhoti, an orange-yellow turban and a rudraksha mala. To the right, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white beaded mala holds his hands together. Behind them, many devotees and attendants in white, yellow and orange clothing crowd the street, with decorated palanquin-style structures and a ceremonial staff in the background.2015-01-13A procession of saffron-clad devotees walks outdoors past a red-walled shrine building. In the centre, a smiling woman wears a deep red turban with a gold emblem, a red-orange wrap, and a long ornate necklace of gold beads and tan rudraksha-like strands, with bangles on her upper arms. Beside her, an older woman in orange robes with a white vibhuti marking on her forehead and a black and white beaded mala walks with eyes lowered and hands folded. Other devotees in orange, yellow and white stand and walk around them, with a white umbrella canopy and a yellow-and-red ceremonial parasol visible above. Figures in the background include men in white dhotis and orange shawls.2015-01-13A crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light with saffron and maroon robes. At the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold turban and maroon-gold wrap wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, with a gold-tone emblem on the turban. Around him, men in similar maroon and yellow turbans and wraps wear rudraksha malas; one older man in orange robes with a white-striped forehead and a white bead mala stands to the left, and a bald man in white dhoti is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and the turban.2015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor procession on sandy ground in front of red tents and blue-white bunting under a bright sky. A bare-chested older bearded man with white beard and tilak, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a white dhoti with multicoloured border, walks at centre. Beside him, a man in a red-and-gold turban and red robe with a long gold-bead garland walks; a man in a yellow robe with an orange-and-gold cloth and a medal stands to the left. Right, an older man with shaved head, white markings and a rudraksha mala wears orange robes, and men in orange and yellow clothing follow. A white umbrella rises at top right, and a white-clad attendant speaks on a phone at left.2015-01-13A photograph of a crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light, with a central figure in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-red wrap, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair and a broad smile, walking among devotees. Around him, men in red and gold striped turbans and orange-red robes, one with a dark rudraksha mala and another with white tripundra markings, walk alongside. Behind them, a person in orange robes with white sandal-paste marks and a white beaded necklace gestures with a raised hand, and many seated and standing devotees in orange, white and red fill the background under a white canopy.2015-01-13 +1 copiesGroup photograph of several men standing close together outdoors under a white canopy, mostly in saffron and orange robes. The central figure wears a dark red-maroon turban with a small emblem, a dark red-maroon robe and a long multi-strand beaded necklace, with hands held together at the chest and a broad smile; a figure at centre-left in an orange shawl and a black-and-white bead mala holds hands together in prayer, and another at centre-right in a saffron shawl has his hands clasped. Behind them stand men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a white kurta, and a man at far left bare-chested with a gold pendant, a rudraksha mala and white-and-orange cloth. Some figures wear white tilak marks on the forehead. The scene has a bright hazy background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13